Date: November 3, 2010
Speaker: Maureen Martindale, M.A.
Details:
7:15 – 8:45 pm
Loyola College Graduate Center
2034 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, Maryland 21093
Reading, Writing, Attention, and Executive Function
We now know that 25-40% of individuals with a reading disorder also have an attention and/or executive function disorder.
The more we learn about the brain, the clearer it becomes that in many individuals it may be necessary to treat both language (reading and writing) and attention issues. But how do we do that?
This presentation examines the teaching methods that have shown measurable success over time with students who have reading, writing, attention and executive function issues. It also examines how methods and accommodations change in elementary, middle, and high school, and emphases the issues associated with girls and attention disorders.
About the speaker: Maureen Martindale holds a masters’ degree in Writing from the University of Baltimore. She was full-time English faculty at Baltimore City Community College and a tutor in the remedial reading and writing labs there from 1987-1990. She has also worked as a counselor with at-risk families and youth. She is a member of CHADD, the International Dyslexia Association and the Maryland Writers’ Association. Her articles have appeared in The Maryland Psychologist and The National Student Assistance Journal. Since 1994 she has maintained a full-time private practice, specializing in students aged 6 to 18 who have both language and attention issues.
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