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Leah Souder

Rabat American School
Teacher
Morocco
I am an international teacher. I am currently teaching at the Rabat American School in Morocco. My current position is an EAL inclusion teacher for grades 1st and 3rd grade. Next year I am returning as a classroom teacher for 3rd grade.
Thursday, March 10
 

07:44 GMT

Registration and Coffee Venue

09:30 GMT

Could Morphological Knowledge Improve Literacy in Dyslexic Children? AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Julia Carroll, Opening Address from Lord Addington and Dr Kate Saunders AuditoriumDr Kate Saunders

10:48 GMT

Motivation for Reading at School Entry for Children at Risk and not at Risk for Reading DifficultiesFILLING Breakout Room 3Walgermo

11:06 GMT

Virtual Hebb Williams Maze: a Practicable Early Detection Method for Dyslexia?LIMITED Breakout Room 3Johnson

11:24 GMT

Research on Extraordinarily Successful Adults with Dyslexia and Learning DisabilitiesLIMITED Breakout Room 2Gerber

12:00 GMT

Lunch and posters Venue

13:00 GMT

A Dimensional Approach to Developmental Impairments of Attention, Learning and Memory AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Susan Gathercole

13:50 GMT

Multi-paragraph Writing and Comprehension of Textbook Reading for Upper Elementary StudentFULL Breakout Room 5Heinz

14:44 GMT

Rhythmic Timing at School Entry as a Predictor of Poor Word Reading and Spelling at End of Grade 1FILLING Breakout Room 3Lundetræ

15:03 GMT

Dyslexia in Adulthood: Experiences, Coping and the Importance of ResilienceLIMITED Breakout Room 2Terras

15:20 GMT

Coffee Break and posters Venue

15:50 GMT

Phonological Awareness and Reading Difficulties AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Tom Nicholson

16:35 GMT

EAL Learners with SpLDs – a Continuing ChallengeLIMITED Breakout Room 3Smith

17:20 GMT

Dyslexia and English Language Learners - Beliefs and Research Evidence AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Esther Geva

18:05 GMT

Lord Mayor’s Reception and Poster Presentation (Sponsored by Lucid) Venue
 
Friday, March 11
 

08:30 GMT

Registration and Coffee Venue

09:30 GMT

Associations and Dissociations of Deficits in Reading, Spelling and Arithmetic AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Karin Landerl

10:15 GMT

Coffee Break and posters Venue

10:30 GMT

Teaching Children with Dyslexia: What’s Proven and What’s NotFULL Breakout Room 5Muter

12:00 GMT

Lunch and posters Venue

13:00 GMT

Exploring the Role of Knowledge Transfer on Passage Comprehension in Children with Learning Differences: An Exploratory Study AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Don Compton

13:45 GMT

Has Handwriting become an Instructional Dinosaur? Handwriting may be more Important than you think!FULL Breakout Room 5Cushen White

15:15 GMT

Coffee Break and posters Venue

15:45 GMT

Issues in Diagnosing Dyslexia AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Peter de Jong

18:00 GMT

Networking and Exhibitors Venue
 
Saturday, March 12
 

08:30 GMT

Registration and Coffee Venue

09:30 GMT

Development of Literacy in Children at High-Risk of Dyslexia: Implications for Intervention AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Maggie Snowling

10:15 GMT

Coffee Break and posters Venue

10:30 GMT

Morphological Awareness & Spelling Development in EFL: The Case of Arabic L1 StudentsLIMITED Breakout Room 4Elouty

10:48 GMT

The Effect of Diglossia on Word Reading in Arabic: A Comparison between Dyslexic and Typically Developing ReadersLIMITED Breakout Room 4Saiegh-Haddad and Schiff

11:06 GMT

Relative Importance of Language and Cognitive Skills to Reading ComprehensionFULL Breakout Room 3Kim

11:24 GMT

The Danish Dyslexia Test. Validity of a Wide-Range, Web-Based Test for DyslexiaFILLING Breakout Room 4Poulsen

12:00 GMT

Lunch and posters Venue

13:00 GMT

Phonology and Dyslexia: A Sensory/Neural Perspective AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Usha Goswami

13:45 GMT

Spelling and Handwriting Difficulties in Dyslexia: Studies of Online and Offline Writing Processes AuditoriumCaravolas

14:03 GMT

Factors for Successful Inclusion of Individuals with DyslexiaLIMITED Breakout Room 3Kejrova

14:30 GMT

Dyslexia: Recognising & Overcoming Crippling Stressors Inherent in so many Dyslexic YoungstersFULL Breakout Room 5Peer

15:15 GMT

Coffee Break and posters Venue

15:45 GMT

Orthographic Learning in Typically and Atypically Developing Children AuditoriumProfessor Joel Talcot • Professor Victor van Daal

16:30 GMT

Closing Session Auditorium