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Digital Seminar

Dyslexia Treatment Made Easy


Speaker:
Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT
Duration:
3 Hours 04 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN, handouts in EN and FR
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 16, 2021
Product Code:
POS064560
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Do you find yourself shifting from in-person to virtual services with little time to plan? Are you or parents overwhelmed and underprepared on how to help children at home?

If you answered yes, this course is for you!

Help parents achieve follow through with recommendations for school to home activities.

You’ll learn how to use a simple cooking activity to improve visual memory for following written directions, tangram puzzles to decrease letter reversals, the license plate game to improve figure ground, such as finding words when scanning a book, and much more! By the end of this workshop you’ll feel confident and empowered to identify a child’s learning needs, gain strategies for dyslexia that will make a positive impact, and develop in-person or virtual treatment goals for academic success!

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Program Information

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Canada Credit - *

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

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Earn up to 3.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


Canada Credit - Canadian Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 3.0 self-study continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement


Canada Credit - Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 3.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.


US National Boards - Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants

 

PESI, Inc.  is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved provider # 3322. This Distance-Learning Independent activity is offered at 0.3  CEUs Intermediate, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

 

Full attendance at this live activity qualifies for 3.0 contact hours.

 



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Speaker

Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT's Profile

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Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, is the founding owner of Dyslexia Center of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Penny has over 26 years of experience as an occupational therapist that include working with children who have special learning needs. Penny is also a mother of a child with dyslexia who has shown great success in overcoming reading difficulties. She is certified in Handwriting Without Tears, received her master’s in occupational therapy at Samuel Merritt College, Oakland California and her doctorate degree in occupational therapy at Loma Linda University. Her research on closed head injuries and cognitive retraining has been published in Brain Injury Journal. Penny has dedicated her current research to Dyslexia and its impact on Occupation: The lived experience.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Penny Stack maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Loma Linda University. She is a presenter with Theramoves. Penny Stack She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Penny Stack is a member of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Association.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Objectives

  1. Distinguish the need for reading remediation vs functional cognitive retraining to improve treatment plan.
  2. Develop 3 visual strategies for dyslexia to improve reading comprehension.
  3. Apply 3 auditory strategies for dyslexia to follow verbal directions.
  4. Determine everyday activities to improve executive cognitive function to support overall memory, interpreting what is seen and hand/eye coordination.

Outline

Neurodevelopment Etiology of Dyslexia
  • Language functions of the brain and its association with dyslexia
The Power of Observation
  • Dyslexia screening tool
  • Case scenario- Use your powers of observation to differentiate between a person who needs remedial reading verses intervention for dyslexia
  • How to turn avoidance into a treatment plan
Dyslexia is Not Just About Reading!
  • Executive cognitive function developmental
  • Overview required for reading success
Strategies, Interventions & Coaching for Learning Success
  • Visual
  • Auditory
  • Visual motor (hands on activities)
  • Modifications
  • Time demands
Waiting on Testing? Gain Positive Outcomes In the Meantime!
  • Practical in-person and virtual treatment ideas to use now
  • Practical everyday activities for parents

Target Audience

  • Occupational Therapists
  • Regular Classroom Teachers
  • Special Education Teachers
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • School Psychologists
  • School Counselors
  • School Social Workers
  • Reading Specialists
  • Teacher Aides

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