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NSF Conference on STEM Education, Learning Disabilities, and the Science of Dyslexia

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PowerPoints (PPT), POSTERSand HANDOUTS are downloadable in PDF format. 

Direct links of specific YouTube videos for each presentations are noted with VIDEO

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All videos are accessible through the STEM YouTube channel

YouTube channel

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Day 1: Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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OPENING REMARKS  PPT  VIDEO

  • Representative Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, introduced by Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Chief Operating Officer of NSF

  • Russell Gersten, Instructional Research Group

Brief overview of the conference framework

 

PLENARY I: Understanding Dyslexia: A Scientific Approach  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Jack Fletcher, University of Houston

  • Chair: Robbi Cooper, Decoding Dyslexia

 

PLENARY II: Advances in Understanding Neuropsychological Bases of Dyslexia  PPT  VIDEO    

  • John Gabrieli, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Chair: Sheldon Horowitz, NCLD

 

KEYNOTE: What to Teach in Mathematics Intervention: Perspectives from Math Education Scholarship  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Karen Karp, Johns Hopkins University

  • Chair: Karen King, NSF

 

PLENARY III: Longitudinal Evidence on the Role of Executive Function Deficits in Early Childhood  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Paul Morgan, Pennsylvania State University PPT

  • George Farkas, University of California, Irvine

  • Chair: Rob Ochsendorf, NSF

 

BREAKOUT – PREMIER POSTER SESSION: Theoretical and Methodological Advances

  • Michele Mazzocco & Sarah Lukowski, University of Minnesota

“Early Math and Executive Function Skills as Predictors of MLD: Correlation Does Not Ensure Concordance”

  • Marcia Barnes & Nathan Clemens, University of Texas, Austin

“Predicting Risk for Co-Occurring Difficulties in Reading and Mathematics in Prekindergarten Children”

  • Hank Fien, University of Oregon & Yaacov Petscher, Florida Center for Reading Research

“Broadening our Horizons in Screening and Identification of Students with Reading Disabilities”

  • Rose Vukovic, University of Minnesota

“Math Skills and Attitudes of Children with Reading Difficulties”

 

BREAKOUT – PANEL SESSION: RtI Implementation and Related Research  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Barbara Dougherty, University of Hawaii

“It Isn't All about Algorithms and Facts: Mathematical Content for Learners Who Struggle”

  • Madhavi Jayanthi & Robin Schumacher, Instructional Research Group

“Intervention in Fractions at 5th Grade: The Central Role of the Number Line”

  • Nicole Bucka, Northern Rhode Island Collaborative

“RtI Implementation in Mathematics at the Middle School”

  • Rebecca Zumeta Edmonds & Kathleen Pfannenstiel, American Institutes for Research

“Tier 3 Mathematics Intervention in Elementary School: What Should It Look Like?”

  • Chair: Paula Maccini, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Dept. of Education

 

BREAKOUT – PREMIER POSTER SESSION: STEM Intervention and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

  • Ben Clarke, University of Oregon & Chris Doabler, University of Texas, Austin

“Investigating the Impact of Group Size on the Treatment Intensity of a Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention”  POSTER

  • Michael Kennedy, University of Virginia

“Improving Inclusive Science Teachers’ Vocabulary Instruction: A Multimedia-Based Professional Development Process”  POSTER

  • Maya Israel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

“K-8 Computer Science Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities”  POSTER  HANDOUT

  • William Therrien, University of Virginia & Jonte Taylor, Pennsylvania State University

"Effectiveness of a Science Inquiry Instructional Approach on 3rd Through 5th Grade Students with Learning Disabilities Achievement”

 

BREAKOUT – RESEARCH PANEL: The Role of Executive Function and Language in Learning Disabilities  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Philip Zelazo, University of Minnesota

“Development of Executive Function Skills in Childhood: Implications for Learning and Learning Disabilities”

  • Lee Swanson, University of California, Riverside

“Latent Class Analysis of Children with Math Difficulties and/or Disabilities: Are There Cognitive Differences?”

  • Lynn Fuchs, Vanderbilt University

“Does Language Comprehension Instruction Improve Word-Problem Learning?”

  • Chair/Discussant: Daniel Berch, University of Virginia

 

PLENARY IV: Policy Issues Related to Learning Disabilities and STEM Learning  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Lindsay Jones, NCLD

“NCLD: Policy and Parental Perspectives”

  • Karen Cheser, Superintendent of the Fort Thomas Independent Schools

“LEA Perspectives on RtI Implementation in Mathematics”

  • Chairs: Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds, Foundation for Excellence in Education

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Day 2: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

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KEYNOTE: Revisiting the Role of Reading and Discussion in Content Area Teaching of History and Science: Experimental Research  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Sharon Vaughn, University of Texas, Austin

  • Chair: Brett Miller, NICHD

 

PLENARY I – RESEARCH SESSION: Neurobiological Basis and Comorbidity of Learning Disabilities  PPT  

  • Guinevere Eden, Georgetown University

“Brain Imaging Studies of Reading and Arithmetic in Dyslexia”

  • Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware & Luke Rinne, University of Maryland

“Connections Between Calculation Fluency and Reading Fluency: Findings from a Longitudinal Study Between Third and Fifth Grade”

  • Douglas Fuchs, Vanderbilt University

“Does Embedding Arithmetic Instruction in Word-Reading Instruction Improve Word-Reading Performance for First-Graders At-Risk for Dyslexia?”

  • Chair: Sarah Brasiel, NCSER

 

PLENARY II – PANEL: Professional Development  PPT  VIDEO  

  • John Woodward, University of Puget Sound

“Critical Issues in Professional Development”

  • Tim Jacobbe, University of Florida

“New Frontiers: Teaching Statistics, Probability, and Data Science”

  • Chair: Madhavi Jayanthi, Instructional Research Group

 

PLENARY III: Exceptional Abilities and Dyslexia  PPT  VIDEO  

  • Don Compton, Florida State University

“Examining the Hypothesized Linkage Between Exceptional Abilities and Dyslexia: Considering Population and Distributional Issues”

  • Mark Tumeo, University of North Florida

“Perspectives of a Dyslexic Engineer”

  • Chair: Larry Wexler, Office of Special Education Programs

 

WRAP UP  VIDEO  

  • Program Co-Chair: Russell Gersten, Instructional Research Group

  • Closing Remarks: Evan Heit, NSF, Division Director in the Division of Research on Learning

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