The Learning Disabilities Association of Montgomery County, MD an affiliate of LDA of America and LDA-MD

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THE SIENA SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP SERIES: LDAMC Members invited to attend at a 50% discount.

Saturday April 17, 2010, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm ***RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH**** Written Language and the LD Student: Approaches and Practical Strategies This valuable workshop will include an overview of the teaching and reinforcement of writing skills, as well as break-out sessions on writing instruction for elementary/middle school students and middle/high school/college students (participants may choose which break-out session they would like to attend). Hands-on strategies as well as classroom approaches will be addressed. Presented jointly with ASDEC Presenters: Faculties of The Siena School and ASDEC Location: The Siena School Cost: $120 includes materials and lunch ($110 before April 1)

Thursday April 8, 2010, 7:00-8:30 pm Martha Denckla, Kennedy Krieger Institute: Teaching Boys and Girls with ADHD Dr. Martha Denckla is a research scientist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She isalso Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. An engaging and knowledgeable speaker, Dr. Denckla will be discussing the ways students with ADHD learn differently and how we can address these differences. Girls characteristically show ADHD later than boys, and there is evidence that girls with ADHD differ from boys most strikingly in academic,social-emotional and neurobiological features. Dr. Denckla's research focuses on the neurobiology of girls with ADHD through anatomic magnetic resonance imaging (aMRI) and assessments of executive behaviors. This valuable presentation will be useful for parents, teachers, tutors and other professionals. Presenters: Martha Denckla, MD Location: The Siena School Cost: $30