Dyslexia - Making Link: From Theory to PracticeEU

Dyslexia ~ Making Links: From Theory to Practice

24 – 28 February 2009 at:
The Kings Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES

Course fee: €710 for 5 days excluding accommodation costs.

Building on the success of the 7th BDA International Conference ‘Dyslexia ~ Making Links’ in March 2008, the British Dyslexia Association are running another event in the UK specifically for practitioners in UK and the rest of Europe.

Please visit www.bdadyslexia.org.uk where you will find updates on this event.

This event has been approved by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Grundtvig and Comenius National Agencies and is live on the database with the reference number UK-2009-845-002. As such if you are a delegate from the EU or a country eligible within the Lifelong Learning Programme (but NOT from the UK), you are eligible to apply for funds under the ‘In service Training Grant scheme’ to attend this event. For more details on how to apply for funding visit your national agency’s website, details of which can be found at
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html.
Hurry; closing date for ‘In service Training Grant ‘ 30 September 2008.

The Programme includes:

· Master Classes and interactive training seminars based on research and practice on a range of subjects across the 5 days including:
1. Reading Comprehension Impairments
2. Developmental Co-ordination Disorders
3. Dyscalculia and Dyslexia
4. Attention Deficit Disorders and Hyperactivity Disorders
5. Speech and Language Difficulties
6. Auditory Processing Disorders
7. Specific Language Impairments
8. The role of Self Esteem and Self Perception in addressing Specific Learning Difficulties
9. Genetic factors, symptoms, co morbidity occurrence and implications for practitioners
10. Multilingualism and dyslexia
11. Identification and support of people with specific learning difficulties.

Each Master class will include a Researcher and Practitioner to provide information on the learning difficulty and practical advice on the most appropriate teaching. Implications for practitioners will be discussed. An interactive element will enable delegates to ask detailed questions as part of the Master classes.

Specific Training seminars will address particular issues associated with identifying and supporting people with specific learning difficulties across the age range and from varying cultural and linguistic perspectives.

Prestigious speakers will be attending including:

Dr Joel Talcott
Professor Maggie Snowling
Professor Charles Hulme
Professor David Sugden
Dr Ian Smythe
Dr Eva Gyarmathy
University of JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland
Professor Eric Taylor
Professor Bob Burden
Ruth Gwernan Jones
More guest speakers from mainland Europe are also signing up to present.
The event as a whole will include time for delegates to ask questions of the experienced presenters as well as an Exhibition.

‘Round the Table’ discussions will also be run by a key academic and made up of Master Class and training presenters who will respond to questions from the audience.

For more course details and information or to book a place please contact Katherine Dumas at the BDA Education Office on katherined@bdadyslexia.org.uk or call 0845 251 9003 and select Option 4. You can also monitor updates on the Conference at www.bdadyslexia.org.uk.

To download a booking form please Click Here

Page updated 1 October 2008