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Tim Conway, PhD
Help for those with Dyslexia & other Neurodevelopmental Disorders:
Dr. Conway is trained in lifespan clinical neuropsychology with a specialty in The Morris Center's (TMC) 30+ years of a robust, evidence-based, Transdisciplinary Team approach to assessment & treatment. The TMC team can include Neuropsych, Speech, OT, Peds, Rec Therapy, School Psych, Clinical Psych, Psychiatry & Education. TMC Transdisciplinary Team assessment services effectively plan & provide team treatment for the language, sensory, motor, attention, behavior, executive function/cognitive & academic deficits found in many disorders, eg, Dyslexia, Specific Learning Disorder in Reading or Writing or Arithmetic, Phonological Alexia, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, Autism, Language Disorders, Dyspraxia, CP, NF1 & Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Also, in EdTech, Dr. Conway’s unique expertise & “evidence-based with large gains” programs from the “Neuro-development of Words - NOW! company” stem from being transdisciplinary trained & peer-review research published in the areas of fMRI/neuroimaging, post-stroke neurorehabilitation, Dyslexia early intervention, Dyslexia remediation and randomized controlled clinical trials (RCT). Beginning with his training with the late Patricia Conway Lindamood and Charles Lindamood in the 1980’s and his collaboration with The Morris Center (TMC) since 1989, the TMC clinic’s first Neurodevelopmental Disorders publication was in 1991 Annals of Dyslexia & became pilot data for 10yrs of NIH funded RCT’s with Torgesen group, Dr Conway & TMC. Dr Conway & TMC’s program of research on Dyslexia & Neurodevelopmental Disorders has been active for over 25 years.
Combining 30+ years of TMC clinical practice, peer-reviewed & Randomized Controlled Trials research lead to four NOW! Company programs being exclusively provided by TMC clinics, online NOW! Company’s eTutoring, The Einstein School for dyslexia & other programs
Dr Conway trained in both Neurodevelopmental Disorders and brain injury acquired disorders for a lifespan neurorehabilitation approach to the application of his & colleague's research on providing highly effective, evidence-based treatments.
Note: Scientific research shows most academic abilities can be fully remediated to a person’s true IQ. Fully functioning skills provides far greater empowerment than accommodations or lowered expectations.
Dr. Conway trains & guides teams of professionals in medical clinics, schools, university student services or adult education programs, prisons’ schools & other settings. Within these settings, he has successfully developed early intervention, remediation and neurorehabilitation programs for children, teenagers, adults and older adults (2.5 years old through 84 years old). Dr Conway consults on treatment and forensic cases, lectures at professional conferences and provides contractual, high-fidelity training and evidence-based treatments and research-based treatments throughout the USA, West Indies, Canada, UK, EU, Latin America. Globally, Dr Conway’s EdTech “Neuro-development of Words - NOW!” company's provides online, evidence-based & research-based tutoring services www.NOWprograms.net
PDF’s of Dr Conway & colleagues’ 20+ years program of scientific research: click “Research” tab above
NOW! FOUNDATIONS FOR SPEECH, LANGUAGE, READING AND SPELLING(R) PROGRAM is the latest iteration of a 20+ years program of research that began in 1989 & was first published in 1991.
www.TheMorrisCenter.com
(USA clinics)
www.TheMorrisCentreTT.com
(Caribbean clinic)
www.NOWeTutoring.com
(global online tutoring)
www.EinsteinSchool.us
(1st USA Dyslexia charter school)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M4LtozMLMNc
(TED Talk DyslexiaScience)
PODcasts:
Empower Dyslexia #5: How to find a Dyslexia Program that Really Works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4NBZ4flbsU
Empower Dyslexia #4 Comprehension, Attention & Executive Function:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c4qaVGYoR4
Empower Dyslexia #3; #DyslexiaChallenge update show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOlAlablDhk
Early Child Development Podcast Australia
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dyslexia-and-early-intervention-23/id1039178520?i=1000401431947
EmpowerDyslexia #1:
https://podtail.com/podcast/empower-dyslexia/show-15-with-dr-tim-conway/
EmpowerDyslexia #2
https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1454743380/empower-dyslexia/show-18-more-questions-with-dr-tim-conway-empower-dyslexia
IHeart Radio with Daaiyah Cixx on
“What is Dyslexia?”
https://hrtradio.com/podcast/dr-tim-conway-what-is-dyslexia/
Dr Conway’s own early intervention Dyslexia tutor shares 5 decades of Dyslexia:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DNwRpK-lAt4
Univ Alabama Birmingham Peds Medical Grand Rounds on Dyslexia for 300 healthcare professionals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXT0gRS1vzI&t=3103s
What do clients of The Morris Center or NOW! Company say about their child's outcomes!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvyvy5NOMwFr-Nk5gaz1ntA/videos
Supervisors: Ken Heilman, MD, Patricia Conway Lindamood, CCC/SLP, Joe Torgesen, PhD, Bruce Crosson, PhD, ABPP, Eileen Fennel, PhD ABPP, Ann Alexander, MD, Russell Bauer, PhD ABPP, and Leslie Gonzalez Rothi, PhD, CCC/SLP
Phone: 352 332-2629; 352 275-5778
Address: 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
904-834-2482
Twitter = @TheMorrisCenter
Linkedin = https://www.linkedin.com/in/timconwayphdthemorriscenter
Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/neurodevelopmentofwords/
Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/The.Morris.Center/
Dr. Conway is trained in lifespan clinical neuropsychology with a specialty in The Morris Center's (TMC) 30+ years of a robust, evidence-based, Transdisciplinary Team approach to assessment & treatment. The TMC team can include Neuropsych, Speech, OT, Peds, Rec Therapy, School Psych, Clinical Psych, Psychiatry & Education. TMC Transdisciplinary Team assessment services effectively plan & provide team treatment for the language, sensory, motor, attention, behavior, executive function/cognitive & academic deficits found in many disorders, eg, Dyslexia, Specific Learning Disorder in Reading or Writing or Arithmetic, Phonological Alexia, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, Autism, Language Disorders, Dyspraxia, CP, NF1 & Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Also, in EdTech, Dr. Conway’s unique expertise & “evidence-based with large gains” programs from the “Neuro-development of Words - NOW! company” stem from being transdisciplinary trained & peer-review research published in the areas of fMRI/neuroimaging, post-stroke neurorehabilitation, Dyslexia early intervention, Dyslexia remediation and randomized controlled clinical trials (RCT). Beginning with his training with the late Patricia Conway Lindamood and Charles Lindamood in the 1980’s and his collaboration with The Morris Center (TMC) since 1989, the TMC clinic’s first Neurodevelopmental Disorders publication was in 1991 Annals of Dyslexia & became pilot data for 10yrs of NIH funded RCT’s with Torgesen group, Dr Conway & TMC. Dr Conway & TMC’s program of research on Dyslexia & Neurodevelopmental Disorders has been active for over 25 years.
Combining 30+ years of TMC clinical practice, peer-reviewed & Randomized Controlled Trials research lead to four NOW! Company programs being exclusively provided by TMC clinics, online NOW! Company’s eTutoring, The Einstein School for dyslexia & other programs
Dr Conway trained in both Neurodevelopmental Disorders and brain injury acquired disorders for a lifespan neurorehabilitation approach to the application of his & colleague's research on providing highly effective, evidence-based treatments.
Note: Scientific research shows most academic abilities can be fully remediated to a person’s true IQ. Fully functioning skills provides far greater empowerment than accommodations or lowered expectations.
Dr. Conway trains & guides teams of professionals in medical clinics, schools, university student services or adult education programs, prisons’ schools & other settings. Within these settings, he has successfully developed early intervention, remediation and neurorehabilitation programs for children, teenagers, adults and older adults (2.5 years old through 84 years old). Dr Conway consults on treatment and forensic cases, lectures at professional conferences and provides contractual, high-fidelity training and evidence-based treatments and research-based treatments throughout the USA, West Indies, Canada, UK, EU, Latin America. Globally, Dr Conway’s EdTech “Neuro-development of Words - NOW!” company's provides online, evidence-based & research-based tutoring services www.NOWprograms.net
PDF’s of Dr Conway & colleagues’ 20+ years program of scientific research: click “Research” tab above
NOW! FOUNDATIONS FOR SPEECH, LANGUAGE, READING AND SPELLING(R) PROGRAM is the latest iteration of a 20+ years program of research that began in 1989 & was first published in 1991.
www.TheMorrisCenter.com
(USA clinics)
www.TheMorrisCentreTT.com
(Caribbean clinic)
www.NOWeTutoring.com
(global online tutoring)
www.EinsteinSchool.us
(1st USA Dyslexia charter school)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M4LtozMLMNc
(TED Talk DyslexiaScience)
PODcasts:
Empower Dyslexia #5: How to find a Dyslexia Program that Really Works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4NBZ4flbsU
Empower Dyslexia #4 Comprehension, Attention & Executive Function:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c4qaVGYoR4
Empower Dyslexia #3; #DyslexiaChallenge update show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOlAlablDhk
Early Child Development Podcast Australia
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dyslexia-and-early-intervention-23/id1039178520?i=1000401431947
EmpowerDyslexia #1:
https://podtail.com/podcast/empower-dyslexia/show-15-with-dr-tim-conway/
EmpowerDyslexia #2
https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1454743380/empower-dyslexia/show-18-more-questions-with-dr-tim-conway-empower-dyslexia
IHeart Radio with Daaiyah Cixx on
“What is Dyslexia?”
https://hrtradio.com/podcast/dr-tim-conway-what-is-dyslexia/
Dr Conway’s own early intervention Dyslexia tutor shares 5 decades of Dyslexia:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DNwRpK-lAt4
Univ Alabama Birmingham Peds Medical Grand Rounds on Dyslexia for 300 healthcare professionals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXT0gRS1vzI&t=3103s
What do clients of The Morris Center or NOW! Company say about their child's outcomes!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvyvy5NOMwFr-Nk5gaz1ntA/videos
Supervisors: Ken Heilman, MD, Patricia Conway Lindamood, CCC/SLP, Joe Torgesen, PhD, Bruce Crosson, PhD, ABPP, Eileen Fennel, PhD ABPP, Ann Alexander, MD, Russell Bauer, PhD ABPP, and Leslie Gonzalez Rothi, PhD, CCC/SLP
Phone: 352 332-2629; 352 275-5778
Address: 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
904-834-2482
Twitter = @TheMorrisCenter
Linkedin = https://www.linkedin.com/in/timconwayphdthemorriscenter
Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/neurodevelopmentofwords/
Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/The.Morris.Center/
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The Morris Center is an all-inclusive neurodevelopmental treatment and assessment center. We help improve skills of children and adults who have difficulty with school or job success, e.g. poor reading, spelling, comprehension, writing, speech, math, sensory processing attention, behavior or social skills. Uniquely, The Morris Center uses a transdisciplinary team of caring professionals, individually tailored assessment & treatment.
What do genetics have to do with Dyslexia?
Why does the brain of someone with Dyslexia work less efficiently and NOT differently than someone with typical reading skills?
Can we rewire the brain of someone with Dyslexia and improve their reading skills too?
Can we PREVENT reading difficulties beginning at at 5 years old for "high-risk" children who may later be diagnosed with Dyslexia?
These and many more important questions are answered with Scientific Research, not personal opinions. CLICK URL link listed ABOVE
NOTE: The 1997 paper is the only one in the series that does not include post hoc analyses that were included in the 1999 and 2001 papers. Therefore, these original group membership analyses are the most reliable and relevant to measuring the most effective treatment's outcomes, i.e. it was assumed that since more students in the "NOW! Foundations for Speech, Language, Reading and Spelling(R)" treatment method** made the largest gains that were statistically greater than the other groups and more of the NOW! Foundations/PASP treatment group participants were promoted to 2nd grade than the children in the three other groups (no treatment control group, equal time and attention "Regular Classroom Support" RCS group and the "Embedded Phonics" EP group), that the NOW! Foundations students had an unfair advantage of having more group members who received 2nd grade level reading instruction. Pos Hoc analyses are considered to be less reliable and less meaningful results (manipulation of an a priori' research study or making changes to the design of a study after you see the data and are influenced by the outcomes is a lower caliber science). It's highlighted that assumptions drove the decision to regroup participants for analysis in 1999 and 2001, as the premise that the students who entered 2nd grade were going to receive a higher level of reading instruction was not based on any actual data collected in the study - namely, the study did not include any measures of each of the 23 different schools 2nd grade, 1st grade or K reading curriculums. So, there is no way of knowing if students in grade 2 in one school actually received a higher, equal or lower level of reading instruction than students in grade 1 of a different school. Most teachers level their reading materials based on the classes overall performance. Thus, the purest measure of the outcomes in this series of studies is the original group membership data as reported in 1997 and the unmodified group data reported thereafter; not the data from the post hoc "matched groups".
(**this is the current name of the most explicit phonological awareness treatment program in the grant called PASP that was used in these grants; back then PASP was The Morris Center's medical, rehab and neuropsych modifications of an early Lindamood treatment program).
modular systems. There are, therefore, multiple loci in
these systems where dysfunction may lead to developmental
dyslexia. However, most normal children learn to
read using the alphabetic system. Learning to use this
system requires awareness that words are comprised of a
series of speech sounds (phonological awareness) and the
knowledge of how to conyert letters (graphemes) into
these speech sounds (phonemes). Most dyslexic children
have deficient phonological awareness and have difficulty
converting graphemes into phonemes. Studies of patients
with acquired lesions who are unable to convert graphemes
into phonemes, as well as positron emission tomographic
studies of normal subjects, suggest that the left
inferior frontal lobe is important in phonologic reading.
Phonetic gestures are represented in the brain as invariant
motor commands that program the articulators. Phonologic
reading may activate the left inferior frontal lobe
because grapheme-to-phoneme conversion requires activation
of these motor-articulatory gestures. Dyslexic children
are unaware of the position of their articulators during
speech. The inability to associate the position of their
articulators with speech sounds may impair the development
of phonological awareness and the ability to convert
graphemes to phonemes. Unawareness of their articulators
may be related to programming or feedback deficits.
Heilman KM, Voeller K, Alexander AW.
Developmental dyslexia: a motorarticulatory
feedback hypothesis.
Ann Neurol 1996;39:407-412
non-orthographic language abilities and reading in order to
examine assumptions of the primary systems hypothesis
and further our understanding of language processing
poststroke.
Method: Performance on non-orthographic semantic,
phonologic, and syntactic tasks, as well as oral reading
and reading comprehension tasks, was assessed in
43 individuals with aphasia. Correlation and regression
analyses were conducted to determine the relationship
between these measures. In addition, analyses of variance
examined differences within and between reading groups
(within normal limits, phonological, deep, or global alexia).
Results: Results showed that non-orthographic language
abilities were significantly related to reading abilities.
Semantics was most predictive of regular and irregular word reading, whereas phonology was most predictive of
pseudohomophone and nonword reading. Written word
and paragraph comprehension were primarily supported by
semantics, whereas written sentence comprehension was
related to semantic, phonologic, and syntactic performance.
Finally, severity of alexia was found to reflect severity of
semantic and phonologic impairment.
Conclusions: Findings support the primary systems view
of language by showing that non-orthographic language
abilities and reading abilities are closely linked. This
preliminary work requires replication and extension;
however, current results highlight the importance of
routine, integrated assessment and treatment of spoken
and written language in aphasia.
Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.
7403963
to phonemes (alexia) or phonemes to graphemes (agraphia). These disorders result in phonological errors typified by
adding, omitting, shifting, or repeating phonemes in words during reading or graphemes when spelling. In
developmental dyslexia, similar phonological errors are believed to result from deficient phonological awareness, an
oral language skill that manifests itself in the ability to notice, think about, or manipulate the individual sounds in
words. The Auditory Discrimination in Depth (ADD) program has been reported to train phonological awareness in
developmental dyslexia and dysgraphia. We used a multiple-probe design to evaluate the ADD program’s
effectiveness with a patient with a mild phonological alexia and mixed agraphia following a left hemisphere
infarction. Large gains in phonological awareness, reading and spelling nonwords, and reading and spelling real
words were demonstrated. A follow-up reassessment, 2 months posttreatment, found the patient had maintained
treatment gains in phonological awareness and reading, and attained additional improvement in real word reading.
(JINS, 1998, 4, 608–620.)
The Morris Center is an all-inclusive neurodevelopmental treatment and assessment center. We help improve skills of children and adults who have difficulty with school or job success, e.g. poor reading, spelling, comprehension, writing, speech, math, sensory processing attention, behavior or social skills. Uniquely, The Morris Center uses a transdisciplinary team of caring professionals, individually tailored assessment & treatment.
What do genetics have to do with Dyslexia?
Why does the brain of someone with Dyslexia work less efficiently and NOT differently than someone with typical reading skills?
Can we rewire the brain of someone with Dyslexia and improve their reading skills too?
Can we PREVENT reading difficulties beginning at at 5 years old for "high-risk" children who may later be diagnosed with Dyslexia?
These and many more important questions are answered with Scientific Research, not personal opinions. CLICK URL link listed ABOVE
NOTE: The 1997 paper is the only one in the series that does not include post hoc analyses that were included in the 1999 and 2001 papers. Therefore, these original group membership analyses are the most reliable and relevant to measuring the most effective treatment's outcomes, i.e. it was assumed that since more students in the "NOW! Foundations for Speech, Language, Reading and Spelling(R)" treatment method** made the largest gains that were statistically greater than the other groups and more of the NOW! Foundations/PASP treatment group participants were promoted to 2nd grade than the children in the three other groups (no treatment control group, equal time and attention "Regular Classroom Support" RCS group and the "Embedded Phonics" EP group), that the NOW! Foundations students had an unfair advantage of having more group members who received 2nd grade level reading instruction. Pos Hoc analyses are considered to be less reliable and less meaningful results (manipulation of an a priori' research study or making changes to the design of a study after you see the data and are influenced by the outcomes is a lower caliber science). It's highlighted that assumptions drove the decision to regroup participants for analysis in 1999 and 2001, as the premise that the students who entered 2nd grade were going to receive a higher level of reading instruction was not based on any actual data collected in the study - namely, the study did not include any measures of each of the 23 different schools 2nd grade, 1st grade or K reading curriculums. So, there is no way of knowing if students in grade 2 in one school actually received a higher, equal or lower level of reading instruction than students in grade 1 of a different school. Most teachers level their reading materials based on the classes overall performance. Thus, the purest measure of the outcomes in this series of studies is the original group membership data as reported in 1997 and the unmodified group data reported thereafter; not the data from the post hoc "matched groups".
(**this is the current name of the most explicit phonological awareness treatment program in the grant called PASP that was used in these grants; back then PASP was The Morris Center's medical, rehab and neuropsych modifications of an early Lindamood treatment program).
modular systems. There are, therefore, multiple loci in
these systems where dysfunction may lead to developmental
dyslexia. However, most normal children learn to
read using the alphabetic system. Learning to use this
system requires awareness that words are comprised of a
series of speech sounds (phonological awareness) and the
knowledge of how to conyert letters (graphemes) into
these speech sounds (phonemes). Most dyslexic children
have deficient phonological awareness and have difficulty
converting graphemes into phonemes. Studies of patients
with acquired lesions who are unable to convert graphemes
into phonemes, as well as positron emission tomographic
studies of normal subjects, suggest that the left
inferior frontal lobe is important in phonologic reading.
Phonetic gestures are represented in the brain as invariant
motor commands that program the articulators. Phonologic
reading may activate the left inferior frontal lobe
because grapheme-to-phoneme conversion requires activation
of these motor-articulatory gestures. Dyslexic children
are unaware of the position of their articulators during
speech. The inability to associate the position of their
articulators with speech sounds may impair the development
of phonological awareness and the ability to convert
graphemes to phonemes. Unawareness of their articulators
may be related to programming or feedback deficits.
Heilman KM, Voeller K, Alexander AW.
Developmental dyslexia: a motorarticulatory
feedback hypothesis.
Ann Neurol 1996;39:407-412
non-orthographic language abilities and reading in order to
examine assumptions of the primary systems hypothesis
and further our understanding of language processing
poststroke.
Method: Performance on non-orthographic semantic,
phonologic, and syntactic tasks, as well as oral reading
and reading comprehension tasks, was assessed in
43 individuals with aphasia. Correlation and regression
analyses were conducted to determine the relationship
between these measures. In addition, analyses of variance
examined differences within and between reading groups
(within normal limits, phonological, deep, or global alexia).
Results: Results showed that non-orthographic language
abilities were significantly related to reading abilities.
Semantics was most predictive of regular and irregular word reading, whereas phonology was most predictive of
pseudohomophone and nonword reading. Written word
and paragraph comprehension were primarily supported by
semantics, whereas written sentence comprehension was
related to semantic, phonologic, and syntactic performance.
Finally, severity of alexia was found to reflect severity of
semantic and phonologic impairment.
Conclusions: Findings support the primary systems view
of language by showing that non-orthographic language
abilities and reading abilities are closely linked. This
preliminary work requires replication and extension;
however, current results highlight the importance of
routine, integrated assessment and treatment of spoken
and written language in aphasia.
Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.
7403963
to phonemes (alexia) or phonemes to graphemes (agraphia). These disorders result in phonological errors typified by
adding, omitting, shifting, or repeating phonemes in words during reading or graphemes when spelling. In
developmental dyslexia, similar phonological errors are believed to result from deficient phonological awareness, an
oral language skill that manifests itself in the ability to notice, think about, or manipulate the individual sounds in
words. The Auditory Discrimination in Depth (ADD) program has been reported to train phonological awareness in
developmental dyslexia and dysgraphia. We used a multiple-probe design to evaluate the ADD program’s
effectiveness with a patient with a mild phonological alexia and mixed agraphia following a left hemisphere
infarction. Large gains in phonological awareness, reading and spelling nonwords, and reading and spelling real
words were demonstrated. A follow-up reassessment, 2 months posttreatment, found the patient had maintained
treatment gains in phonological awareness and reading, and attained additional improvement in real word reading.
(JINS, 1998, 4, 608–620.)
neural structural anomalies in adults diagnosed with dyslexia support the hypothesis of atypical neural activity in temporoparietal and inferior frontal regions during AWM tasks in adults diagnosed with dyslexia. We used fMRI during two binaural AWM tasks (pseudowords or pure tones comparisons) in adults diagnosed with dyslexia (n = 11) and normal readers (n = 11). For both AWM tasks, adults diagnosed with dyslexia exhibited greater activity in left posterior superior temporal (BA 22) and inferior parietal regions (BA 40) than normal readers. Comparing neural activity between groups and between stimuli contrasts (pseudowords vs. tones), adults
diagnosed with dyslexia showed greater primary auditory cortex activity (BA 42; tones >pseudowords) than normal readers. Thus, greater activity in primary auditory, posterior superior temporal, and inferior parietal cortices during linguistic and non-linguistic AWM tasks for adults diagnosed with dyslexia compared to normal readers indicate differences in neural substrates of AWM comparison tasks.
1. learn a neurodevelopmental model of phonological awareness, spoken language and written language that is based on mutlisensory processing.
2. discover how multi- and sensory processing aid the development of fine motor skills, occulo-motor skills, oral motor, somatosensory and motor articulatory, postural control, general motor praxis, language skills, and reading and writing
3. understand the relationship between sensory processing and motor deficits and learning disabilities.
4. explore how a transdisciplinary team follows neuro-developmental models during assessment and treatment
“The best answer to the question [of whether reading difficulties can be prevented] from current research is that serious reading difficulties can be prevented in most students with dyslexia if the right kind of instruction is provided with sufficient intensity early in development.”1
The study, entitled Preventing Reading Failure in Young Children with Phonological Processing Disabilities, was published in 1999.2 In 1994, Kindergarten children in Tallahassee schools were selected to participate in this study.
Tim Conway
The sensorimotor and cognitive deficits in children with learning disabilities can be effectively assessed and treated by an interdisciplinary team. The first step of treatment is assessment, which if properly performed can provide an understanding of pathophysiology and lead to rational treatment approaches. In this course, Dr. Conway will first provide an overview of theoretical models of language (Alexander, 2006; Paivio, 2007) and sensorimotor development (Williams and Shellenberg, 1996). He will also discuss how modular and integrative dysfunction may induce learning disorders. Subsequently, to illustrate an interdisciplinary team's approach to assessment and treatment, as well as the outcomes, each speaker will present interdisciplinary data on a child with a learning disability and co-morbid disorders. Dr. Bruney will discuss how a neurodevelopmental evaluation provides essential medical and developmental data. Some of the most common and disabling disorders are speech-language deficits (reading, spelling, writing, comprehension, and language). The assessment and treatment of these disorders will be discussed by Ms. Fretheim. Dr. Richards will discuss the sensorimotor disorders that often co-occur with learning disorders. Dr. Warner will discuss the assessment and treatment of behavioral, executive functioning, working memory and attention disorders, as well as the "glue" that neuropsychology contributes to an interdisciplinary team. Finally, Dr. Heilman will provide a critique and summary of this symposium, as well as suggestions for future research. As a result of participation in this session, the learner will: 1) be able to identify the advantages of an interdisciplinary team approach to evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children with sensorimotor deficits and learning disabilities; 2) learn that a patient's evaluation, together with an understanding of pathophysiology, are often the best means of guiding the forms of treatment; and 3) learn how an interdisciplinary team evaluates pre- and posttreatment data to assess treatment efficacy.
skills for adults diagnosed with dyslexia. Despite behavioral differences, it is unknown whether neural substrates of AWM differ between adults diagnosed with dyslexia and normal readers. Prior neuroimaging of adults diagnosed with dyslexia and normal readers, and post-mortem findings of
neural structural anomalies in adults diagnosed with dyslexia support the hypothesis of atypical neural activity in temporoparietal and inferior frontal regions during AWM tasks in adults diagnosed with dyslexia. We used fMRI during two binaural AWM tasks (pseudowords or pure tones comparisons) in adults diagnosed with dyslexia (n = 11) and normal readers (n = 11). For both AWM tasks, adults diagnosed with dyslexia exhibited greater activity in left posterior superior temporal (BA 22) and inferior parietal regions (BA 40) than normal readers. Comparing neural activity between groups and between stimuli contrasts (pseudowords vs. tones), adults diagnosed with dyslexia showed greater primary auditory cortex activity (BA 42; tones > pseudowords) than normal readers. Thus, greater activity in primary auditory, posterior superior temporal, and inferior parietal cortices during linguistic and non-linguistic AWM tasks for adults diagnosed with dyslexia compared
(accommodations), rather than on Individual Education (IEP; providing individualized treatment remediation services, aimed to close the gap and help the student learn to read on grade level). However, schools do hove the funds and con provide better evidence-based services.