Practical Strategies for Supporting Learning for Students with Neurodiversity
February 3, 2020 | 3-5 pm
Purce Hall, Classroom 5
Facilitated by Alicia Roberts Frank, Regional Administrator for Special Programs/Dyslexia Specialist with Capital Region 113

Every classroom community is made up of a variety of learners with varied strengths and struggles. Rather than reacting to the many individual accommodations that we receive each quarter, Universal Design for Learning asks us to be proactive by designing accessible classroom practices that support all learners.

In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the principles of Universal Design for Learning in the contexts of their own classrooms. An emphasis will be on collaborative learning strategies and structures for student success.

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Bio:
Alicia is a Regional Administrator for Special Programs/Dyslexia Specialist for Educational Service District 113. She has served on the boards of non-profit agencies supporting dyslexia and on public advisory councils in both Oregon and Washington. Alicia earned her Ed.D in Learning and Instruction with a concentration in Special Education from the University of San Francisco in 2008 after a MATESOL from Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is trained in Slingerland, a classroom adaptation of the Orton Gillingham approach for teaching students with dyslexia, and she has taught children with mild to moderate disabilities in the first through 12th grades in public schools and a private elementary school for children with dyslexia and related language learning disabilities. She taught special education for pre-service teachers and has presented nationally on dyslexia and structured literacy.