International Conference
The Sensory-Language Connection
for Learning

Dyslexia ~ Hyperlexia ~ Autism

Thank you to those who were a part of the Magic!

Last year's International Conference was our best one yet.  Our distinguished presenters shared information from the fields of cognitive sciences, psychology, public education policy, autism, and language and literacy development.  We are honored these presenters shared their time and knowledge with us. 

Last year's eminent research speakers included:
Click on a presenter's name for more information and presentation abstract.

	Nanci Bell, M.A. Co-founder of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, Author of "Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking®" Imagery: A Sensory-Cognitive Foundation for the Component Parts of Reading
	Linnea Ehri, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Learning to Read Words: Relationship to Spelling and Vocabulary Acquisition
	Ricki Robinson, M.D., M.P.H. Descanso Medical Center for Development & Learning Medical Conditions in ASD: What's the Chicken and What's the Egg?
	Gina Gallegos and Paul Worthington Ms. Gallegos is Principal of Heritage Elementary School in Pueblo, CO and Mr. Worthington is Co-Director of Professional Development, Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes NCLB, Response to Intervention, Turning Around Schools, and District Reform: Thirteen Years of Integrated Research and Success in a High Poverty, High Minority Colorado School District
	Mark Sadoski, Ph.D. Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, Texas A&M University Dual Coding Theory: Introduction and Extensions to Decoding in Reading and Medical Education
	Jeanette Taylor, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Training, Florida State University, Department of Psychology Gene-Environment Interactions for Early Literacy Constructs
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	Allan Paivio, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, University of Western Ontario, Author of the Dual Coding Theory Dual Coding Theory, Visualization/Verbalization, and Intelligence
	Jane M. Healy, Ph.D. Educational Psychologist, Internationally Acclaimed Author of "Endangered Minds" and "Different Learners" Different Learners: How Nature and Nurture Interact to Cause or Remediate Learning Problems
	Nancy J. Minshew, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director, University of Pittsburgh's NIH Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) The Pathway to New Interventions for ASD: Defining Mechanisms and Translation to Treatments
	Bob Pletka, Ed.D. and Paul Worthington Dr. Pletka is Superintendent of El Centro, California Elementary District and Mr. Worthington is Co-Director of Professional Development, Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes District Reform in a Failing State: A Research-Based Prototype to Turn Around One of the Lowest Performing Districts in California
	Richard Olson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, P.I. of the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center and of the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study Genetic and Environmental Influences on Reading and Related Skills: Implications for Instruction and Practice
	Robert Hendren, D.O. Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry, UC San Francisco; Former Executive Director MIND Institute; UC Davis Update on Evidence-Based Assessments and Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders
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	The Honorable Robert Pasternack, Ph.D. Former Assistant Secretary, US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Responding to Instruction and Intervention: What RTI Means for Students with Learning Disabilities
	Kenneth Pugh, Ph.D. President and Director of Research, Senior Scientist, Haskins Laboratories; Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Connecticut Methodological Issues in Neuroimaging Studies of Skilled Reading and Reading Disability: Establishing Brain/Behavior Links
	Lori Cooper and Paul Worthington Ms. Cooper is Assistant Superintendent of Center School District in Center, CO and Mr. Worthington is Co-Director of Professional Development, Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Turning Around Schools and District Reform- What Does it Take?  A Research-Based Prototype to Turn Around One of the Lowest Performing Schools in Colorado
	Elena Grigorenko, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Child Study Center, Department of Psychology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University IDEA 2004, RTI, and the Private Sector: At a Cross-Roads
	Fred Morrison, Ph.D. Research Professor, the Center for Human Growth and Development; Professor of Psychology and Professor of Education, Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan Instructional Influences on Growth of Literacy: The Promise of Individualization

Other Past Research Conference Presenters:

• Dr. Stanley Greenspan- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School
• Dr. Harold Koplewicz- Former Director of the New York University (NYU) Child Study Center
• Dr. Guinevere Eden- Georgetown University Medical Center
• Dr. R. Malatesha Joshi- Professor of Literacy Education, Texas A&M University
• Dr. Marcel Just- Professor of Psychology, Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging, Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University
• Dr. Sylviane Valdois- Senior Researcher, CNRS Laboratory of Psychology and Neuro-Cognition, Université Pierre Mendés, France
• Dr. John Stein- Professor of Physiology, University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford University
• Dr. Michel Denis- Senior Scientist, National Center for Scientific Research, Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
• Dr. Brian Byrne- Professor of Psychology, University of New England, Australia
• Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore- Royal Society Research Fellow, Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience
• Dr. Dennis Molfese- Distinguished University Scholar and Professor; Editor-in Chief, Developmental Neuropsychology; Codirector, Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory; National Institutes of Health, Reading & Learning Disabilities Research Network
• Dr. Todd Richards- Professor of Radiology, Director of Brain Imaging at the UW Learning Disability Center, University of Washington
• Dr. Barry E. Stein- Professor and Chair, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• Dr. Michael Pressley- Professor Michigan State University
• Dr. Mark Wallace- Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University
• Dr. Georgios D. Sideridis- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Crete