SUMMIT CENTER FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING
in-services and
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EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Every year SCERT presents and co-presents inservices that broaden the knowledge base of the NDC research community in and around Montreal. Presentations are geared toward advancing and sharing the latest developments in our understanding of the neurology, education, teacher training, and improvement in quality of life of youth with developmental conditions.
Cognitive Assessment for Intervention & Use of the Woodcock-Johnson IV for Assessment of Dyslexia
September 21st, 2018
McGill University
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Fredrick A. Schrank, PhD, ABPP
Join author Dr. Fred Schrank for this two-part workshop on the Woodcock-Johnson IV.
Cognitive Assessment for Intervention. Gain perspective about how a focus on the Cattel-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities can be used to link assessment results to instruction and make recommendations for an individualized education plan. Learn how to select the WJ IV cognitive and oral language tests to administer using the core-selective evaluation process, including how to determine if additional testing is necessary.
Use and Interpretation of the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement
January 19th, 2018
McGill University
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Fredrick A. Schrank, PhD, ABPP
Learn how to use and interpret the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement from the Senior Author, Dr. Fred Schrank. Dr. Schrank will explain the administration and scoring procedures of Woodcock-Johnson IV achievement battery and will provide expert guidance on how to use and interpret the tests and clusters.
Increased perceptual capacity : The Autism Gift ?
September 11th, 2017
McGill University
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Anna Remmington, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Education, University College London
The deficits associated with autism are well documented, yet in recent years there has also been a body of research that has investigated strengths in the condition. In particular there are a large number of reports of superior performance on a variety of visual and auditory processing tasks. In this talk I will look at the idea of Autism as a ‘difference’ rather than a ‘disability’, and will present evidence from my own research that demonstrates that autistic individuals are able to process more information at any given time than neurotypical controls. This ‘Increased Perceptual Capacity’ may explain many of the behaviours – both positive and negative – that are seen within the condition.
