Are Visual Processing Difficulties Keeping Your Adult Students from Succeeding? (webinar Feb 21)

The NAASLN Webinar Series

invites you to attend Helen Irlen’s February 21 Internet-based seminar

Are Visual Processing Difficulties Keeping Your Adult Students from Succeeding?

Don’t miss this very special professional development opportunity -- Attend and learn from Helen Irlen, internationally recognized expert in the area of visual-perceptual processing problems, and Dr. Sandra Tosta, head of research, Perceptual Development Corp, Irlen Institute. Find solutions, based upon Helen Irlen’s pioneering research and discoveries, to help your struggling students.  Learn how to improve reading fluency, comfort, comprehension, attention, and concentration while reducing light sensitivity.  

Thursday, February 21, 2013

12:30-2:00pm PT, 1:30-3:00pm MT, 2:30-4:00pm CT, 3:30-5:00pm ET

The fee for this 90 minute session is only $20.00 for NAASLN Members & $40.00 for Non-Members. (See below for details)

Register ONLINE – Go to www.naasln.org/webinars.htm

Session Description: Did you know that more than half of the adults who struggle with reading suffer from difficulties associated with Irlen Syndrome? The syndrome is characterized by problems with light sensitivity, glare, contrast, print clarity, print stability, attention and concentration, resulting from the brain’s inability to correctly process visual information. The ability to identify the syndrome is essential for educators, as the symptoms are not identified by standard educational, medical, psychological, or ophthalmological tests.

In this webinar (1) you will learn to recognize the symptoms of Irlen Syndrome and get introduced to the research-based Irlen Method and its revolutionary color-based technology that can improve the brain’s ability to process the visual information it receives; (2) you will leave with an understanding of the mind-body-learning connection; and (3) you will find out what you can do via modifications and classroom accommodations to help your students overcome the problems associated with Irlen Syndrome and their barriers to literacy.

Presenter: Helen L. Irlen, MA, LMFT, Executive Director Irlen Institute International HQ, PPS Credentialed School Psychologist, Educational Therapist, Adult Learning Disability Specialist, Board Certified Professional Counselor, Licensed Therapist. Ms Irlen is an internationally recognized educator, researcher, therapist, scholar and expert in the area of visual-perceptual processing problems. She is the author of READING BY THE COLORS: A Piece of the Puzzle, and IRLEN REVOLUTION: A Guide to Changing Your Perception and Your Life.

Presenter: Sandra Tosta, PhD, holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Cornell University and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative primary research in both corporate and academic settings. As a senior researcher at the Hypothesis Group for nearly a decade, she focused on research related to children and education. She has authored a variety of papers on Irlen Syndrome and related topics and contributed a chapter on parenting in a multimedia society in Marc Bornstein’s Handbook of Parenting: Volume 5. She currently serves as head of research for the Perceptual Development Corporation at the Irlen Institute International Headquarters.

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Fee per session: $40.00 Non-Members

                             $20.00 Members **

Fee per video of this session and other archived sessions:

                              $40.00 Non-Members

                             $20.00 Members **

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WEBINAR Benefits:

* 90 minutes of quality professional development at your desk

* All you need is a computer and a telephone

* Real time presentations and recorded presentations

* Audio and visual simultaneous presentation

* Q & A during presentation

* Follow-up postings on NAASLN website

* Certificate of attendance offered for proof of professional development

National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs

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