[NIFL-LD:3582] ALERT!! LOOK!! NAASLN'S Conference Sessions Date/Time

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**  PLEASE E-MAIL THIS NOTICE TO YOUR CONSTITUENCY LIST-SERVS  **
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS
IN CONJUNCTION WITH 
GREATER MILWAUKEE LITERACY COALITION
MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE -- FORGING THE FUTURE
SEPTEMBER 13 - 15, 2001
MILWAUKEE, WI

Below is a listing of the conference sessions by day/time.  
As you will see -- NAASLN 2001's conference line-up is very board based. 
Presenters are all national experts in their topic area.  
Sessions have been developed to offer maximum time to given subject areas.
Presenters will be available for private consultations during the conference.
National Distinguished Service Awards will be presented.
Time has been build into the conference for special interest groups and 
national networking. 
No where else will you see all the leaders in adults with special learning 
needs in one location......
...THIS IS A CONFERENCE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!

For additional information check the NAASLN website, www.naasln.com 
or call NAASLN's voice mail and request a return call -- (800) 496-9222 
/(800)641-3632



NAASLN CONFERENCE PARTNERS:

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
AMERICA FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND
CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
CENTER FOR LITERACY STUDIES
LAUBACH -  LLA
NATIONAL CENTER FOR LITERACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ESL LITERACY EDUCATION
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
WISCONSIN CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM -- ADULT BASIC AND GENERAL EDUCATION



NAASLN National Conference 2001
Forging the Future
Conference Sessions

Thursday
7:00 - 10:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast  
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Area

Thursday                       
9:00 - 10:30 AM  Keynote        
Welcome and Conference Overview 
Forging the Future:  Shaping the 21st Century Workforce 
Richard Horne, Ed.D.,  Presidential Task Force on Employment of  Adults with 
Disabilities
        
Thursday                           
10:45 - 12:15 PM           
Concurrent Sessions 
    
Dialog on Shaping Federal Policy to Support Adults with Special Learning 
Needs   
Richard Horne, Ed.D.,   Presidential Task Force on Employment of  Adults with 
Disabilities
        
The Four "R's":  Research, Reading, 'Riting, and Remembering    
Bud Pues, California Literacy, Inc.

It Didn't Just Go Away Because They Grew Older:  Dyslexia/ADD/SLD Affects 
Adults in Many Different Ways   
Robyn Rennick, Dyslexia Research Institute, FL

PowerPath to Adult Basic Learning:   A Practical Intake, Diagnostic 
Screening, and Intervention System to Support LD Adults in Education and 
On-the-Job Settings 
Laura Weisel, Ph.D., The TLP Group, OH 

If They Learn Differently, Shouldn't They Study Differently?    
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Center for Alternative Learning, PA
        
The POWERful Plan -- for Persons with MR/DD 
Myra Douglas,  Mt. Vernon Developmental Center, OH

Poverty, Racism, and Literacy:  Making Connections, Creating Change
MaryAnn Corley, Ph.D.,  National Center for Literacy and Social Justice, LA

        
12:15 PM
Special Interest Groups Dialogs                          
Box Lunch

Thursday                         
1:30 - 3:30  PM           
Plenary Sessions
        
The GED -- Ensuring Accommodations for Special Need Learners    
 Edwards, GED-Testing Services
Jim Koller, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Nancie Payne, Payne & Associates, WA
        
A Model of Neurodevelopmental Constructions and Its Applicability to 
Understanding Learning Differences in Adult Learners    
Richard Gacka, Ed.D., PA Learning Difference Center

Emotions!  Targeting the Critical Prerequisite to Learning  
Laura Weisel, Ph.D.,  The TLP Group, OH 

        
Thursday                          
3:45 - 5:15  PM           
Concurrent Sessions
        
Accessibility Certification for One-Stop Operations 
Nancie Payne, Payne & Associates, WA

Bridging the Gap:  Best Practices for Instructing Adults Who are Blind or 
Visually Impaired   
Tina Tucker & Frances Mary D'Andrea, American Foundation for the Blind

Multisensory Structured Language Education:  More than Theories -- Practical 
and Accredited Curriculum 
for the Dyslexic/ADD/SLD Learner
Robyn Rennick,  Dyslexia Research Institute, FL

Post-Secondary Options for Adults with Disabilities 
Patricia Walsh, University of New Orleans
        
Alternative Math Techniques for Adult Learners with Learning Differences    
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Center for Alternative Learning, PA

Collaboration between AEFL and Carl Perkins Funding for Serving Students with 
Disabilities    
Mary Ann Jackson  & Tom Heffron,  WI Technical College System

Internet Resources for Serving Adults with LD/ADD   
Mary Sylvester,  Indian River Community College, FL

        
Thursday
5:15- 7:00 PM
Social Gathering re: Building a National Network                        
Host:  Joe Stevens, Federal Bureau of Prisons, NAASLN Treasurer

        
Thursday
7:00 PM 
Dinner on Your Own 


Friday                                 
7:00 - 9:00 AM           
Registration and Continental Breakfast  
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Area    
        
Friday                                 
8:15 - 10:15 AM           
Plenary Sessions    
    
Disabilities and Diversity:  The Sociocultural Dimension of Learning
MaryAnn Corley, Ph.D.,  National Center for Literacy and Social Justice, LA
Garth Vaz, M.D.,  TX
Jovita Ross-Gordon, Ph.D., Southwest Texas University

Early Childhood Brain Development:  Promises to Keep    
Nan Brien, WI Council on Children and Families
        
Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome: The Impact of Color Overlays on Reading… 
Research and Practice   
Helen Irlen, The Irlen Institute, CA


Friday                                
10:30 - 12 Noon     
Concurrent Sessions     

Part 1:  Growing Up LD...and Making It!
Garth Vaz, M.D., TX

The Irlen Syndrome -- Screening and Remediating 
Helen Irlen, The Irlen Institute, CA

One Stop' for Resources on LD:  the LINCS Learning and Literacy Special 
Collection  
Margaret Lindop, Center for Literacy Studies, TN
        
Helping ESL Students with Suspected learning Disabilities   
Laurie Martin, Adult Learning Resource Ctr, IL


Friday                         
12:15 - 1:30 PM            
Awards Luncheon and Membership Meeting  
    

Friday                      
1:45 - 3:45 PM    
Plenary Sessions    

Testing Accommodations for the TABE: Access and Consequences For All    
Steve Elliot, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 


Employability and Retention Model for Adults with Suspected Learning 
Disabilities    
Sandra Koehler & Laurie Martin,  Instructional Resource Center, IL

Potential Impact of OCR Rulings on TANF and Other Services  
Glenn Young, US Department of ED/OVAE
    

Friday                                          
4:00 - 5:30 PM    
Concurrent Sessions     

Financial Literacy - A Benefit to Those with Special Needs  
Judi Owens & Kristin Schultz,  WI  Department of Workforce Development

An Employability Curriculum the Really Works    
Sandra Koehler & Laurie Martin, Instructional Resource Center, IL

Goal-Setting & Lesson Planning the SMARTER Way  
Jeff Fantine, C/SE ABLE Resource Center, OH
Mary Lou Belisle, LD Trainer, WI
        
Growing Up LD...and Making It - Part 2
Garth Vaz, MD.,  TX

PA's Learning Differences Center (LDC) and its Role in Professional 
Development and Programmatic Evolution  
Richard Gacka, Ed.D.,  PA Learning Difference Center
Richard Cooper, Ph.D.,  Center for Alternative Learning, PA

Supporting Persons with Persistent Mental Illnesses in Education and Work   
Laura Weisel, Ph.D., The TLP Group, OH
        
Towards an Effective and Realistic Literacy Policy for Federal Prisoners with 
Learning Disabilities   
Bill Muth,  US Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Education Branch



Saturday                          
7:00 - 9:00 AM                
Registration  and Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Area        

Saturday                          
8:15 - 10:15 AM                
Plenary Sessions        

Learning Disabilities and Social Change in America:  The Impact of the 
Bridges to Practice Project 
June Crawford, National Institute for Literacy               
Patti White,  AR Bridges to Practice Project

Creating Success in Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with LD   
Rone Hume,  Learning Disabilities Assoc. of WA                  
Milele Landrum,  Learning Disabilities Assoc. of Oregon

What Vocational Rehabilitation can do to Support Adults with Special Needs in 
Education and Workplace Settings    
Stephanie Perla,   WI  Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
        

Saturday               
10:15 - 12:45 PM     
Concurrent Sessions     

The Success Factor - Metacognitive Connections  
Nancie Payne, Payne & Associates, WA


Managing Statewide Systemic Change to Screen and Support Adults with Special 
Learning Needs --  
Don't Reinvent the Wheel!  Build on What We're Learning!    
Colleen Clark, SC Literacy Resource Center            
Jim Washburn, Bamberg County Adult Ed. , SC          
Margaret Gerkins & Shelley Issak, Flathead Valley Community College, MT
Jeff Fantine, S/C ABLE Resource Center, OH
Kathy Knell, S/W ABLE Resource Center, OH

A Model Literacy Program for Dyslexia/ADD/SLD Adults    
Robyn Rennick, Dyslexia Research Institute, FL

Techniques for Teaching Writing to Adults with Weak Written Language Skills 
Richard Cooper, Ph.D.,  Center for Alternative Learning, PA
        
Tactile Science
Debra Watkins & Marilyn Derr, Malcolm X College, IL

The WHOLE Language for ESL Adults   
Linda Willette,   Library and Literacy Partnership, WI              
                



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