17th Annual DuBard Symposium: Dyslexia & Related Disorders

SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2013

Thad Cochran Center
at the Southern Miss Hattiesburg campus

Registration now available online
ASHA and Southern Miss Continuing Education Units (CEU's) Available

The DuBard Symposium: Dyslexia and Related Disorders, is an opportunity for professionals and parents alike to delve deeper into fully understanding the complicated written language disorder of dyslexia.  This year's Symposium offers an array of sessions, including a Parent Track and a Professional Track of courses on the second day.  View our online brochure, learn about our speakers and their topics, and register today.

Who should attend?                                                               

  • General and Special Education Teachers
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Reading Specialists
  • Health Care Professionals
  • School Psychologists
  • School Administrators
  • Students
  • Parents

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Julie Masterson, Missouri State UniversityDr. Julie Masterson

Professor of Commmunication Sciences and Disorders, Missouri State University

Topic: Spelling, reading, and writing: Using metalinguistic skills to enhance literacy performance

Click here to learn more about Dr. Masterson and her presentation (pdf)

Dr. David Chard, Southern Methodist UniversityDr. David Chard

Dean of Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University

Topic: Transforming Education: Balancing Innovation with Evidence

Click here to learn more about Dr. Chard and his presentation (pdf)

Breakout Session Topics Include:

  • iPads Are Changing the Lives of People with Disabilities
  • Alphabetic Phonics and DuBard Association Method®: MSL Methods - What's Alike and What's Different?
  • Puzzled by This Report? How to Piece Together Your Student's Dyslexia Assessment
  • Kurzweil 3000-Firefly: Integrated Literacy Solution Anytime, Anywhere
  • Experience Dyslexia - A Learning Disabilities Simulation
  • Dyslexia Updates in Mississippi
  • Surviving? No, Thriving: Managing Stress (*Recommended for parents)
  • Spelling, Reading and Writing: Assessment
  • Spelling, Reading and Writing: Intervention
  • Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy
  • Teaching National Core Standards Using DuBard Association Method® Structure

 

REGISTRATION OPTIONSRegistration now open.
Online:Click here for online registration.
By Mail:The University of Southern Mississippi
Office of Professional Development and Educational Outreach
118 College Drive #5136
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
By Phone:(601)266-4186
(601)266-4198
8:00am-5:00pm Central Time Zone (Monday-Friday)
In Person:International Center
USM Hattiesburg Campus
5th Floor, Room 505
8:00am-5:00pm (Monday-Friday)
By Fax:(601)266-5839
 *Registrations are transferable but not refundable

FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL Missy Schraeder or the DuBard School.