News
State and National Conferences
- Council for Learning Disorders
October 3-4, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
www.cldinternational.org/Conference/Conference2008.asp - Touch the Future Conference
October 22-26, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
www.touchthefutureandtransition.org - Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia
October 25, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
www.ldag.org - International Dyslexia Association
October 29-November 1, 2008
Seattle, Washington
www.interdys.org/AnnualConference.htm - Risk & Stigma Management in Higher Education
October 31-November 1, 2008
Hartford, Connecticut
www.ahead.org/events-and-workshops/regional-training - Disability Services in the Community College
October 31-November 1, 2008
Hartford, Connecticut
www.ahead.org/events-and-workshops/regional-training - In Depth: The reality of Learning Disabilities and TRIO programs
October 31-November 1, 2008
Hartford, Connecticut
www.ahead.org/events-and-workshops/regional-training - Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference
November 11-14, 2008
Boulder, Colorado
www.colorado.edu/Atconference - Assistive Technology Industry Association
January 21-28, 2009
Orlando, Florida
www.atia.org - International Dyslexia Association – Georgia Branch
February 9, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
www.idaga.org - Learning Disabilities Association of America
February 25-28, 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.ldanatl.org/conference/index.asp - Georgia AHEAD Annual Conference
March 4-6, 2009
Athens, Georgia
www.ga-ahead.org - CSUN Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
March 16-21, 2009
Los Angeles, California
www.csunconference.org/cfp.cfm?EID=80000144 - Council for Exceptional Children
April 1-4, 2009
Seattle, Washington
www.cec.sped.org
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Documents of Interest
- National Commission on Adult Literacy Policy Brief (pdf)
- Documentation Disconnect - NJLD
- AHEAD Position Paper on Textbook Access
- Universal Design Initiative
Appointments
- N. Gregg was selected to participate on a National Research Council committee of the National Academies of Science to study the scientific foundations of adolescent and adult literacy. The appointment begins May 2008 and continues through June 2010.
- N. Gregg was selected to participate on a committee for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the current research surrounding written composition development and abilities in the same populations. This committee will also begin work May 2009 and complete the agenda set forth by NIH by June 30, 2010.
- J. Nelson served on the editorial board of Psychology in the Schools and Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
Fifteenth Annual Meeting: Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
July, 2008, Asheville, NC
Mediating Cognitive and Linguistic Processes Predictive of Accommodation Selection
Presented by Noel Gregg, Jennifer Lindstrom, Chris Coleman, Jason Nelson and William LindstromPassageless Comprehension of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test
Presented by Chris Coleman, Jennifer Lindstrom, Will Lindstrom and Noel GreggXXIX International Congress of Psychology July, 2008, Berlin, Germany
SYMPOSIUM: Testing Neuropsychological Models across Populations: The Advantages of Examining Measurement Equivalence
The Advantages of Examining Measurement Equivalence across Clinical Populations
Presented by Noel GreggLatent Mean and Covariance with Measurement Equivalence in College Students with LD and AD/HD versus the WAIS-III/WMS-III Norm Population
Presented by Noel GreggMeasurement Invariance of Core Cognitive Abilities with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, LD and AD/HD Adult Populations on the WAIS-III/WMS-III
Presented by Noel Gregg (University of Georgia), and Stephen Bowden (University of Melbourne)Higher Order Factor Analysis of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales with a Referred Population
Presented by Jason NelsonCommon Errors with Exploratory Factor Analysis
Presented by Jason NelsonThe Role of Extended Time on the SAT Reasoning Test for Students with Disabilities
Presented by Jennifer LindstromModels of Mood Disorder: Using Psychological Test Theory to Validate Symptom Endorsement with LD, AD/HD, Depressed, and Norm Populations
Presented by Noel GreggIssues in Multiple Group Analysis
Presented by Deborah BandalosModels of Mood Disorder after Traumatic Brain Injury
Presented by Stephen Bowden, University of Melbourne
Validity of commonly-used measures of effort when used with adults demonstrating learning disabilities
Presented by Will Lindstrom, Jennifer Lindstrom, Noel Gregg and Chris ColemanCross-cultural differences in attention, mood, and behavior problems: Japanese and U.S. postsecondary students
Presented by Mark Davis (Georgia Gwinnett College, USA), Tomone Takahashi (Shinshu University, Japan), Haruo Shinoda (Rissho University) and Noel Gregg (University of Georgia, USA)
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American Psychological Association
August, 2008, Boston, MA
An Explanation of reading comprehension from early childhood to early adulthood using models from CHC theory
Presented by Randy Floyd (University of Memphis) and Noel Gregg (University of Georgia)Factor structure of the RIAS with students with LD
Presented by Jason Nelson
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30th International Conference on Learning Disabilities
October, 2008, Kansas City, MO
Validity of Measures of Effort for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities
Presented by Jennifer Lindstrom and Will Lindstrom
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