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VIDEO WEBCAST
Originally broadcast live on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001

This webcast was made possible by a grant
from the RGK Foundation, Austin, Texas


SYMPOSIUM TOPIC:
Dyslexia and English as a Second Language (including Bilingualism):
Issues, Research, Diagnosis, Instruction, and Future Directions

Symposium sponsored by the San Marcos Civic Foundation, Austin, Texas

Throughout the U.S. and world-wide, English as a second language (ESL),
bilingual, and foreign language (FL) educators must address the many
sociocultural and language issues arising from the "melting pot" phenomenon.
In many cities there are enormous numbers of non English speaking students,
both native-born and immigrants, with a certain percentage having
language-based reading, writing and spelling difficulties, i.e. dyslexia.

In this Symposium we examine some of the theoretical and practical issues
concerning ESL learners with dyslexia and/or related difficulties, and have
gathered experts from different disciplines to discuss issues, research,
diagnosis and promising solutions for educators who work with struggling ESL
learners.

The morning speakers review major themes surrounding research and practice
for all participants, including an overview of the issues, research funding
on at-risk ESL learners, diagnosing ESL learners, and a panel representing
cross-disciplinary perspectives.

In the afternoon, speakers describe structured, direct instructional
approaches and methodologies successfully used with struggling ESL learners.

A complete agenda of the webcast is available below. Simply scroll down this page.

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AGENDA (all times listed in eastern time):
10:30 a.m ET. Welcome
Harley A. Tomey, III, IDA President, Richmond, VA

10:35 a.m. ET Introductory Remarks by Symposium Co-chairs
Karen S. Miller, M.Ed., Administrator, Friends School of Baltimore, MD
Leonore Ganschow, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Dept. of Educational Psychology;
Miami University, Oxford, OH; Editor 2000 & 2001 Annals of Dyslexia

10:45 a.m. ET The Importance of a Developmental Approach to Second Language
Reading
Catherine E. Snow, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Cambridge, MA

11:30 a.m.ET Funding Research on Biliteracy: Funded and Upcoming Projects
Peggy McCardle, Ph.D., Associate Chief, Child Development & Behavior Branch,
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Rockville, MD

12:15 p.m.ET BREAK

12:30 p.m.ET Language Needs or Special Needs: Identifying LD in Literacy
among Children Learning English as an Additional Language
Tony Cline, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology; University of Luton,
United Kingdom

1:15 p.m. ET Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Bilingualism,
Multilingualism, and Dyslexia
Facilitator: Leonore Ganschow, Ph.D.
Elva Duran, Ph.D., Professor, California State University, Sacramento
Ester Geva, Ph.D., Professor, University of Toronto, Canada
John Oller, Ph.D., Language Specialist, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Lindsay Peer, M.A., Doctoral Candidate; Education Director, British Dyslexia
Association, U.K.
Robin L. Schwarz, M.A., Doctoral Candidate, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

2:15 p.m. ET LUNCH

PRACTICAL STRAND: Instruction for Struggling ESL/Bilingual Learners
3:15 p.m. ET Explanation of Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) Instruction
Karen Miller, M.Ed., Administrator, Friends School of Baltimore, MD

3:25 p.m. ET MSL Instruction for Dyslexic/At-risk Second Language Learners
Karen Miller, M.Ed., Administrator, Friends School of Baltimore, MD

4:20 p.m. ET Esperanza: What It Is and Why It Is an Appropriate Transitional
Approach for Struggling ESL/Bilingual Learners
Elsa Cardenas Hagan, M.A., Owner, Valley Speech, Language, & Learning
Center, Brownsville, TX

5:20 p.m. ET BREAK

5:35 p.m. ET Teaching Higher Level Structured Language Skills to Struggling
ESL/Bilingual Learners
Elke Schneider, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, State University of New York
(SUNY), Fredonia, NY

6:25 p.m. ET Writing Strategies for ESL Students with LD in Bilingual Settings
Anne W. Graves, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education, San Diego State
University, CA