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Save the Date! Learning Disabilities Worldwide's 19^th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities will be held October 21, 22, and 23, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fairfield, New Jersery — just 20 minutes from New York City. Howard Margolis, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, Reading Disabilities and Special Education, CUNY and co-author of Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds is the keynote speaker. Two and three-day trainings will be offered for teachers and school pyschologists as well as many workshops, research symposium and poster sessions. We hope to see you there.

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Sincerely,
Ioannis Agaliotis, Ph.D.,
Micheline Malow, Ph.D., and
Karen Russo, Ed.D.,
Editors

LDW® 19^th Annual World Congress
When: October 21, 22, & 23, 2010
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fairfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Call for Research, Practice, and Advocacy Papers: Submission Guidelines
Keynote Speaker: Howard Margolis, Ed.D.
Twenty One Ways to Help Children with Learning Disabilities
Professional Trainings:
1. Lois Favre, Ed.D.
Learning Styles: Celebrating the Diversity of All Learners through Responsive Instruction “Learn how to put the heart and soul back into teaching"
2. Frank Vargo, Ed.D. Nicholas Young, Ph.D., Ed.D., and Richard Judah, Ed.D.
Neurodevelopmental Assessment: Applied Foundations and Cognitive Models
Events: Free College Fair and Exhibition Hall
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Table of Contents

Literacy
May I Have A Word With You?
by Karen Russo, Ed.D.

Early Childhood
Race, Ethnicity and Learning Disability: A Holistic Perspective on African American Children with Learning Disabilities
by Daisuke Akiba, Ph.D.

Social-Emotional Development
Using Books to Teach Social Skills
by Micheline Malow, Ph.D.

Counseling/School Psychology
Curriculum-based Assessment
by Michael David Benhar, Ph.D.

Best Practices
Planting Seeds in Spring to Assure Summer Reading
by Lois R. Favre, Ed.D.

A Handout for Parents and Teachers
How to Calm a Struggling Reader
by Howard Margolis, Ed.D.

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