LDA of Indiana's 35th Annual State LD & ADHD Conference November 5, 2009

Get the information and the inspiration you need to improve the education and lifelong outcomes for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders!

This year, LDA of Indiana will celebrate our 35th Annual State LD & ADHD Conference. Since 1974, our annual conference has grown into Indiana’s largest educational forum focusing on learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, and is attended by hundreds of public and private school teachers from the special ed and regular ed fields, administrators, parents, psychologists, counselors, tutors, advocates, educational consultants and other related service specialists from communities across Indiana.

We invite you to join us at this year’s conference as we celebrate 35 years of conference excellence by providing you high-quality topical workshop sessions that share current ideas, innovative and researched based approaches to teaching and student learning - all designed to improve the education and lifelong outcomes of students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.

Twenty Educational Workshops
Algebra Readiness for Young Learners
Really Terrific Interventions for Differentiating for ADHD Learners
The Nuts and Bolts of Psychological and Educational Testing
Why Try? Effective Dropout Prevention
Top Secret Skills Your Student Needs to Transition to Adulthood!
Handwriting Can Become a Natural and Automatic Skill!
Could It Be Your Healthy 20/20 Eyes?
If You Have A "Condition" Section 504 May Be For You.
Kick It Up a Notch!...Make Math Simple
Write On, Everybody
Assistive Technology: Help Students Set it Up and Watch Them Grow!
The Effective IEP Goal Process
Making Sense of (RtI) - Response-to-Intervention
Understanding Discipline Policy Relating to the Student with Special Needs
Understanding Learning Disabilities and Finding Hope
Reading and the Brain: Cognitive Skills Play in Reading Success
Auditory Processing Disorders in Children
Evidence-Based Tier 1 Learning Strategies for Middle and High
Dual Coding: Imagery in Language and Literacy Development for Secondary Students

Awards Luncheon
During our awards luncheon, we will honor four outstanding students with learning disabilities, and recognizing a parent, teacher, administrator and community member for their commitment to the support of students with learning disabilities. We are honored to have Samantha Abeel from Muncie, Indiana as our guest speaker. As an author of two award wining books and a public speaker, she will share her personal story and give a unique first person glimpse into the life and experiences of an individual with a learning disability. Her inspiring message is about awareness, promoting positive self-esteem, advocacy and hope!

Pre-Registration Rates start at $85 for a Parent, $130 for Professionals, $70 for College Students. A limited number for scholarships are available. Register before Oct. 16 and receive our luncheon’s speakers book free! Add $15 for late and on-site registrations. Registration includes conference materials and the luncheon.

Professionals can Earn CRU’s and CEU’s.

Bookstore hosted by Barnes and Noble - Receive a 20% discount off all sales.

Door Prizes.

Visit our website to download the conference program and registration form. http://www.LDAofIndiana.org