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Saturday, January 25
 

9:30am CST

Building Readers at Home: Tips, Activities, and Red Flags
Saturday January 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST
Discover fun, practical activities to nurture your child’s oral language and decoding skills at home! This session will equip families with easy-to-implement strategies that turn everyday moments into opportunities for literacy growth. Learn how to support your child’s reading journey, identify key milestones, and recognize potential warning signs that may require further support. Empower your family to build a strong foundation for lifelong reading success!
Speakers
avatar for Lara Speights

Lara Speights

Vice President of Family Support and Adult Literacy, Neuhaus Education Cetner
Lara Speights is a dedicated literacy advocate and researcher who is passionate about creating systems that connect individuals and families to evidence-based literacy experiences. Her expertise lies in dyslexia therapy, with a particular focus on working with emerging bilinguals... Read More →
Saturday January 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST

9:30am CST

Dyslexia Handbook Overview
Saturday January 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST
To help parents understand the Texas Dyslexia Handbook 2024, how it supports children with dyslexia, and how they can use the information to support their child.
Speakers
avatar for Natalie Pruitt

Natalie Pruitt

Education Specialist I, Region 4 ESC
My educational journey, evolving from my early years as a Special Education Teacher to my leadership roles, reflects a commitment to implementing and overseeing impactful programs. With a robust educational background and a steadfast dedication to professional development, my mission... Read More →
Saturday January 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST

11:00am CST

El tratamiento de Autismo Usando La Terapia de PRT basado en ABA.
Saturday January 25, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Spanish:
El tratamiento de respuesta fundamental, o PRT, es un tratamiento conductual para el autismo. Esta terapia se basa en el juego y la inicia el niño. El PRT se basa en los principios del análisis conductual aplicado (ABA).


Los objetivos de este enfoque incluyen:


  1. Desarrollo de las habilidades de comunicación y lenguaje
  2. Aumento de las conductas sociales positivas
  3. Control de las conductas autoestimulantes disruptivas
El terapeuta PRT se centra en las áreas "fundamentales" del desarrollo de un niño en lugar de trabajar en una conducta específica. Al centrarse en las áreas fundamentales, el PRT produce mejoras en otras áreas de las habilidades sociales, la comunicación, la conducta y el aprendizaje.
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English:
Pivotal Response Treatment, or PRT, is a behavioral treatment for autism. This therapy is play-based and initiated by the child. PRT is based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).


Goals of this approach include:


  1. Development of communication and language skills
  2. Increasing positive social behaviors
  3. Relief from disruptive self-stimulatory behaviors
The PRT therapist targets “pivotal” areas of a child’s development instead of working on one specific behavior. By focusing on pivotal areas, PRT produces improvements across other areas of social skills, communication, behavior and learning.
Saturday January 25, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST

12:30pm CST

Introduction to Postsecondary Transition Planning
Saturday January 25, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST
This presentation will review, not only the changes to the current Graduation options but the new requirement by Texas to have postsecondary transition plans in place before the student's 14th birthday. A brief overview of the transition services in Texas for students with an IEP will be reviewed.
Speakers
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Dr. Theresa Cortney

Education Specialist II - Transition, Educational Service Center Region 4
Dr. Theresa Cortney has over 25 years of educational experience working with students with disabilities in the area of post-secondary transition planning. Dr. Cortney's expertise in vocational programming and job development opportunities for students based on student postsecondary... Read More →
Saturday January 25, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST
 
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