Summit School To Host Reading Symposium

From The Summit School: On November 3, 2018, The Summit School will host its fall symposium, The Challenges of Comprehension: A Blueprint for a Comprehensive Instructional Approach. Attendees will explore the role of language comprehension and how it contributes to reading proficiency. The speaker, Nancy Hennessy, an experienced teacher and administrator and past president of the International Dyslexia Association, will present evidence-informed instructional approaches necessary for developing critical reading comprehension competencies.

“Academic achievement, to a large degree, is dependent upon a student’s reading comprehension abilities. It’s critical that students have access to effective reading comprehension instruction, particularly those who struggle,” said Dr. Joan Mele-McCarthy, Executive Director of The Summit School. “This is an opportunity to enhance our instructional approach and take these strategies and tools right into the classroom.”

The Summit School expects approximately 200 people to attend the full-day event and continuing education through ASHA and NASP are pending. “It’s an honor to deliver such relevant and timely information to our community. I’d like to thank the many participating Partner Schools that help make the Summit Symposium Series possible,” said Dr. McCarthy.Plans have already been made for the The Summit School spring symposium. On Saturday, March 23, 2019. Dr. Peg Dawson will present: Smart but Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School. For more information about the Summit School Symposium Series or to register for the event visit www.thesummitschool.org.

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