Assessment and Intervention for Reading Disorder and Dyslexia

Friday, May 30th, 12PM-1:30PM 

Virtual Workshop (Zoom), 1.5 EDI CE Credits

Presented by: Roger Harrison, Ph.D., ABPP



Workshop Description:


Reading Disorder. Specific Learning Disability. Dyslexia. The terms can be confusing to clinicians and families alike! Join us for this 90-minute workshop that focuses on the identification, assessment, and intervention for dyslexia and reading disorders in school-age children. Learn the early signs and features of dyslexia, increase your skill in dispelling myths about dyslexia, and familiarize yourself with tools that can be used in the assessment of the condition. This workshop will also review the state of evidence-based interventions for dyslexia for learners at different developmental levels.


Learning Objectives: 


  1. Define terms related to learning disabilities, including dyslexia and learning disorder.
  2. Discuss signs and features of learning disabilities including dyslexia.
  3. Describe tools used to diagnose reading disorders.
  4. List features of evidence-based intervention for reading disorders at various educational levels.


Please take note:


“Assessment  and Intervention for Reading Disorder and Dyslexia,” 1.5 CE credits, is sponsored by the Delaware Psychological Association. The Delaware Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. DPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. 

Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors can receive continuing education from continuing education providers approved by APA. Because DPA is approved by APA to sponsor continuing education, licensed social workers, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors will be able to fulfill their continuing education requirement by attending DPA continuing education programs.

For further information, please visit the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors (https://dpr.delaware.gov).

As an APA-approved sponsor of continuing education, DPA is committed to the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interest in the planning, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of continuing education. Consistent with concepts outlined in the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, potential conflicts of interest occur when an individual assumes a professional role in the planning, promotion, delivery, or evaluation of continuing education where personal, professional, legal, financial, or other interests could reasonably be expected to impair his or her objectively, competence, or effectiveness. No conflicts of interest or commercial support have been identified for this workshop.