PAL II Training: Assessment-Intervention System for Reading, Writing, and Math

March 22, 2008 · One class meeting · UW Seattle campus

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This workshop by the author of the PAL II Diagnostic System for Reading, Writing, and Math will introduce participants to the subtests in the PAL II Reading and Writing Test Battery, the PAL II Math Test Battery and their respective Test Manuals with norms and scaled scores for grade, and the PAL II User Guide on CD, which helps users learn the numerous applications of the PAL II to both assessment and intervention.

Unlike most tests, this one emphasizes assessment-intervention links at each of three tiers. Tier 1 includes screening, early intervention, and progress monitoring for prevention; Tier 2 is problem solving consultation at any grade level K-6; and Tier 3 is diagnosis and treatment of specific learning disabilities. Participants will learn how to select just those subtests needed for the purpose at hand and the varied applications of PAL II.

The primary audience served by this workshop includes:

• School psychologists, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists
• Speech and language pathologists
• Occupational therapists and physical therapists

To order PAL II, go to www.harcourt.com and visit Harcourt Assessment.

Dr. Virginia Wise Berninger, a licensed psychologist, educator, and leading expert in the field of assessment and treatment research for specific learning disabilities, will conduct the workshop.

Dr. Berninger is a professor of Educational Psychology, Director of Multidisciplinary Learning Disability Center University of Washington, and Co-Chair of Academic Intervention subgroup in APA School Psychology Task Force on Empirically Supported Interventions. She is the principal investigator of NICHD-funded grants on writing assessment and intervention since 1989 and on the biological and educational basis of specific learning disabilities since 1995. Her research includes a) a longitudinal study (grades 1 to 7) of normal reading and writing development, their interrelationships, and their relationships to aural and oral language development and (b) studies of effective reading and writing instruction. She leads an interdisciplinary team investigating the genetics of dyslexia and dysgraphia, the brain basis of dyslexia and dysgraphia, and the brain's response to instructional intervention.

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., March 22, 2008; UW Seattle campus; $260 (plus $35 registration fee), 6 clock hours.

Course registration # 92658

• By telephone: Register using VISA or MasterCard by calling 206-897-8939 or 1-800-506-1325, Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m–5 p.m.

• By mail or fax: Print and mail or fax a registration form.
  
  
• In person:
  
  
  • UW Extension, University District, Seattle
    (Administrative offices for UW Educational Outreach)
    4311 - 11th Ave. NE (see map)

    Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

  Parking: Free visitor parking is available in the building garage (entrance on 11th Ave. NE), in stalls marked "UW Educational Outreach."
  
  

Registrants who request to withdraw by March 7, 2008 will receive a full refund minus the $35 registration fee. From March 8 until March 21, registrants requesting to withdraw, will receive 50% refund minus the $35 registration fee. No refunds will be granted after March 21, 2008. Withdrawal notices should be sent to: UW Extension Registration Services, 4311-11th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105-4608. Requests can also be placed by calling UW Extension Registration services at: 206-897-8939 or 1-800-506-1325

Eligible taxpayers may claim a tax credit of up to $2,000 on UW Extension courses. For more detailed information, please refer to IRS Publication 970, "Tax Benefits for Higher Education."

For purposes of the Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits, federal law (section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code) requires the University to obtain your Social Security number.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact UW Extension at 206-897-8939, or the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax) or dso@u.washington.edu (e-mail) at least 10 days before the workshop.

For more information about this, please call 206-685-8936, 1-800-506-1325, e-mail certificate@extn.washington.edu.