The Psychoeducational Evaluation:
A tool for advocacy and understanding

Presented as part of the Parents Education Network Speaker Series

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities in San Francisco

At some point in their development, children with learning and attention differences will need a psychoeducational evaluation. This workshop is designed to help parents make the most of the evaluation process, both in terms of understanding and advocating for your child. Topics addressed include: types of evaluations and providers, when to seek an evaluation, how to effectively partner with your child’s evaluator to improve outcomes, how to better understand the evaluation results, how test scores are interpreted and translated into recommendations for your child, and how to utilize the evaluation results in order to advocate for your child’s needs.

“Understanding The Dyslexia Diagnosis – and what to do about it”

Presented at Dyslexia in the Classroom – Putting Research into Practice

Fusion Academy in San Francisco

Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities, affecting an estimated 1 in 5 children. Fortunately, Dyslexia is also one of the best researched learning disabilities. Much is known about how best to remediate and accommodate students with dyslexia. Filled with practical, useful and up-to-date information, this talk is designed to help teachers, learning specialists and parents better understand and work with dyslexic students.

“Your training was great and I really appreciated all the information!” – Wendy Osborne, SFUSD teacher

Keynote Speech: “What is dyslexia”
Workshop: “How do you assess for Dyslexia?”

Presented at Dyslexia Center of Utah’s 2014 Conference

ScenicView Academy in Provo, Utah

“The keynote speaker …. gave a wonderful synopsis of what Dyslexia is and what can be done to help.” — Candice, mother of a dyslexic child and conference attendee