1st Annual Learning Differences Seminar Series
10am EST (Virtual)
Saturday, October 29
Keynote Speaker: Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP, “Helping Children Develop Executive Function Skills”
This virtual event is open to the public and requires a $20 registration. Visit this website to register! This series is free for members of the Wheeler and Hamilton communities.
The Hamilton Institute’s Learning Differences Seminar Series was established based on the success of its Annual Learning Differences Conference held in February. This new event, which will be held annually each fall, is in line with the institute’s mission of educating the community about and spreading awareness of learning differences.
The Learning Differences Seminar Series will be held annually in October in conjunction with Dyslexia Awareness Month
Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP has over 25 years of experience in the treatment of executive dysfunction. Sarah is an internationally recognized expert on executive function and presents on the programs and strategies she has developed with her co-director Kristen Jacobsen. Their 360 Thinking Executive Function Program received the Innovative Promising Practices Award from the National Organization CHADD. She has presented to over 1600 public and private schools and organizations worldwide.
What are EF skills?
- Time management
- Working memory
- Initiating and completing tasks
- Flexible thinking
- Attention to tasks
- Planning
- Prioritizing
- Emotional regulation
- Self monitoring
For more information and to obtain a Wheeler/Hamilton registration code, email hamiltoninstitute@wheelerschool.org.