The North Suburban Speech and Language Association (NSSLA) a recognized area group of the Illinois Speech Language-Hearing Association presents:
How Word Finding and Memory Issues
affect reading
Presenter(s): |
Frank Van Santen, Ph.D |
When: |
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 |
Where: |
Virtual Zoom presentation |
Reservations: |
Bonnie Nield ([email protected]). RSVP by Monday, September 27th Login information will be sent after RSVPs are received. Due to pre-registration processing, late RSVPs will not be accepted. The handout will be sent to those who send requests to the presenter after the meeting. |
Program: |
During the presentation, attendees will learn about how two different processes - word retrieval and memory - affect reading. Attendees will also learn about therapeutic and accommodative techniques for helping individuals who have reading problems as a result of word retrieval and/or memory deficits. |
Agenda:
Time |
Agenda |
6:00-6:30pm |
Registration and business meeting |
6:30-6:35 |
Introductions |
6:35-7:00 |
Description / review of word retrieval, memory, and reading |
7:00-7:30 |
Interactions between word retrieval and reading |
7:30-8:00 |
Interactions between memory and reading |
8:00-8:15 |
Therapeutic techniques / accommodative strategies |
8:15-8:30 |
Closing/Q&A |
Learning Objectives:
The participants will:
- Explain how word retrieval deficits can affect reading
- Explain how memory deficits can affect reading
- Describe therapeutic techniques aimed at facilitating the reading of individuals with word retrieval deficits.
- Describe therapeutic techniques aimed at facilitating the reading of individuals with memory deficits.
- Describe accommodative strategies to help individuals who have word retrieval and/or memory deficits.
This program is offered for .2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level)
An annual ASHA CE Registry fee is required to register ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Registry fees are paid directly to the ASHA National Office. To register CEUs with ASHA, you must complete a CE participant form, turn it in at the time of the activity, and pay the ASHA CE Registry fee. ASHA CEUs are awarded ONLY AFTER receipt of the CE Participant Form AND payment of the Registry fee.
Disclosures:
Financial: Frank Van Santen does not have any financial relationships to disclose
Nonfinancial: Frank Van Santen does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
Nonfinancial: Frank Van Santen does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
Disclaimer:
NSSLA is not responsible for the professional practices of any members or attendees as our meetings are solely informational workshops, not certificated educational or training programs.
About Our Speaker
Frank Van Santen, PhD
Dr. Frank Van Santen is a clinical psychologist and learning disabilities specialist who evaluates
and teaches children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, math
disorders, writing disorders), attention disorders (e.g., ADHD), and language disorders.
Originally from the Chicago suburbs, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from
Loyola University Chicago and a master’s degree in Psychology from Indiana State University.
While conducting research and teaching Psychology 101 courses in the Indiana prison system,
Dr. Van Santen saw first-hand the effects that problems with learning and language processing
can have (research suggests that three-to-four times as many incarcerated individuals have
learning disabilities compared those who are not incarcerated). As a result, Dr. Van Santen
pursued his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Learning Disabilities at Northwestern University. He
has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in psychology, evaluation and treatment of
learning disabilities, and assessment methods. He served on the Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders faculty at Northwestern University from 2001 to 2020 prior to moving to
New Hampshire and joining Hanover Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (HCBT). Dr.
Van Santen’s research interests have included diagnostic procedures for assessing learning
disorders; cognitive processing deficits related to reading disabilities; and accommodations for
high-stakes testing. As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, he also researched the Ex-Cub Factor, which
states that if a World Series team has more than three ex-Cubs on its roster, it will not win the
World Series. (It correctly predicts the winner about 77 percent of the time.)
and teaches children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, math
disorders, writing disorders), attention disorders (e.g., ADHD), and language disorders.
Originally from the Chicago suburbs, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from
Loyola University Chicago and a master’s degree in Psychology from Indiana State University.
While conducting research and teaching Psychology 101 courses in the Indiana prison system,
Dr. Van Santen saw first-hand the effects that problems with learning and language processing
can have (research suggests that three-to-four times as many incarcerated individuals have
learning disabilities compared those who are not incarcerated). As a result, Dr. Van Santen
pursued his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Learning Disabilities at Northwestern University. He
has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in psychology, evaluation and treatment of
learning disabilities, and assessment methods. He served on the Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders faculty at Northwestern University from 2001 to 2020 prior to moving to
New Hampshire and joining Hanover Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (HCBT). Dr.
Van Santen’s research interests have included diagnostic procedures for assessing learning
disorders; cognitive processing deficits related to reading disabilities; and accommodations for
high-stakes testing. As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, he also researched the Ex-Cub Factor, which
states that if a World Series team has more than three ex-Cubs on its roster, it will not win the
World Series. (It correctly predicts the winner about 77 percent of the time.)