OSPA Spring Conference 2009

Working Memory and Academic Learning: Assessment and Intervention

Presented By: Milton Dehn, Ed. D., NCSP

When: Friday, April 3 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Registration 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Where: Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center; 6808 South 107th East Avenue Tulsa, OK 74133 1-800-264-0165

Working memory plays a critical, integral role in higher level cognitive tasks, including reasoning, comprehension, learning, and academic performance. Reading decoding, reading comprehension, math reasoning, and written expression all depend heavily on the adequate functioning of working memory. This conference will begin by explaining working memory subprocesses: phonological/verbal, visual/spatial, and executive. The identification of the research-established relationships between working memory and different types of academic learning will then be discussed, followed by recommendations for assessing working memory through observations, rating scales, cognitive tests, and memory scales. There will also be focus on strategies and interventions, beginning with effective instructional principles that support the working memory limitations of all learners.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Milton J. Dehn, a former school psychology trainer, is a private practice school psychologist. He is also the co-founder and program director of Schoolhouse Tutoring, an agency that provides tutoring and remedial instruction. His publications include Essentials of Processing Assessment and Working Memory and Academic Learning: Assessment and Intervention. His books will be available at the conference.

For more conference and registration information click on the below links or call: Richard Putnam, Ph.D., OSPA President, 580-559-5676, rputnam@ecok.edu, Scott Singleton, OSPA President Elect, scott.singleton@edmondschools.net or Marty Yadon 918-481-6382 marty.yadon@jenksps.org


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