Presented by John Alexander, MEd, Groves Academy Executive Director
Do you have or know a struggling reader? Join us to learn more about dyslexia, a common learning disability that affects up to 20% of the population. John Alexander will discuss what the latest research reveals about dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities. He will define dyslexia and examine key variables for instruction including the type, intensity, frequency and duration of intervention.
Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00 Check-in
7:00 - 8:00 Presentation
8:00 - 8:30 Q&A
Complimentary appetizers
Beer & Wine available
John Alexander is the Executive Director at Groves Academy, an independent school for students diagnosed with dyslexia or related language-based learning differences and/or ADHD located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Prior to coming to Groves in 2005, John was the Head of The Greenwood School, a boarding school for boys diagnosed with dyslexia. John also headed the Chartwell School, a K-8 school for dyslexia students in Seaside, California. John holds a Master's degree in Reading and Language Disabilities from Harvard University. He has taught graduate-level classes in the structure of language and in diagnostic-prescriptive teaching and has given a number of talks at national, state and local conferences. John recently served on the Minnesota Board of Teaching's State Reading Task Force and was instrumental in the creation of new reading rules to better prepare teachers to teach literacy skills to struggling and emerging readers.