PARENT WORKSHOP SERIES OC TOBER 2 016 – JUNE 201 7 The Learning Disabilities Association of Halton proudly presents a series of education workshops primarily designed for parents/caregivers of children with Learning Disabilities. Family and Community members, educators, counsellors and any other interested adults are welcome. All workshops 6:30pm—8:30pm Registration for Individual workshops and child minding is REQUIRED. Reserve your seat today by registering for individual workshops online at WWW.LDAHALTON.CA > Events > Lecture Series Child minding provided by Today’s Family is available for school aged children only. Space is limited for child minding and registration is required.
All workshops are available to Parents for FREE and are made possible by an Ontario Ministry of Education Parents Reaching Out Grant.
*Parent Tool Kit Lecture— Understanding Psychoeducational Assessments and IEPs—What does it all Mean? Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 Location: St. John’s United Church, 11 Guelph Street, L7G 3Z1, Georgetown, ON Celebration Hall
Speaker: Alison Murray, Murray and Folino Psychology
*Parent Tool Kit Lecture— Understanding Learning Disabilities: The Waterfall Chart Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 Location: Milton Seniors’ Activity Centre, 500 Childs Drive, Milton, ON L9T 5G2 Auditorium
Speaker: Dr. Sue Ball, York Region District School Board
Transitioning into High School Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 Location: Acton Town Hall, 19 Willow Street North, Acton, ON L7J 1Z6 Willow Hall
Speaker: Diana Lang, Halton District School Board SERT
Executive Functioning Strategies Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 Location: Milton Seniors’ Activity Centre, 500 Childs Drive, Milton, ON L9T 5G2 Auditorium
Speaker: Ann Marie Crippin, EVOKE Learning
Surviving After School Homework Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 Location: Central Library, 2331 New Street, Burlington, ON L7R 1J4 Centennial Hall
Speaker: John Williams, The Study Spot
*Parent Tool Kit Lecture—Organizing the Disorganized Learner Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 Location: Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, ON L6L 1H9 Bronte Hall
Speaker: Diane Vandenbossche, LDAH
Investigating ADHD Wednesday June, 14th, 2017 Location: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road, Hamilton, ON L8P 0A1 Meeting Room B,C,D
Speaker: Dr. William Mahoney, McMaster University—Developmental Pediatrics *In our Parent Tool Kit Lectures parents will receive a Parent Tool Kit. This binder will be a valuable resource that will contain all the necessary documents at your fingertips. It will be used at home for school planning purposes and brought to school meetings. Please bring this Tool Kit to all the lectures for your hand outs. One binder per family. LDAH Resource Centre: 560 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3M4 905.333.1977
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