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WOODCOCK-JOHNSON III

DATE	LOCATION	STATUS
June 27-28, 2008	Newtown Square, PA	CLOSED
June 27-28, 2008	Santa Clarita, CA	CANCELLED
August 1-2, 2008	Kansas City Area	CLOSED

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SEARCH & TEACH©

Recent and current research indicates the value of a "preventive" approach to deal with potential learning problems in the future. NILD has taken the challenge to provide help for young students (K-2nd grade). Presently, NILD offers training in SEARCH & TEACH©, an early identification and intervention program developed to meet the educational needs of young learners before they experience the frustration of learning failure.

SEARCH & TEACH© was developed by Archie A. Silver, M.D. (child psychiatrist) and Rosa A. Hagin, Ph.D. (psychologist) and the staff of the Learning Disorders Unit at New York University School of Medicine. It is based on extensive interdisciplinary research on the diagnosis and treatment of learning disorders and is now being implemented in diverse school settings throughout the U.S. Read Dr. Hagin's article and find out why SEARCH & TEACH© is a powerful tool for identifying and preventing various problems in young children.

SEARCH, a 20-minute individual test designed to identify 5 and 6-year-olds vulnerable to learning difficulty, provides profiles of individual strengths and weaknesses in the foundational skills necessary for reading success. TEACH, a program of 55 learning tasks, was carefully developed and tested during a four-year investigation of pre-reading skills to address the needs revealed by SEARCH. It is an individualized program, but does allow for some small group work of review activities with children of similar needs.

SEARCH & TEACH© Workshop Schedule:

SEARCH & TEACH© Training Prerequisites:

NILD currently offers at all 2007-08 Regional Conferences, a two-part seminar, "Transitioning from TEACH to NILD Educational Therapy®" for educators with students who may need further intervention at the conclusion of TEACH.

Looking ahead.
NILD is beginning to incorporate the use of FIE-BASIC©, Dr.Reuven Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment for young children ages, 3 to 8, in a pilot effort with selected students to further enhance NILD's offerings for young students. The projected goal will be to include this program, with appropriate training, into the services NILD will be offering for young students to set them on a path of competence and confidence at the beginning of their academic careers.