| Friday 5 October 2012 |
| 4.00pm |
Registration opens |
| 6.00pm |
Welcome and Official Opening with Guest Speaker
Free evening. Dinner own arrangements
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| Saturday 6 October 2012. A Youth Forum is being organised the same day. |
| 8.00am |
Registration |
| 8.45am |
Welcome and Mihi |
| 9.10am |
Keynote: Nathan Mikaere - Wallis. The Leaner's Brain - Research Update (includes Q & A) |
| 10.20am |
Morning Tea |
| 10.55am |
Workshop Session One: (Three concurrent sessions - select one) |
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1a. Merran Brear. Making connections for SLD Dylexia. Essential Principles in teaching Dyslexia in Literacy - Technical session
1b. Dr Keith Greaney. A nalysis and use of assessment data to inform teaching practice
1c.Nathan Mikaere-Wallis. The Learner's Brain - Research Update - follow on from keynote
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| 12.00pm |
Lunch |
| 1.00pm |
Workshop Session Two: (Three concurrent sessions - select one) |
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2a. Rose Blackett. Working Memory
2b. Merran Brear. Making connections for SLD Dylexia. Essential Principles in teaching Dyslexia in Literacy - Practical session
2c. Margi Leech. Using Manipulatives - supporting students who do not succeed in Maths |
| 2.10pm |
Keynote: Marcus Akuhata-Brown. Lifting the Lid off Low Expectations |
| 3.10pm |
Afternoon Tea |
| 3.45pm |
AGM / Extended time to explore the exhibition further |
| 7.30pm |
Conference Dinner - Optional - Speaker Craig Barrett |
| Sunday 7 October 2012 |
| 8.55am |
SPELD Research Pilot Programme update |
| 9.25am |
Keynote: Neil MacKay |
| 10.10am |
Morning Tea |
| 10.40am |
Workshop Session Three: (Three concurrent sessions - select one) |
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3a. Rose Blackett. Working Memory ( repeat)
3b. Margi Leech. Using Manipulatives - supporting students who do not succeed in Maths (repeat). This workshop is now full
3c. NZQA |
| 11.45am |
Lunch |
| 12.45pm |
Keynote: Ray Avery |
| 1.45pm |
Keynote: Dr Alison Arrow. Literacy starts from bith: Emergent literacy and dyslexia |
| 3.00pm |
Conference Close |
