Programme – 2019

This is an archived version of the 2019 programme.

Programme for Autumn Seminars 2019

Abstracts (and sometimes presentations) are available via links in the programme.

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Poster presentations can be found at the bottom

Friday, September 27
Time Event Location Remarks
11:30 – 13:00

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

Lobby, House N
13:00 – 13:30

OPENING CEREMONY

Michael Kalmar, chairman EDA, Kristiina Heikkilä, Pro-Dean, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University
IKEA-salen, house N
13:30 – 14:00

NEWS FROM THE EDA-POLICY WORKING GROUP

IKEA-salen, house N
14:00 – 14:45

KEYNOTE 1

Franck Ramus, Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, Institute of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, France
“Prevalence of developmental dyslexia: a comparison between dsm5 and icd11 criteria”
IKEA-salen, house N
14:45 – 15:15

COFFEE BREAK

IKEA-salen, house N
15:15 – 16:00

PRESENTATION 1

Eileen Healy, University Limerick, Ireland
Dyslexia, Web accessibility. Discussion about Dyslexia friendly fonts

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IKEA-salen, house N
16:00 –

DISCUSSION

IKEA-salen, house N
19:00 –

SOCIAL DINNER

Only for those with prepaid tickets (€18 for the dinner not included in the conference fee. Drinks are not included.)
Restaurant 4 krogar, Vattentorget, Växjö
Saturday, September 28
Time Event Location Remarks
9:00 – 9:45

KEYNOTE 2

Jakob Åsberg, University of Gothenburg and Queen Silvia Children’ hospital
“Dyslexia and accessibility: the importance of considering comorbidity”

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IKEA-salen, house N
9:45 – 10:15

PRESENTATION 2

Fran Ranaldi; Education Scotland and Dyslexia Scotland
“Dyslexia and Inclusive Education – The Scottish Context – A collaborative project”

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IKEA-salen, house N
10:15 – 10:45

COFFEE BREAK

IKEA-salen, house N
10:45 – 11:30

PRESENTATION 3

Ylva Schön. The National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM)
An Equitable education for all

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IKEA-salen, house N
11:30 – 12:00

PRESENTATION 4

Monika Ljungstrand. Attarp school, Jönköping municipality
“Dyslexia and Inclusive Education- A Swedish example from secondary school”

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IKEA-salen, house N
12:00 – 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK AND INTERACTIVE POSTER SESSION

See the list of posters at the bottom
Lobby, House N
13:30 – 14:30

PROJECT PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

Presented by different member organizations
IKEA-salen, house N
14:30 – 15:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Prof. Franck Ramus, Prof Idor Svensson, Jakob Åsberg, John Rack  .
IKEA-salen, house N
15:00 – 16:00

COFFEE AND INTERACTIVE POSTER SESSION 2

See the list of posters at the bottom
House N
15:20 – 16:45

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Member organisations only.
IKEA-salen, house N
Sunday, September 29
Time Event Location Remarks
9:00 – 9:30

PRESENTATION 5

Melissa Scagnelli, Università IULM, Milano, Italy
“An inclusive reading course for dyslexic adults. Effectiveness measures through ad hoc tests and standardised tools”

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IKEA-salen, house N
9:30 – 10:00

PRESENTATION 6

Veerle Van Vooren, Sofie Carnewal, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Gent, Belgium
“Challenges for reading and spelling in elementary school: Summer learning loss in Flanders”

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IKEA-salen, house N
10:00 – 10:30

PRESENTATION 7

Alexa von Hagen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
“Foreign language attainment of children/adolescents with poor literacy skills: A metaanalysis”

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IKEA-salen, house N
10:30 – 11:00

COFFEE BREAK

IKEA-salen, house N
11:00 – 11:45

KEYNOTE 4

John Rack, Linnaeus University, Sweden
“Assistive technology for writing: Progress and possibilities”
IKEA-salen, house N
11:45 – 12:15

PRESENTATION 8

Göran B. W. Söderlund, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Sogndal, Norway
“Benefit of auditory- and visual noise stimulation in children with attention- or reading disabilities”

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IKEA-salen, house N
12:15 – 13:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING CEREMONY

IKEA-salen, house N

Picture of a wall of posters

Interactive Posters

Creative Ways of Teaching English to Greek Dyslexic Students

-Authors: Dr Sofia Rapti1, Antonia Rapti2, Katerina Dasiou3, Greece

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USING STAR STRATEGY TO ENHANCE WORD PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY OF PUPILS WITH DYSCALCULIA

-Authors: Abiodun T. Adewunmi, Bamidele T. Akindele; Learning Disabilities Unit, Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan-Nigeria

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The ecologically valid measurement of prospective memory impairments in adults with developmental dyslexia

-Authors: Charles Mensah, James H. Smith-Spark, and Alexander Marchant; London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom

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The Himachy: A board game for students with SpLD

-Authors: Sofia Rapti, Apostolia Eur. Charmani; Greece

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What kind of support does students with dyslexia receive in primary school in Denmark?

-Author: Helle Bundgaard Svendsen; VIA Learning & Teaching, Centre for research & development, Teacher education, VIA University College, Denmark

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Formative assessment and RTI to adapt reading instruction for pupils with problems learning to read

-Author: Ulrika B. Andersson & Stefan Gustafson; Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University

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Researching the Sensory-Cognitive Foundation for Reading: Improving Accessibility in Children with Dyslexia

-Author: Angelica Benson; Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes- San Luis Obispo, California USA

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Phonological development from grades 2 to 8

-Authors: Christer Jacobson & Anna Fouganthine; Linneus University, Växjö, Sweden

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Positive Psychology in School: Investigating symptoms of anxiety and self-esteem in dyslexic and non-dyslexic adolescents, and enhancing learning potential with Mindfulness-based intervention

-Author: Panagiota BlouchouL; Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, England

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Early language intervention in 8-18 month old Swedish babies using dialogic reading techniques

-Authors: Emma Bergström, Anna Bratt, Idor Svensson; Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

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Reading interventions in a second language for adult students

-Authors: Helén Egerhag, John Rack and Idor Svensson; Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

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‘What you see is not what you get’ -Dyslexia as a hidden disability and the challenges and possibilities this presents for students with dyslexia in third level education

-Author: John Hume: Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland

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Live-streaming interventions for reading and spelling difficulties

-Author: Kohnen, Saskia; McArthur, Genevieve & Banales, Erin; Macquarie University Department of Cognitive Science & Macquarie University Center for Reading

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Reading/writing difficulties under inclusive perspective – A reconstruction of the framework of action of teachers in secondary integration classes

-Author: Florentine Paudel; University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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The potential of a forward-looking assessment and teaching system on students’ reading gains

-Authors: Nordström, T1; Gustafson, S2; Fälth, L3; Andersson, B. U2., Ingvar, M4, 1Linnaeus University, Department of psychology, 2Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, 3Linnaeus University, Department of pedagogy, 4Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience – Sweden

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Educational skills in dropout teenagers

-Author: Patrizia Piccinini, Italy

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Assimilating and communicating text via assistive technology. An alternative to reading and writing for ID school pupils aged 16-21

-Authors: Christina Sand1, Thomas Nordström1, Linda Fälth2, Idor Svensson1; 1Linnaeus University, Växjö Sweden

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Has Handwriting Become an Instructional Dinosaur? Handwriting May Be More Important Than You Think!

-Author: Nancy Cushen White; Division of Adolescent Medicine-Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA

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Accuracy + Automaticity + Prosody -> FLUENCY. Effects of Fluency on Reading Comprehension

-Author: Nancy Cushen White; Division of Adolescent Medicine-Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA

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WORDS WITH SPELLING CONNECTIONS HAVE MEANING CONNECTIONS. Phonology + Phonics + Morphology + Etymology = Orthography

-Author: Nancy Cushen White; Division of Adolescent Medicine-Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA

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The efficiency of Response to Intervention for two struggling learners: A Single Subject design

-Authors: Camilla Nilvius, Linda Fälth, Idor Svensson; Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

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SUPPORTING LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH EXECUTIVE ATTENTION SYSTEM ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES

-Authors: Maria Cristina Veneroso1, Andrea Di Somma2, Maria Soria3, Maria Arici4, Eleonora Ardu5, Francesco Benso1 ; 1University of Trento, Italy. 2ASL Napoli 2 Nord, Naples. 3National Learning Disabilities Association , Naples. 4IPRASE of “inclusive education”, Naples. 5Cognitive Neuroscience Association Clinic, research and intervention , Sanremo.

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Possibility and Accessibility for dyslexia at school: the inclusive teaching

-Author: Erica Di Francesco; Universidad de Filología y Traducción de Valencia, Spain

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Decoding Music Education with Dyslexic Students: Exploring accessibility in the context of instrumental music lessons

-Author: Kristl Kirk; University of York, England

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