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Day one
Friday June 27
12:00 – 13:00
Registration and coffee
13:00 – 13:10
Opening Ceremony
13:10 – 13:25
News from EDA projects and workgroups
13:25- 13:35
Mapping Dyslexia Across Europe
– Highlighted EDA Survey results
Pernilla Söderberg, EDA
13:35 – 14:50
Understanding and Assessing in Different Countries
Paper presentations 1 – 5

Navigating dyslexia assessment in Austria: Policy, Practice and Barriers
Florentine Paudel & Elisabeth Ryslavy, University College of Teacher Education Vienna & Austrian Federal Dyslexia Association

Opportunities for educational reform to support pupils with dyslexia
Julia Ann Fleming, DCU

Dyslexia and Dyscalculia in Malta: Navigating Definitions, Diagnosis, and Policy Gaps
Ruth Falzon, University of Malta & Malta Dyslexia Association

The Study of the Pedagogical Assessment Indicators of Reading Difficulty in 6-11 -year Old Students with Dyslexia
Maia Shashviashvili, Georgian Dyslexia Research Center: Reading School

An Useful Questionnaire to Detect Dyslexia
Virginia Trémols, Paido Salut Infantil, Servei de Pediatria Ambulatòria. Hospital Universitari Dexeus
14:50 – 15:15
Coffee break

15:15 – 15:55
Keynote 1
“Towards an updated definition of dyslexia: findings from a Delphi study of dyslexia experts”

Professor Julia Carrol, University of Birmingham, England
15:55 – 16:35
Keynote 2
“Dyslexia in a regular orthography. What are we at?: Definition and assessment The case of Italian is useful for other orthographic systems?”

Professor Giacomo Stella, University of San Marino, San Marino
16:35 – 17:10
Panel discussion
17:30
General Assembly
Only invited member organisations
Day two
Saturday June 28
9:00 – 9:40
Keynote 3
“Dyslexia and dyscalculia: definition, classification and significance for diagnosis and treatment”

Professor Gerd Schulte-Körne, University of Munich, Germany
9:40 – 10:20
Dyslexia Definition
Paper presentations 6 – 7

Predispositions of dyslexia and the neurolinguistics aspect of preschool age children in the Republic of Kosovo and Poland
Blerta Krasniqi, University of the National Education Comission, Krakow

All That You Can’t Leave Behind: The Ongoing Obsession with IQ Testing in Dyslexia Assessment
Donald Ewing, Head of Education & Policy, Dyslexia Ireland
10:20 – 10:35
Panel discussion
10:35 – 11:00
Coffee break

11:00 – 12:05
Assessing for intervention
Paper presentations 8 – 10

Oral reading fluency in 4th grade Latvian students and most typical mistakes
Eva Birzniece, Latvian Dyslexia Association

DEA – An Advanced Tech Tool for Personalized Linguistic Training for Italian Children with Dyslexia
Marta Tagliani, University of Verona

Profion o Grombil Iaith / Tests from the Belly of a Language
Marjorie Thomas, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales
12:05 – 13:05
Dyscalculia
Paper presentations 11 – 13

The Diagnostic Conundrum: Neurobiological, Cognitive, and Developmental Factors in Dyscalculia Identification
Yılmaz Mutlu, Muş Alparslan University

The Effect of Maths Anxiety as a Barrier to Learning
Geraldine Parks, St. Mary’s University college Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Considerations for a Definition and Guidance for Assessors of a SpLD in Mathematics and Dyscalculia
Janet Goring, SASC Working Group on Maths Difficulties and Dyscalculia
13:05 – 14:30
Networking Lunch break and Interactive Poster Session
Learn more about the posters and download abstracts

14:30 – 15:20
Group discussions
We split into smaller groups to discuss the topics so far.
15:30 – 16:15
Panel discussion
Discussion with all the keynote speakers. Reflections, discussions (also input from the Group discussions) summary and Taking Home Message
16:15 – 16:30
EDA Upcoming projects and activities
16:30