This webinar will run from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET / 7:00 am - 9:00 am PT on March 13, 2027 for a total of 2 credit hours. 

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On Site PD

For those who cannot attend the live webinar on March 13, a recording of the webinar will be available for 7 days following the live webinar, beginning the following Monday.
CE credit is only available for live attendance.

This webinar will explore why many children with language-based learning disabilities also struggle with foundational math skills.   The comorbidity between reading and math disabilities ranges anywhere from 40-60% due in part to shared cognitive processes underlying both conditions.  For instance, deficits with language, working memory, and executive functioning skills can hinder both reading and the acquisition of math fact retrieval skills and quantitative reasoning.  Students with difficulties in both reading and mathematics are at a significantly higher risk for academic failure.  Therefore, this webinar will focus on how young children learn and acquire basic mathematical skills from a brain-based educational perspective.  There will be a discussion on three primary ways in which numbers are formatted in the brain, the overlap between language and math, as well as critical neurodevelopmental pathways that contribute to the development of number sense.  In addition, participants will examine how math anxiety can impact learning as well.  Practical strategies including math games and activities will be featured to help participants link assessment findings with targeted interventions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:
Discuss international trends in mathematics, and reasons why the United States continues to lag behind many industrialized nations.
Explore the relationship between mathematics and language, and introduce a brain-based educational model identifying three subtypes of math disabilities in children with targeted intervention strategies for each subtype.
Explore the role of anxiety and mathematics, and specific ways in which anxiety can impact learning and test-taking behavior.
Introduce the concept of a diagnostic achievement test battery to both assess and remediate math disabilities in children.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

School Psychologists
Child Psychologists
Educational Diagnosticians
Special Education Teachers
Math Intervention Specialists
School Administrators
Classroom Teachers
Parents

Steven G. Feifer, DEd, NCSP, ABSNP

Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABPdN, is dually trained as both a nationally certified school psychologist and board certified pediatric neuropsychologist.  He has more than 20 years of experience working directly in public education, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at James Madison University.   Dr. Feifer has earned numerous distinctions throughout his career including being awarded the Maryland School Psychologist of the Year, the National School Psychologist of the Year, and recently the Legends of School Psychology award.  He remains a popular speaker at many state, national, and international conferences, and has authored eight books on learning and emotional disorders in children.  Lastly, Dr. Feifer has also authored three tests on diagnosing learning disabilities in children, all of which are published by PAR.
  

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