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Team Members' Presentations at Ontario Council for Exceptional Children Conference, November 6-8, 2008, London Ontario
The Ontario Council for Exceptional Children held their 52nd Annual Provincial Conference in London, and members of the Centre for Inclusive Education made several presentations, which are described here.
Edmunds, A.L. (2008, November). Dynamic classroom management: Preventing behaviour problems before they even start. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children ( OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.
The behaviour of many students with exceptionalities is poorly understood. This results in behavioural interventions that do not work. Based on his recent book, From chaos to control: Understanding and responding to the behaviours of students with exceptionalities, Dr. Edmunds will outline a proven-effective approach that will help teachers and parents.
Edmunds, A.L. & Martsch-Litt, S. (2008, November). ADHD misdiagnosis across Canada. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children ( OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.
Canadian teachers encounter more students with ADHD-like behaviours and make more referrals for a formal diagnosis. The ADHD diagnosis appears highly inconsistent, which may account for poor interventions, medical or otherwise. Dr. Edmunds' research outlines significant problems with ADHD diagnoses across Canada: who diagnoses it? Using what guidelines? Based on what framework?
Noel, K. (2008, November). Teaching a precocious child writer. Presented at the annual conference of the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children, London, ON.
This presentation outlines the gaps in the research on the writing of children who are gifted. Also presented is a summary of the published recommendations for teachers of children with literary precocity. Our own on-going case study of the writing and behaviours of a precocious child (Edmunds & Noel, 2003; Edmunds & Edmunds, 2005; Noel & Edmunds, 2007) gives us the opportunity to challenge some of these recommendations and to offer others. Samples of the writing of a precocious child and excerpts from our data are presented.
Noel, K. (2008, November). The emergent literacy of a precocious child. Presented at the annual conference of the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children, London, ON.
Samples of the writing and drawings of a young precocious child are shared and analysed. In analysing specific characteristics of the writing of children with literary precocity, we can more easily identify and support these children in their emergent literacy. A scheme of analysis for the writing of gifted children which recently has been published (Noel & Edmunds, 2007) is offered.
Specht, J., & Dolmage, M. (2008, November). Evidence-based practice: Research and resources that inform effective inclusive education in secondary schools. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children ( OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.
Integration Action for Inclusion is working collaboratively with the Ontario Ministry of Education and selected secondary schools to examine successful practices for the inclusion of students with significant disabilities. This session describes the project, and discusses indicators that help schools evaluate their inclusion practices, as well as the research that supports them.
Specht, J., Spencer, T., Servais, M., Kertoy, M. Young, G., Pompeo, M., Cressman, C., & Puskarich, M. (2008, November). School participation: How educators can help. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children ( OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.
We interviewed students with and without disabilities, their parents, and teachers about the opportunities available in school. As part of this presentation, participants will discuss how to (a) help families learn about the current opportunities that are available in school, (b) decrease the limiters, and (c) increase the enhancers to school participation.
Nolan, J. & Howell, G. (2008, November). Using the cyber-cafe concept for a community assistive technology and learning centre. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children ( OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.
This presentation discusses the potential and possibilities of using a cyber cafe as a community outreach and learning centre, using examples from US-based facilities. The cafe would serve as an Assistive Technology Training Centre in addition to providing digital game-based learning resources and internet access to the community.
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