Recent Presentations

Dolmage, M. & Specht, J. (2009, October). Inclusion indicators. Workshop presented at the Coaching to Inclusion conference, London, ON. (Invited).

Howell, G. (2009, April). Improving students' writing with specific software programs. Presented at the Professional Development Day, Sir John A Macdonald Public School, Thames Valley District School Board (Invited).

Specht, J., & Dolmage, M. (2010, April). Youth in transition: Strategies for successful inclusion. Presented at the Human Rights and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Conference. Niagara Falls, ON (invited).

Specht, J. (2009, April). Success through participation. Presented at the Learning for All Professional Development Day, London District Catholic School Board (Invited).

*Balilty, H. & Nowicki, E. A. (2009, May). The quality and frequency of play interactions between children with and without special needs. Paper presented at the 2009 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

Boyko, L. & Nowicki, E. A. (2010). Effectiveness of preventative interventions for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 2010 biennial conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Philadelphia, PA.

*Davidson, K. & Nowicki, E. A. (2009, May). The gap between reading disabilities research and practice: A knowledge untilization framework. Paper presented at the 2009 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

Dolmage, M., Specht, J., Young, G., & Strickland, J. (2010, August). Evidence of effective high school inclusion: Research, resources and inspiration. Paper presented at ISEC2010. Belfast UK.

Dolmage, M., Young, G., & Specht, J. (2009, May). Reflecting on inclusive practices: An action research project surrounding the inclusion of all high school students. Paper presented at the Ministry of Education/Faculties of Education Forum, Toronto, ON.

Edmunds, A. L., & Macmillan, R. (2010, May). Leadership for inclusion: Questions and dilemmas. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Studies of Educational Administration, Montreal, QC.

*Hebert, M. & Metsala, J. L. (2010, June). Children's word acquisition as a function of phonological similarity neighborhood and frequency of presentation. Paper presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg, MB.

*Hyland, T. & Howell, G. (2010, May). Writing proficiency assessment evaluation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW), Congress 2010, Montreal QC.

*Hebert, M. & Metsala, J.L. (2010, June). Children's word acquisition as a function of phonological similarity neighborhood and frequency of presentation. Paper presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg, MB.

*Kertoy, M., Puskarich, M., & Specht, J. (2010, May). Participation in school: Using participation profiles to measure roles and depth of involvement. Paper presented at the European Academy of Childhood Disability Brussels, Belgium.

*Metsala, J. L., Ishaik, G. & Barton, V. (2009, June). Psychosocial adjustment and social cognition in young children with nonverbal learning disabilities. Presented at the 70^th annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.

*Nowicki, E. A. & Samuels, B. (2009, May). Encouraging the social acceptance of children and adolescents with exceptionalities: A primer for educators and administrators. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

*Pompeo, M. (2010, May). Including students with exceptionalities in language and math: Examining the beliefs and practices of 5 highly scoring "interventionist" J/I teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Studies in Education (CSSE), Montreal, QC.

*Pompeo, M. (2010, April). Acquiring inclusive beliefs: One highly scoring "interventionist" teacher reflects on his development. Paper presented at the Canada International Conference on Education, Toronto, ON.

*Pompeo, M. (2010, April). General Elementary Teachers' Perceptions on Developing 'Interventionist' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Their Students With Special Education Needs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

*Samuels B. & Nowicki, E. A. (2010, May). Facilitating positive perceptions of students with exceptionalities. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Montreal, QC.

*Specht, J., Young, G., Kertoy, M., Servais, M., Spencer, T., Puskarich, M., & Pompeo, M. (2010, August). Participation in school roles: The importance of opportunity. Paper presented at ISEC2010. Belfast UK.

Specht, J. & Gifford, K. (2010. May), Educational and Assistive Technology: Exploring family perspectives. Paper presented at Bridges to Learning Conference. Mississauga, ON. (invited).

Specht, J., & Young, G. (2010, May). Strategies for administrators to build schools as inclusive communities. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Montreal, QC. .

*Specht, J., Servais, M., Kertoy, M., Spencer, T., King, G., Pompeo, M., Young, G., & Puskarish, M. (2009, August). School roles: Opportunities to participate. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, ON.

*Specht, J., King, G., Bartlett, D., Stewart, S., Gilpin, M., Petersen, P., Servais, M., Brown, H., Young, G., & Kessler, N. (2009, May). Facilitating the development of professional expertise in children's health, social, and education services. Paper presented at Engaging Reflection in Health Professional Education and Practice. London, ON.

Spencer, T., Specht, J., Servais, M., Kertoy, M., King, G., Pompeo, M., Young, G., & Puskarich, M. (2010, February). Elementary school roles: Making sure ALL participate. Paper presented at the 5h annual Ontario Education Research Symposium. Toronto, ON.

Williams, A. & Specht, J. (2010, June). Pre-service teachers' attitudes towards including students with behaviour difficulties. Paper presented at the biennial convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, New Orleans, LA.

Young, G. & Specht, J. (2010, May), Assistive technology: Its impact on self-concept and motivation across school transitions. Paper presented at Bridges to Learning Conference. Mississauga, ON. (invited).

Young, G., Specht, J., & Dolmage, M. (2010, May). How secondary schools develop and sustain their strategies to teach students with significant disabilities as members of regular classes. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Montreal, QC.

Young, G., & Specht, J. (2009, May). Assessing change in the academic self-concept of students with learning disabilities. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

Young, G., Barry, J., & Specht, J. (2009, August). Exploratory investigations on the impact of assistive technology: Its potential impact on the self-concept, self-efficacy and academic achievement of students with learning disabilities. Paper presented at the Ministry of Education Assistive Technology for All Conference, Milton, ON.

Young, G., & Specht, J. (2009, May). Assistive technology: Its impact on self-concept and motivation across school transitions. Presented at the Bridges to Learning Conference, Mississauga, ON.