39th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities
 
M-20 Oral Language-Reading Connection

Description
Mary Farrell, Ph.D., Director Center for Dyslexia Studies, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ and Francie Matthews, Ph.D., Director of Academic Success Associates, Westfield, NJ. Reading disabled students present a continuum of oral language abilities which impact comprehension. This session describes language/reading disability profiles and how to adapt traditional instruction.