This document provides information about an upcoming conference on executive function and learning differences, including registration rates ranging from $250-$635, contact information for questions, and details about session presenters and topics. The conference is designed for education, psychology, and therapy professionals and will focus on strategies to support students with executive function weaknesses, difficulties with motivation, emotional regulation, and academic performance. Attendees will learn how executive function challenges manifest across grades and subjects for students with different types of learning differences.

1. RATES
Early Registration
(ends Dec. 11th
)
$585
General Registration
$635
Student Rate (limited
availability)
$250
Optional Conference
Binder
$65
QUESTIONS?
Contact Mimi Ballard, MBA: mballard@researchild.org or 781-861-3711 x114
www.researchild.org/ldc2016 www.smarts-ef.org www.ildlex.org
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This conference is designed for professionals in education, psychology, child development, speech
and language pathology, school psychology, and other related fields.
The conference will focus on strategies that work across grades and
across domains including reading, writing, math, and content area
subjects. Attendees will learn how…
- executive function weaknesses affect academic performance across
the grades
- to foster motivation and emotional regulation in students
- weaknesses in executive function manifest in students with difference
types of learning differences, including ADHD, behavioral challenges,
and autism spectrum disorders
- to teach executive function strategies so that students learn to plan,
prioritize, organize, shift flexibly, and self-check when they approach
their academic work.
Plenary sessions and smaller concurrent sessions will provide
opportunities for in-depth discussion with faculty.
“This conference was life changing for me!”

2. Lynn Meltzer, Ph.D., Conference Chair
President and Director of Research at the Research Institute for Learning and Development (ResearchILD)
Director of Assessment at the Institute for Learning and Development (ILD)
Associate in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Manju Banerjee, Ph.D.
Vice President, Educational Research and Innovation, Landmark
College Institute for Research and Training
Anthony S. Bashir, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Boston College, Lynch School of Education,
Simmons College Program on Language and Literacy
Surina Basho, Ph.D.
Director of Research in Learning Disabilities and Psychology,
Morrissey-Compton Educational Center
Loring Brinckerhoff, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Disability Policy, Educational Testing Services
(ETS)
Robert Brooks, Ph.D.
Faculty, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Joanna A. Christodoulou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and
Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University
of Utah School of Medicine
Michael Greschler, M.Ed.
Director of SMARTS Programs, ResearchILD
Suzanne Huopalainen, B.S.
Senior Math and Science Faculty, Teacher Mentor, Fraser
Academy
Kalyani Krishnan, M.A.
Assistant Director of Assessment, ILD
Allison Nannemann, M.Ed.
Doctoral Candidate, Boston College
Joel Ristuccia, Ed.M.
Director of Training, Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative;
Adjunct Professor, Lesley University
Heidi Paisner-Roffman, M.Ed.
Doctoral Candidate, Boston College
Bethany Roditi, Ph.D.
Director of Education, ILD; Vice President, ResearchILD
David Scanlon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Boston College
Bonnie Singer, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO, Architects for Learning
Elana Snow, M.Ed.
SMARTS Curriculum Coordinator, ResearchILD
Wendy Stacey, M.S.
Director of Reading, ILD; SMARTS Teacher Training
Coordinator, ResearchILD
Jo Stebbings, M.A.
Director of Learning Services, Fraser Academy
Judith Stein, Ph.D.
Clinical Therapist, ILD
Joan Steinberg, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Education, ILD
Michelle Garcia Winner, M.A., CCC-SLP
Founder of Social Thinking, Think Social Publishing Inc.
Maryanne Wolf, Ed.D.
John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service,
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human
Development; Director, Center for Reading and Language
Research, Tufts University
JOIN US!
For more information
www.researchild.org/ldc2016 www.smarts-ef.org www.ildlex.org
SESSION PRESENTERS INCLUDE…
“I was fully engaged throughout this conference! The presenters were knowledgeable
and passionate!”