BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:English spelling isn’t crazy! Nancy Cushen White\, Ed.D.\, wil l present her work and research in dyslexia\, a learning disorder that ca uses difficulty in reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words. Dr. White is a Clinical Pr ofessor with the Department of Pediatrics\, Division of Adolescent and Yo ung Adult Medicine\, at UCSF—and a member of the UCSF Dyslexia Research C enter Team. Over the past 40+ years\, she has taught students in general/ special education classrooms at public/private schools\, provided psycho- educational assessment and literacy intervention\, trained pre-/in-servic e teachers and practitioners\, developed curricula\, and been involved in policy. She piloted a San Francisco Unified School District special day class for 2e—Twice Exceptional students who were gifted with a diagnosis of dyslexia\; has taught young adults in a pre-trial diversion program th rough San Francisco Superior Court—Mentor Court Division\; worked as a Li teracy Intervention Consultant and Case Manager for Lexicon Reading Cente r—Dubai—United Arab Emirates for 10 years\; and trains teachers in the Sl ingerland Multisensory (Multimodal) Structured Language Approach (Structu red Literacy) as a certified Instructor of Teaching for the Slingerland I nstitute. She has received numerous awards. Dr. White is the spouse of Be bo White\, a member of our Club. They have two sons and two grandsons. Th is is a regular membership meeting of The Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and gu ests. The meeting is free\, but you must register by 11 AM on Tuesday\, S eptember 22\, 2020. Connection information will be provided only to those who register by the above deadline. For technical support\, please conta ct Secretary Dora Dye before 10:30 AM on September 22\, 2020. Meeting Sch edule: 12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in 12:15 PM: Meeting begins 1:30 PM: Me eting adjourns DTEND:20200922T203000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T091452Z DTSTART:20200922T190000Z LOCATION:via Zoom (link to be sent separately closer to the date of the me eting) SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:E-MEETING: Demystifying Dyslexia UID:83b60f5f-b4ed-48c8-8e29-6cf66302e31d X-ALT-DESC:
English spelling isn&rsquo\;t crazy! Nancy Cushen White\, Ed.D.\, will present her work and research in dyslexia\, a learni ng disorder that causes difficulty in reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words.
\n\nDr. White is a Clinical Professor with the Department of Pediatrics\, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine\, at UCSF&mdash\;and a me mber of the UCSF Dyslexia Research Center Team. Over the past 40+ years\, she has taught students in general/special education classrooms at publi c/private schools\, provided psycho-educational assessment and literacy i ntervention\, trained pre-/in-service teachers and practitioners\, develo ped curricula\, and been involved in policy. She piloted a San Francisco Unified School District special day class for 2e&mdash\;Twice Exceptional students who were gifted with a diagnosis of dyslexia\; has taught young adults in a pre-trial diversion program through San Francisco Superior C ourt&mdash\;Mentor Court Division\; worked as a Literacy Intervention Con sultant and Case Manager for Lexicon Reading Center&mdash\;Dubai&mdash\;U nited Arab Emirates for 10 years\; and trains teachers in the Slingerland Multisensory (Multimodal) Structured Language Approach (Structured Liter acy) as a certified Instructor of Teaching for the Slingerland Institute. She has received numerous awards.
\n\nDr. White is the spouse of B ebo White\, a member of our Club. They have two sons and two grandsons. p>\n\n
This is a regular membership meeting of The Rotary Club of S an Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective m embers\, and guests. The meeting is free\, but you must register by 11 AM on Tuesday\, September 22\, 202 0. Connection information will be provided only to those who regi ster by the above deadline. For technical support\, please contact Secret ary Dora Dye before 10:30 AM on September 22\, 2020.
\n\nMeeting Schedule:
\n\n12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in
\n\n12:15 PM: Meeting begins
\n\n1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns
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