On-Demand Webinar: Educating Students With Dyslexia: What Does the Law Say and What Are the Issues?
Description of Webinar
For the past several years, dyslexia has increasingly become a hot topic in special education law at the national level with many states being in different phases of legislative mandates regarding the identification of dyslexia and providing services to students diagnosed or otherwise identified as having dyslexia. This presentation will focus on what relevant federal law currently provides regarding the education of students with dyslexia, the discussion of potential legal issues related to the education of students diagnosed with dyslexia, and how courts have ruled so far.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this on-demand webinar, you will be able to:
- Explain the relevant federal case law regarding the education of students with dyslexia.
- Discuss the potential legal issues related to the education of students with dyslexia.
Registration Cost
Number of Contact Hours Offered
1.5
Original Webinar Date
August 27, 2024
Webinar Duration
90 minutes
Instructional Level
Introductory
Target Audience
Assessment professionals including neuropsychologists, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists/interventionists, speech and language pathologists (SLPs), occupational therapists (OTs), and administrators.
Agenda
The on-demand courses are designed to be self-paced. You can start and stop as needed. You must watch the videos in their entirety before taking the CE test.
Registration and Confirmation
Customers will purchase their course on the WPS website by adding selected item(s) to their cart and completing their transaction with a credit card. Customers who wish to pay with a purchase order will need to contact a representative at 844-378-4918. Once payment is rendered, customers will receive a sales order confirmation email, followed by an email that contains the License Key link. Customers will click on the link to register on the WPS website or sign in if they have already registered. There, customers will be able to access course(s). Once registered, customers will receive a registration confirmation email.
Refund/Cancellation Policy and Late Registration/Transfer Fees
The on-demand courses available through the WPS Professional Learning Center (WPS ProLearn™) cannot be returned after they have been accessed and cannot be transferred.
Webinar Completion Requirements
To obtain your Certificate of Completion for on-demand CE courses, you must first watch the video. Then, answer the questions contained in the post-test on the WPS Professional Learning Center (WPS ProLearn™) and submit the post-test for scoring. A post-course evaluation survey will also be provided for you to submit feedback to WPS.
In order for a Certificate to be issued, you must pass the post-test with a score of 75% or higher. If you do not pass on your first attempt, you will be allowed two opportunities to retake the post-test. If you do not pass after a total of three attempts, you will need to repurchase access to the materials. We recommend that you make a copy of your post-test answers for your records before submitting them to WPS for scoring. All Certificates of Completion will be provided electronically in the WPS ProLearn system. No partial credit will be awarded.
Special Needs Request
WPS will make accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require specific accommodations, please email prolearn@wpspublish.com prior to or at the time of course registration so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Presenter Bio
Julie J. Weatherly, Esq. is the owner of Resolutions in Special Education, Inc., a special education law and consulting firm in Alabama. Julie is a member of the State Bars of Alabama and Georgia and for thirty-eight years has continued to provide consultation and legal representation to school agencies across the country in the area of educating students with disabilities. She is also a member of the faculty for many national and state legal Institutes and is a frequent speaker at special education law conferences. Julie has developed a number of professional development and training programs (in-person and virtual) that support special education legal compliance and has been published nationally as a part of her trainings, workshops, and seminars. In June of 1996, Julie appeared on CBS news program 60 minutes to discuss the cost of meeting the legal requirements of IDEA. In 1998, she was honored by Georgia’s CEC as the Individual who had Contributed Most to Students with Disabilities, and in April 2012, Julie received the Award for Outstanding Service from the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). Julie devotes a good bit of her time consulting and providing professional development sessions for CASE and other state and local school agencies and associations. For additional information, visit the firm’s website at www.specialresolutions.com or contact Julie at JJWEsq@aol.com
Disclosures
Presenters receive an honorarium and royalties for their presentation and from the sale of the webinar.
Continuing Education Credit
APA Approved Sponsor
1.5 CEs
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NBCC
1.5 CEs
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