Dyslexia will be considered as an example of the learning diversity that excels in the real world despite an education system which is difficult for those who learn differently. The value of cerebrodiversity, of which dyslexia is a byproduct, will be presented as Dr. Sherman challenges conventional assumptions about disabilities. His keynote address will encourage those who struggle with dyslexia, provide a context for understanding dyslexia's enigmas, and offer technology as one solution for success.
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Dr. Gordon Sherman is Executive Director of The Newgrange School and Education Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Before joining Newgrange, he was Director of the Dyslexia Research Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and was a faculty member in neurology (neuroscience) at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sherman received his doctorate in developmental psychobiology from the University of Connecticut. He is a former president of IDA and a recipient of two of its most prestigious honours, the Samuel T. Orton Award and the Norman Geschwind Memorial Lecture Award. He also was inducted recently into the Sylvia O. Richardson Hall of Honor. Dr. Sherman speaks nationally and internationally to parents, teachers, and scientists about cerebrodiversity, learning differences, brain development, and the future.
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