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2025-2026 school year 

 
Winter:

Thriving in a Screen-Saturated World: Actionable Guidance from Dr. Michael Rich, “The Mediatrician”

  • March 5, 6:30-7:45 PM Healthy Digital Habits at Home
    • Learn how to reduce screen-time struggles, set healthy family boundaries, and strengthen communication around technology use at home.

       

  • March 6, 1:15-2:25 PM Digital Wellness in the Classroom
    •  Gain evidence-based frameworks to understand how technology impacts student development and behavior in the classroom. Discover strategies that support social-emotional learning and learn how to recognize when digital habits may need deeper attention.

Click here to join the interest list for either event.
 

Spring: 

Experience Dyslexia: A Learning Disabilities Simulation
March 3, 2026, 6:30-8:00 PM 

  • Experience the frustrations and feelings of failure that people with dyslexia encounter in this interactive, hands-on simulation. How do you read a story when you can’t remember the sound associated with each letter? What is it like when your hand won’t write what your brain tells it to write? How hard is it to complete a task when you have difficulty tuning out background noise?

Register here to reserve your seat now

2024-2025 (click title for workshop details)
  • September 26 - Syntax and Cohesive Ties: The Missing Links in Reading Comprehension and Written Expression
                                 Dr. Carol Tolman, Co-Author of LETRS & International Literacy Consultant
     
  • October 22 - Experience Dyslexia: A Learning Disabilities Simulation
     
  • February 7 - Screening for Dyslexia: Why, When, Who, How, and Where
                           Dr. Nadine Gaab, Harvard Graduate School of Education
     
  • March 4 - Experience Dyslexia: A Learning Disabilities Simulation
2023-2024 (Click title for workshop details)
  • September 19: Practical Ways to Implement Phonemic Awareness Throughout the Day
     
  • October 3: Dyslexia 411
     
  • October 19: Experience Dyslexia - A Learning Disabilities Simulation
     
  • November 10: Using Writing to Enhance Language Comprehension & Learning
                             Dr. Gary Troia, Michigan State
     
  • January 25: How to Improve Executive Function Skills at Home Without the Frustration
                         Dr. Peg Dawson, Smart but Scattered 
     
  • January 26: Five Steps for Embedding Executive Function Skills Into Daily Classroom Routines and Instruction
                          Dr. Peg Dawson, Smart but Scattered
     
  • February 8: Tips for Supporting Auditory Processing Disorder Both at Home and in the Classroom
     
  • March 5: Reading Fluency Strategies
     
  • March 12: Experience Dyslexia - A Learning Disabilities Simulation
     
  • April 11: Classroom & Home Management Strategies for the Child with ADHD

 

2022-2023 (Click title for workshop details)
  • October 20: Experience Dyslexia - A Learning Disabilities Simulation
     
  • November 29: Progression of Math Concepts Across Grade Levels
                             Dr. Bradely Witzel, Western Carolina University 
     
  • January 27: Understanding Word Level Reading Problems: Implications for Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention
                         Dr. David Kilpatrick, State University of New York College at Cortland 
     
  • January 27: Understanding Word Level Reading Problems: The Role of Grapho Phonemic Proficiency and Orthographic Mapping
                        Dr. David Kilpatrick, State University of New York College at Cortland 
     
  • February 23: Dyslexia 411
     
  • March 7: Experience Dyslexia - A Learning Disabilities Simulation
     
  • April 20: Bolstering Reading Comprehension at Home Over the Summer
                     Dr. Suzanne Adlof, University of South Carolina

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Erin Mehagan
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864-244-8899 ext. 105
emehagan@camperdown.org

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