Spotlight on Dyslexia Event Speakers

Sharon Plante

Sharon Plante

Chief Technology Integrator, Teacher Mentor, The Southport School

Sharon Plante currently serves as Chief Technology Integrator, Teacher Mentor, and Student Advisor at The Southport School (TSS). She uses her Structured Literacy training and understanding of technology to empower students with learning disabilities in the classroom and through virtual learning. Sharon has taken the work done at TSS and conducted workshops for Kent Independent School District (Michigan), Pennsylvania Department of Education, Assistive Technology International Association, and The Dyslexia Foundation, incorporating best practices in professional development. Additionally, she has led virtual training for Learning Ally, International Dyslexia Association, PaTTAN, and Rehab Seminars. Sharon is the co-author of Utilizing Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities.

Sessions

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Using Technology to Enhance Structured Literacy Instruction

The utilization of technology (Interactive screens, iPads, apps, and websites) can make Structured Literacy instruction (decoding/encoding, fluency, and comprehension) a multi-sensory process that is engaging and explicit while maintaining the individualization and diagnostic-prescriptive aspects of the lesson. It can support the organizational challenges for necessary lesson materials that can occur when working with multiple students at once while also allowing for ease of differentiation within a small group format. Additionally, educational technology can provide ways for the teacher to collect work samples and data from multiple students simultaneously and allow for individualized feedback. The session will focus on using various tools to support differentiated and individualized engagement during small group multi-sensory Structured Literacy instruction.

Sharon Plante

Sharon Plante
Chief Technology Integrator
The Southport School