DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
| Name: |
Karen
Jo Rooney, Ph.D. |
| Address: |
Paxton Square
1899-B Billingsgate Circle
Richmond, VA 23238
|
| Phone: |
(804)
747-1883 |
| Fax: |
(804)
290-0474 |
| E-mail: |
edenterinc@aol.com |
| Website: |
www.krooney.com |
EDUCATION:
| Year |
Institution
|
Degree |
| 1969 |
St.
Bonaventure University
Olean, New York
|
B.A.,
English
Minor, Education |
| 1975 |
Nazareth
College
Rochester, New York
|
M.S.,
Education |
| 1984 |
Lynchburg
College
Lynchburg, Virginia
|
Certification
- LD (K-12),
English |
| 1984 |
BMA
Continuing
Education-Treating Impulsive
Children (Kendall Workshop)
|
Certificate |
| 1985 |
University
of Virginia |
Ph.D.
in Education (Special Education),
Minors: Research, Psychology |
| 1988 |
University
of Virginia |
Professional
Development |
| 1989 |
University
of Virginia |
Professional
Development |
| 1989 |
Johns
Hopkins |
Continuing
Education |
| 1990 |
Johns
Hopkins |
Continuing
Education |
| 1992 |
Johns
Hopkins |
Continuing
Education |
| 1994 |
Kennedy
Kreiger Institute |
Continuing
Education |
| 1995
|
University
of Virginia |
Professional
Development |
| 1996 |
Johns
Hopkins |
Continuing
Education |
| 1997 |
NIH
Johns Hopkins |
Research
Update
Continuing Education |
| 1998 |
NIH |
Research
Update |
| 1999 |
Johns
Hopkins
Scientific Learning
NIH Research Update |
Spectrum
FastForward
Lab School |
| 2000 |
Johns
Hopkins |
Spectrum |
| 2001 |
Learning
and the Brain |
|
| 2002 |
CAN
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2003 |
CAN
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2004 |
CAN
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2005 |
IDEA
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2005 |
Leadership
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2006 |
Leadership
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2007 |
Leadership
Training |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| 2007 |
Understanding Executive Dysfunction |
PISES Training |
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMARY:
| Year |
Position |
Employer |
| 1969-70 |
Secondary
English teacher |
Cardinal
Mooney High School
Rochester, New York |
| 1975-78 |
Adjunct
Instructor |
Learning
Development Center,
Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, New York |
| 1978
|
Learning
Disabilities Consultant |
Harley
School of Rochester -
private case |
| 1978 |
Instructor
- Developmental English |
Central
Virginia Community College |
| 1979-84 |
LD
Resource Teacher |
Lynchburg
Public Schools,
Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 1985-87 |
Educational
Consultant |
Medical
and Counseling Assoc.,
Richmond, Virginia |
|
Lecturer
in Education |
University
of Virginia
(Behavior Management and Learning Disabilities) |
| 1987-88 |
Educational
Consultant |
Medical
and Counseling Assoc.
2010 Bremo Road, Suite 121
Richmond, Virginia 23226 |
|
Director |
Learning
Resource Center
2010 Bremo Road, Suite 121
Richmond, Virginia 23226 |
| 1988-94 |
Director |
The Learning
Resource Center
8917 Fargo Road
Richmond, Virginia 23229
The Attention
Disorders Clinic
8917 Fargo Road
Richmond, Virginia 23229
|
|
Adjunct
Faculty |
University
of Virginia Faculty member in Institute on Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder |
|
Co-instructor
|
Video
class on Characteristics and Education of ADHD Students. |
| 1994- |
President |
Educational
Enterprises, Inc.
8917 Fargo Road
Richmond, Virginia 23229 |
EMPLOYMENT
DESCRIPTION:
| Position |
Description |
| Secondary
English |
Responsibilities
include the implementation of New York State Curriculum
for grades 9 and 10.
|
| Adjunct
Instructor |
Responsibilities
included the implementation of individual remedial programs
in a private, clinical setting.
|
| LD
Consultant |
Responsibilities
included testing, remedial instruction and placement recommendation.
|
| Adjunct
Instructor |
Responsibilities
included remedial instruction in English to prepare students
for college credit-bearing courses.
|
| LD
Resource Teacher |
Responsibilities
included testing for two elementary schools, chair for
Child Study Committees, design and implementation of Individual
Education Plans for identified LD Resource students, consultant
liaison and in-service delivery for regular education
faculty.
|
| Educational
Consultant |
Responsibilities
included assessment, consultation and individual and small
group instruction. Workshops and presentations are conducted
on request basis.
|
| Lecturer
in Education |
Responsible
for teaching the behavior management course in the Spring
semester.
|
| Director |
Responsible
for instruction, assessment, and The Learning Resource
Center operations of an Attention Disorders Clinic non-profit
program for children, adolescents, and adults.
Responsible
for development and administration of a clinic using
multi-disciplinary approach to assess individuals with
attention problems.
Responsible
for research and development through The Learning Resource
Center.
|
| Adjunct
|
Faculty member
in Institute on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Co-instructor
of video course on Characteristics and Education of
ADHD Students.
|
| President |
Responsible
for the assessment/intervention/ consultation programs,
management of publications, operations and financial management
of private company. Approximately 160 assessments for
learning disabilities and\or attention disorders are conducted
annually and organizational strategy training programs
run throughout the year in addition to consultancy services
and public speaking engagements/inservices for regular/special
educators and corporations. |
PROFESSIONAL
APPOINTMENTS/POSITIONS HELD:
Lynchburg Public
Schools - Task Force on IEP Development
Lynchburg Public
Schools - Task Force on Screening Assessment
Lynchburg Public
Schools - Chair of SACS (Southern Association) Special Education
Committee
Virginia Council
of Learning Disabilities (VCLD) - Honors Committee Chairperson
Learning Disabilities
Council - Secretary
Member - State
Task Force on Attention Deficit Disorder
Member - State
Advisory Committee for Learning Disabilities
Member - VACLD
Program Planning Committee
Member - VCLD Regional
Conference Planning Committee
Member - Task Force
Assessing the Effects of Medication in the Treatment of Children
VCLD - Conference
Social Chair and Strand Leader for 3 state-wide conferences
Vice-President and Conference Chairperson for VCLD
Board of Directors
of the Virginia Branch of The Orton Dyslexia Society
President of VCLD
Past President's
Advisory Council of VCLD
Reading Strand
Chair for national CLD conference
Member - Liaison
Committee of CLD
Member - Ethics
and Standards Committee of CLD
Parliamentarian
of Virginia Branch of The Orton Dyslexia Society
Member - Hyper
Active Attention Deficit Parent Support's Professional Advisory
Board
Member - State
Task Force on Teacher Certification
Adjunct Faculty appointment
at University of Virginia
Adjunct Faculty
appointment at Appalachian State University
Adjunct Faculty
appointment at Virginia Commonwealth University
Reviewer for Intervention,
a ProEd publication
Member of Committee
for Study of ADD Services
Chair, Professional
Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of
Virginia
Chair, Scholarship
Committee for the Virginia Branch of the Orton Dyslexia Society
Co-chair of Local
Arrangements for the national Council of Learning Disabilities
Conference in Washington, D.C
Program Chair for
the Learning Disabilities Conference of Virginia (1999)
Advisory Board Member of the International Dyslexia Association of Virginia
Member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia
Chair of the Nominating Committee for the International Dyslexia Association.
Reviewer for Assessment for Effective Intervention, a journal sponsored by Council of Exceptional Children
Respondent to the White Paper on Clinical Judgement in the Assessment of Learning Disabilities, LD Summit, Washington, DC, August, 2001.
Respondent for the International Dyslexia Association to the Consensus Statement as part of the OSEP initiative from the LD Summit.
Member of the Special Needs Task Force for the Diocese of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
Member of the Search Committee for position of Principal at St. Mary's School in Richmond, Virginia.
Representative for the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Learning Disabilities for the Children and Youth Action Network and Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities.
Past Board Member of The International Dyslexia Association, Chair of Government Affairs Committee.
Professional Advisory Board of the Virginia Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.
Representative to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities for the Division for Learning Disabilities.
Representative to the National Adolescent Literacy Coalition.
Representative to the International Reading Association's Response-to-Intervention Committee.
Reviewer for Learning Disabilities: Research to Practice.
President of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Past-President of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Participant in the Expert Workgroup on Response-to-Intervention convened by the Council for Exceptional Children.
PRESENTATIONS:
| 1979-1984
|
Workshops
on special education topics at Linkhorne Elementary and
Perrymont Elementary Schools in Lynchburg, Virginia.
|
| 1984 |
Presentation
on self-monitoring at the Association for Children with
Learning Disabilities State Conference in Richmond, Virginia.
|
| 1984 |
Presentation
on self-monitoring at the International Conference of
the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
in New Orleans, Louisiana.
|
| 1985-1986
|
Presentation
at the Council of Learning Disabilities in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Presentations for a variety of schools such as Steward
School, Godwin High School, St. Catherine's Lower School,
St. Patrick's School, Richmond Public Schools, Campbell
County Public Schools.
|
| 1986-1987
|
Presentations
on Attention Deficit Disorder, behavior management and
learning strategy training to 7 local school systems throughout
the State of Virginia under the auspices of a grant provided
by the Seay Foundation.
Workshops on strategy training for Eastwood School, Louisville,
Kentucky and Henrico Public Schools, Richmond, Virginia.
|
| 1987 |
Presentation
at the Virginia State Department of Education's Thinking
Skills Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.
|
| 1988 |
Presentation
at the Conference for Teachers of the Behaviorally Disordered
sponsored by the Iowa State Department of Education.
Presentations to Roanoke County Public Schools. Presentation
at the Virginia Association of Secondary Schools.
Principals' Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia (Middle
School Level).
Presentation at the Virginia State Department of Education's
Conference for Teachers of the Learning Disabled in Charlottesville,
Virginia.
In-service workshops (3 ½ days) for Henrico County Public
School System and on-going consultation three days per
month (Middle School -Special Education).
In-service workshops for Goochland Public Schools Special
Education personnel and Buford Academy.
In-service workshops (½ days) for Amherst Public Schools.
In-service workshop (3 ½ days) for Henrico County Public
School System (Secondary Level - Special Education).
In-service presentation to Roanoke County Public Schools.
In-service presentation to Trinity High School.
Virginia Department of Education Strategy Training Workshop
in Fairfax, Virginia (2 days).
Presentation at Council of Learning Disabilities National
Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
In-service presentations and consultancy on strategy training
in Henrico County Schools at the elementary and secondary
levels (48 hours).
Virginia Department of Education Strategy Training workshop
in Hampton, Virginia.
Presentation to elementary guidance counselors in Henrico
Public Schools.
Presentation to Partnership in Education Committee sponsored
through the University of Virginia.
|
| 1989 |
Presentation
to Lynchburg College faculty on accommodations and compensations
for LD students in college settings.
Virginia Department of Education Strategy Training Workshop
in Roanoke, Virginia (2 days).
Presentation to the LD State Teachers Conference in Charlottesville,
Virginia.
In-service Workshop (2 ½ days) in strategy training for
Newport News Public Schools.
Presentation on "Independent Strategies for Efficient
Study" at the national CEC conference in San Francisco,
California.
Virginia Department of Education Strategy Training Workshop
in Tappahanock, Virginia
Virginia Department of Education Strategy Training Workshop
in Abingdon, Virginia.
Presentation on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
and Independent Strategies for Efficient Studies at State
Child Development Conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Summer Seminar on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
for the Henrico Public School system.
Presentation on "Independent Strategies for Efficient
Study" for the summer Retaining Program at Longwood College
in Farmville, Virginia.
Presentation on Attention Disorders to the Audiology Department
at the Medical College of Virginia.
Presentation at UVA's Attention Disorders Summer Institute
in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Independent
Study" for Campbell County, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study"
for Norfolk Public Schools.
Presentation on Attention Disorders to the General Assembly's
Joint Subcommittee on Education in Richmond, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study"
under the Christa MacAuliffe Grant for Chesterfield Public
Schools in Richmond, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study"
for teachers new to the Henrico Public Schools in Richmond,
Virginia.
Presentation on ADHD to the school psychologists in the
Chesterfield Public School System in Richmond, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study"
for Amherst Public Schools in Amherst, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study"
for Nicholas County in Summerville, West Virginia.
Presentation on learning styles for St. Bridget's PTA
in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on learning styles for the Education Program
at the Jewish Community Center in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on learning styles for the HAAD meeting in
Charlottesville, Virginia.
Presentation on learning styles at the Virginia Independent
School Conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on Attention Disorders for the West Point
Public Schools in West Point, Virginia.
Presentation on Attention Disorders to the General Assembly's
Joint Sub-committee on Educator's Task Force on Dropout
Prevention in Richmond, Virginia.
Member of Virginia Department of Education's Task Force
on Certification of Educational Diagnosticians.
Presentation at Chalkley Elementary School in Chesterfield
County Public Schools.
|
| 1990 |
Presentation
on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at the national
conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of
America in Anaheim, California.
Presenter in a series of four regional in-services on
the Virginia Department of Education's Task Force Report,
" ADHD and the Schools".
Presentation on strategy training at the Virginia Council
of Learning Disabilities state conference.
Presentation at the ADHD Parent Support Group meeting
in Hanover, Virginia.
Presentation on Subtypes of Attention Deficit at the American
Educational Research Association's annual conference in
Boston, Massachusetts.
Presentation on ADHD and workshop in strategy training
for the Virginia Department of Education's LD/ED conference
in Richmond, Virginia.
In-service on strategy training for Fairfax County Public
Schools in Fairfax, Virginia.
In-service on ADHD for Henrico County Public Schools in
Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation at the first national conference on Language,
Literacy and Adults in Orlando, Florida.
Continuing Education class on ADHD through the University
of Virginia for Bath County, Virginia.
In-service on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study"
for Braxton County Public Schools in Braxton County, West
Virginia.
Presentation on Learning Styles at the national conference
of the Council of Learning Disabilities in Austin, Texas.
Presentation on ADHD at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, LA
for the Women's Foundation.
Conducted series of four regional workshops on strategy
training offered through the Virginia Department of Education.
Presentation of ADHD at the conference for Hospital Programs
offered by the Virginia Department of Education in Staunton,
Virginia.
Workshop on the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery
in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
In-Service on strategy training for the Center of Dyslexia
in Charlottesville, Virginia.
|
| 1991 |
Presentations
for ADHD parent support groups in Newport News and Chesterfield
County, Virginia.
Presentation
on ADHD for probation officers and mental health professionals
sponsored by St. John's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
In-service
on strategy training for Newport News Public Schools
in Newport News, Virginia.
Instructor
for class on Learning Styles for the University of Virginia
Continuing Education Program.
In-service
for Culpeper Public Schools, Appomattox Public Schools,
Spottsylvania Public Schools and Fairfax Public Schools
on ADHD and Independent Strategies for Efficient Study.
Co-instructor
of satellite course on Characteristics and Instruction
of ADHD Students offered through the University of Virginia's
Continuing Education Program.
In-service
on behavior management for Culpeper public Schools.
In-service
on attention disorders for King and Queen public Schools.
Presentation
at national Council of Learning Disabilities conference
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Co-instructor
for class entitled Learning Differences in the Classroom
through the continuing education program of the University
of Virginia.
In-service
on strategy training for Culpeper Public Schools.
In-service
on learning differences for Trinity Episcopal High School.
In-service
on strategy training for Hanover Public Schools. Presentation
on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study" for
the Learning Disabilities Association of West Virginia.
In-service
on Working with ADHD Students in the Classroom for Northumberland
public Schools.
Presentation
on ADHD and Classroom Interventions at the CEC conference
in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Presentation
on Homework for Learning Disabilities council in Richmond,
Virginia.
In-service
on behavior management for Culpeper Public Schools -
Follow-up.
|
| 1992 |
In-service
on behavior management for Newark Public Schools in
Newark, Delaware.
In-service
on "Independent Strategies for efficient Study" for
Culpeper Public Schools.
In-service
on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study" for
Fairfax Public Schools.
In-service
on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study" for
the DC Branch of The Orton Dyslexia Society.
In-service
on collaboration for the Culpeper Public Schools.
Instructor
of course entitled "Characteristics of Learning Disabilities"
at the University of Virginia.
Presentation
on "Subtypes of ADHD" for the Chesterfield CHADD parent
group.
In-service
on ADHD and strategy training for Chesterfield Public
Schools.
Presentation
of "A Comprehensive Screening Instrument for ADHD and
Concomitant Conditions" at the Learning Disabilities
of America's national conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Presentation
of ADHD for Louisa Public Schools.
Presentation
of "ADHD: Update on Research" at the Virginia council
of Learning Disabilities conference in Roanoke, Virginia.
Presentation
on ADHD for the council of Exceptional Children's national
conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Presentation
on "Subtypes of ADHD" for Powhatan Public Schools.
Presentation
on "Subtypes of ADHD" for Henrico Public Schools.
Presentation
on Assessment for Virginia Branch of The Orton Dyslexia
Society.
In-service
on ADHD and strategy training for Campbell County Public
Schools.
Co-instructor
of course entitled "Learning Differences in the Classroom"
through the University of Virginia's continuing education
program.
Presentation
on ADHD and Behavior Management at the national conference
of the Council of Learning Disabilities in Kansas City.
Presentation
on ADHD and learning strategies at the Conference for
Lutheran Educators in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Presentation
on organizational training at the CHADD conference in
Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Presentation
on collaborative strategies at the Collaboration Conference
sponsored by The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Presentation
on strategy training at the PAADA Conference in Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Presentation
on strategy training for Fairfax Public School in Fairfax,
Virginia.
Presentation
on the characteristics of learning disabilities for
the Learning Disabilities Association of Richmond in
Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation
on learning disabilities, attention disorders and organizational
strategy training at St. Christopher's School in Richmond,
Virginia.
In-service
on learning strategies for Lunenburg Public Schools.
|
| 1993 |
Presenter
on behavioral observation and ADHD on the ADDNET Teleconference
at the University of Georgia.
Presentation
on effective learning strategies at the Virginia Branch
of The Orton Dyslexia Society's state conference in
Roanoke, Virginia.
Presenter
and trainer for Project SOAR's week-long televised class
on learning strategies sponsored by the Virginia Department
of Education.
Presentation
on ADHD for Louisa County Public Schools. Presentation
on ADHD for Petersburg Public Schools.
Presentation
on "Subtypes of ADHD" for the Chesterfield CHADD parent
group.
Strand presenter
on "Independent Strategies for Efficient Study" at The
Postsecondary Conference sponsored by the University
of Connecticut.
Presentation
on strategy training at Longwood college in Farmville,
Virginia.
Workshop
on ADHD and behavior management for Caroll County Public
Schools in Hillsville, Virginia.
Workshop
on strategy training for Project Soar facilitators at
Rosslyn in Richmond, Virginia.
Co-instructor
of course entitled "Working with ADHD Students" at the
University of Virginia in Fairfax, Virginia.
Presentation
on strategy training for Prince William Public Schools.
Presentation
on ADHD for Council of Learning Disabilities national
conference.
Presentation
on observation for Child Development Clinic personnel
sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education.
Presentation
for the Lutheran Educators' Conference in Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Parent consultation
in-service at Riverside School.
Presentation
on strategy training for the national conference of
The Orton Dyslexia Society in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Presentation
for public television on ADHD.
Workshop
on strategy training for Aylett Country Day School in
Aylett, Virginia.
Presentation
on strategy training for Fairfax Public Schools.
Presentation
on strategy training for Montgomery County Public Schools
in Montgomery County, Maryland.
|
| 1994 |
Three workshops
for Philip Morris trainers on "Learning How to Learn."
Requested
presentation on strategy training at the national CEC
conference in Denver, Colorado.
Presentation
on "Making Sense of Test Results" and "Helping your
Child with Social Problems" at The New Community School
in Richmond, Virginia.
Taped video
presentation on working with students with attention
disorders for the Virginia Department of Education.
Workshop
on strategy training for the facilitators of Project
SOAR.
In-service
on strategy training and attention disorders for the
Norfolk Public Schools.
Presenter
for week-long televised class on strategy training for
Project SOAR sponsored by the Virginia Department of
Education.
Instructor
for Institute on Attention Disorders at Appalachian
State University in Boone, North Carolina.
CHADD of
Chesterfield County, Virginia presentation on "How to
Build Cooperative Group Skills."
Presentation
on strategy training at the national CLD conference
in San Diego, California.
|
| 1995 |
Guest lecturer
on strategy training at the University of Virginia.
Member of
panel for Question and Answer session for the CHADD
meeting in Richmond, Virginia at Johnston-Willis Hospital.
Requested
presenter for ADDNET satellite teleconference at The
University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Presentation
on ADHD and Behavior Management for Region 20 in San
Antonio, Texas.
Co-instructor
of class on working with students with attention disorders
for continuing education through the University of Virginia.
Instructor
for graduate course entitled "Working with Adults with
Learning Disabilities in the Community College System"
offered for instructors at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community
College.
Workshop
(one day) on Attention Disorders and Behavior Management
and the Young Child for Region 20 in San Antonio, Texas.
Keynote presentation
on Facilitating Change in Services to the Postsecondary
Student at The Postsecondary Learning Disabilities
Conference
sponsored by the University of Connecticut. Requested
Pre-conference Workshop and Conference speaker at the
national conference for the American Society for Training
and Development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Presentation
on learning strategies for the Virginia Council of Learning
Disabilities in Abingdon, Virginia.
Presentation
on learning strategies at the Learning Disabilities
Association of Virginia in Hampton, Virginia.
Presentation
on learning strategies at the national conference of
The Orton Dyslexia Society in Houston, Texas.
Presentation
on Learning Strategies for Students with Attention Disorders
for the national conference of CHADD in Washington,
D.C.
Presentation
on Alternative Strategies for Different Learning Styles
for James River High School PTA in Chesterfield, Virginia.
|
| 1996 |
Expert panel
presentation at St. Mary's Hospital for the CHADD Parent
Support Group.
Guest lecture
on learning strategies at the University of Virginia.
Presenter for week-long televised class on strategy
training for Project SOAR sponsored by the Virginia
Department of Education.
Presenter
at the PAADA Annual Conference in Newport News, Virginia.
Presenter
on ADD: Language Processing Problems and Solutions at
Tuckahoe Elementary School.
|
| 1997 |
Presentation
for Collegiate Schools on the Role of the Parent in
the Homework Process.
Presentation
on Homework and Test-taking Preparation for the Parent
Teacher Association of St. Bridget's School.
Presentation
on Advance Organizers and Educational Interventions
for Children with Attention Disorders for the CHADD
organization in Richmond, Virginia.
Guest Lecturer
on Learning Strategies at the University of Virginia.
Member of
Meet the Experts Panel sponsored by CHADD and St. Mary's
Hospital.
Presentation
on ADD: Language Processing Problems and Solutions at
the state conference of the Virginia Branch of The Orton
Dyslexia Society in Roanoke, Virginia.
Presentation
on Learning Styles and Homework Preparation for the
Parent Night at Pemberton Elementary School of the Henrico
Public Schools.
Presentation
on Add and Language Processing Problems and Solutions
at the Council for Learning Disabilities international
conference in Washington, DC.
Presentation
on Learning Strategies for the Learning Disabilities
of Virginia annual conference in Charlottesville, VA.
Presentation
of Study Strategies and Homework Solutions for the Tuckahoe
Elementary School Parent Night.
|
| 1998 |
Panel member
for Parent Night at River Road Second Baptist Church.
Presentation
of Educational Interventions for Attention Disorders
at the CHADD of Richmond meeting.
Presentation
on Study Strategies at Pemberton Elementary School in
Richmond, VA.
Expert on
the Ask the Expert week sponsored by LD On-Line of the
Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.
Presentation
on Study Strategies at Gayton Elementary PTA night in
Richmond, VA.
Presentation
on Wordstorming at the Learning Disabilities of Virginia
conference in Richmond, VA.
|
| 1999 |
Faculty member
for Caring for the School Age Child through the Continuing
Education Department of the University of Virginia Medical
College.
Presentation
on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study at the
national meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association
of America in Atlanta
Presentation
on Wordstorming at the Virginia Branch of the International
Dyslexia Association state conference.
Two-day training
in Independent Strategies for Efficient Studies for
Henrico County Public Schools
Presentation
on Working with Students with Attention Disorders and
Learning Disabilities in the Classroom at the Virginia
Association of Independent Schools conference.
Presentation
on Homework Strategies for the PTA of Pinchbeck Elementary
School in Henrico County.
Presentation
on Instructional Strategies at the conference of the
Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia in Richmond,
Virginia.
|
| 2000 |
Presentation
at the Instructional Strategies conference Schools that
Succeed sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education
and the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Presentation
on learning disabilities and attention disorders for
the Medical College of Virginia LENDS program.
Presentation
on Working with Students with Attention Disorders and
Learning Disabilities in the Classroom at the Virginia
Branch of the International Dyslexia Association's state
conference.
Two day training
for Henrico County Public Schools in Independent Strategies
for Efficient Study.
One day training
in organizational strategies for Riverside School in
Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation
on Strategies for Access at the state conference of
the Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia.
Presentation
of Wordstorming for the Council for Learning Disabilities
national conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Presentation
on Wordstorming for the national meeting of the International
Dyslexia Association.
Presentation
on Instructional Strategies for the Feast and Forum
Program of the Virginia Branch of The International
Dyslexia Association.
|
| 2001 |
Training
for the Diocese of Richmond to develop, establish and
provide in-service for the Teachers Assisting Teachers
Program.
Presentation
on Reading Disabilities at conference sponsored by Children's
Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Training
for the Teachers Assisting Teachers Program for the
Diocese of Richmond.
Workshop
on Strategies for Struggling Learners for the Norfolk
Public Schools.
Presentation
at the LD Summit as a responder for the White Paper
on Clinical Judgement in the Assessment of Learning
Disabilities.
Presentation
on strategy training for St. Edward-Epiphany School
in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation
on study strategies to parent group at Walsingham Academy
in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Presentation
on strategy training for the Council for Learning Disabilities
national conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Presentation
on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study at the
national conference of the International Dyslexia Association.
|
| 2002 |
Presentation
for Parent Meeting at Walsingham Academy in Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Presentation
for the STAR Program sponsored by the Department of
Education and William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Presentation
on Working with ADHD for the Quantico School System
in Quantico, Virginia
Presentation
on IEP Planning for the Parent Support Group of the
Coordinator's II Adoption Agency
Guest lecture
on Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders for
the VA Lend Program of the Medical College of Virginia
Guest lecture
on organizational strategy training at the University
of Virginia
Presentation
on Behavior Management at the Virginia Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association's annual conference
in Richmond, Virginia
Workshop
on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study for Project
HOPE in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Training
for the Teachers Assisting Teachers Program for the
Diocese of Richmond.
Workshop
on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study presented
at the DLD Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
Presentation
on working with children's special needs for the conference
sponsored by the Learning Disabilities Association of
Virginia in Roanoke, VA.
Presentation
on strategies for working common problems children have
in school for parents and teachers at Walsingham Academy
in Williamsburg, VA.
Presentation
on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study at the
international conference of The International Dyslexia
Association in Atlanta, GA.
|
| 2003 |
Parent presentation
on organizational strategies, MCA Center
Presentation
on behavior management and analysis for the State Operated
Programs for the Virginia Department of Education.
Presentation on assessment and intervention for Coordinators II Parent
Support Group.
Presentation on concerns related to legislation
affecting learning disabilities for the CAN annual meeting
in Washington, DC.
Presentation
on Attention Disorders for the Community Outreach Program
for Woodlake United Methodist Church.
Presentation
on Working with All Learners for the Hampton Roads area
Diocesan Schools.
Parent presentation
on learning strategies at the MCA Center in Richmond,
Virginia.
Invited presentation
on Wordstorming: A Tutorial Program for Teachers, Tutors
and Parents. Division for Learning Disabilities Research
to Practice Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
|
| 2004 |
Presentation on Working with Middle School Children at the New York
Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Conference
in New York City, New York.
Presentation on Study Strategies at the Virginia Branch of The International Dyslexia Association annual conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on Understanding ADHD: Classroom Applications for the Hearing Officers conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on Legislative Issues and Policy at the annual conference of The International Dyslexia Association conference.
Presentation on Computerized study strategies at the annual conference of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council of Exceptional Children in Orlando, Florida.
Participant in the Capacity Building: Bringing Reading to Scale Conference sponsored by OSEP, the International Dyslexia Association and the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children in Chicago, Illinois.
Participant in Hill Visits to inform legislators of the critical issues related to the passage of No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Improved Education Act 2004.
|
| 2005 |
Presentation on Ten Most Asked Questions for the Feast and Forum Program of the Virginia Branch of the International Dyslexia Association in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study: The Computer Version and Moderator/Presenter for panel on ADHD at the annual conference of the Virginia Branch of The International Dyslexia Association in Richmond, Virginia.
Representative to the Learning Disabilities Round Table and the Roundtable Writing Group for the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Parent presentation on Independent Strategies for Efficient Study in Richmond, Virginia at Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Presentation on "Processing Speed" for The Collegiate Schools in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on "Processing Speed - Again" for The Collegiate Schools in Richmond, Virginia.
Coordinator and participant in IDA Hill Visits to inform legislators of the critical issues related to the passage of No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Improved Education Act 2004.
Writing Workshop for the TAT Teams of the Diocese of Richmond. |
| 2006 |
Parent Workshop on study strategies for the Virginia International Dyslexia Association in Richmond, Virginia.
Presentation on the "Ten Most Asked Questions" by parents of children in high school for Benedictine High School PTO in Richmond, Virginia.
Parent presentation on "How to Get Your Child Organized - and Stay that Way" for The Collegiate Schools in Richmond, Virginia.
Workshop on study strategies for the Division for Learning Disabilities in San Francisco.
Presentation for parents as part of the Virginia Branch of the International Dyslexia Association’s Parent Symposium in Richmond, Virginia.
|
| 2007 |
Presentation on study strategies for the Learning Disabilities Association of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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INTERNSHIPS:
| Research
Internship |
Self-monitoring
of Attention by Learning Disabled Students in the Mainstream. |
| Teaching
Internship |
Introduction
to Special Education Course at the University of Virginia.
|
| Teaching
Internship |
Methods
for Teaching in E.D., M.R. and L.D. at the University
of Virginia. |
| Education
Internship |
Internship
in Teacher Certification and Professional Development
at the State Department of Education, Richmond, Virginia.
|
HONORS:
Scholarship to
St. Bonaventure University
B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Fellowship in English, State of New York at Brockport
Fellowship for Doctoral Studies at the University of Rochester
Merit award for teaching by the Lynchburg Jaycees
Fellowship for Doctoral Studies at the University of Virginia
CLD Grants-to-States Award Winner in 1988
Grant recipient of Seay Foundation
Recipient of the Rebecca Brock Richardson Award in 2007
EDUCATIONAL
HONOR SOCIETIES:
Delta Epsilon Psi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Phi Delta Kappa
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
Council for Exceptional
Children
Council for
Learning Disabilities
The International Dyslexia Association
Learning
Disability Association of America
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
PUBLICATIONS:
Rooney, K.J., Hallahan,
D.P., & Lloyd, M.W. (1984). Self-monitoring of attention by
learning disabled students in the mainstream. Journal of Learning
Disabilities, 17, 360-364.
Rooney, K.J., Polloway,
E., & Hallahan, D.P. (1985). Self-monitoring of attention
with low IQ learning disabled students. Journal of learning
Disabilities, 18 (7), 384- 389.
Rooney, K.J., &
Hallahan, D.P. (1985). Future directions: The quest for cognitive
change. Remedial and Special Education, 6, 46-51.
Rooney, K.J., &
Hallahan, D.P. (1988). The effects of self-monitoring on adult
behavior and student independence. L.D. Research, 3 (2), 88-93.
Rooney, K.J. (1988).
Attention Deficit: A Basic Introduction. Richmond, Va.: Educational
Enterprises, Inc.
Rooney, K.J. (1989).
Independent Strategies for Efficient Study: A Core Approach.
Academic Therapy, 24 (4), 383-390.
Rooney, K.J. (1990).
Independent Strategies for Efficient Study. Richmond, Va.,
Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Rooney, K.J. (1990).
Controversial Therapies: A Review and Critique. Intervention,
Volume 26, (3), 134-142.
Rooney, K. J. (1993).
Classroom interventions for students with attention disorders.
Focus of Exceptional Children. August, 1994.
Rooney, K. J. (1994).
Advance Organizer for Behavioral Observations. Richmond, Va:
Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Rooney, K.J. (1994).
Behavioral Data Organizer for the Assessment of Learning and
Attention Problems. Richmond, Va: Educational Enterprises,
Inc.
Rooney, K. J. (1994).
Document on Child Study Committees for the Virginia Department
of Education. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Department of Education.
Rooney, K. J. (1994).
Teaching students with attention disorders. Intervention in
School and Clinic. Austin, Texas: ProEd.
Rooney, K.J. (1995).
Dyslexia revisited: Its history, philosophy and application
to clinical practice. Intervention in School and Clinic. Austin,
Texas: Pro Ed.
Rooney, K.J. (1996).
Dyslexia. Blocks of Knowledge. Health Education Services.
Rooney, K.J. (1998).
Wordstorming. Educational Enterprises, Inc., Richmond, Va.
Rooney, K.J. (1998).
Independent Strategies for Efficient Study: Upper Elementary/Middle
School Version. Educational Enterprises, Inc., Richmond, Va.
Rooney, K.J. (1998).
Independent Strategies for Efficient Study: Secondary/College
Version. Educational Enterprises, Inc., Richmond, Va.
Rooney, K.J. (1998).
Reverse Diagramming. Educational Enterprises, Inc., Richmond,
Va.
Rooney, K.J. (1998).
Reverse Diagramming: PC Computer Version. Educational Enterprises, Inc., Richmond,
Va.
Williams, R. & Rooney,
K.J. (1986). CBM manual for teachers. Charlottesville, Va.:
Learning Disabilities Research.
