Mr. Steve Shapiro:  Homeschool Conference Speaker and Workshop Leader Details

Effective Answers to Overcoming Learning and Reading Disabilities (The Learning Connection)
This workshop will present ROOT causes and symptoms that cause: Short attention span, comprehension problems, miscalling words and letters, symptoms of dyslexia (reversals of letters and numbers), slow and choppy reading, and poor self-confidence in learning.  Practical skills will be presented and demonstrated in THREE major areas essential to learning success:  Vision processing, Auditory processing, and Perceptual skills. Parents will receive a booklet of these skills.

Steve holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education and an Undergraduate Degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Kansas. After graduating in 1975, Steve taught for several years in a private school coordinating special education services and needs. In 1979, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a desire to expand his knowledge in order to help students struggling with dyslexia, learning disabilities, and reading problems.

It was during this time Steve met an optometrist specializing in children with learning and reading difficulties and a using a unique developmental training program. They formed a center for the purpose of effectively helping students overcome learning and reading disabilities. This center eventually became The Learning Connection in Colorado Springs, CO. Steve speaks extensively throughout the nation on learning problems. He has been featured on the 700 Club, Point of View, numerous other radio talk shows, and has been featured in many magazines and newspapers around the country.