The Edmonton MILE: Results of a one-year pilot project to improve school functioning for children with FASD
Date: March 20, 2013
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Summary
This presentation will review the Math Interactive Learning Experience (MILE) program, which is an intervention developed by Coles, Kable, and Taddeo (2007) specifically for young children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). MILE targets mathematics and underlying skills important for math in individual tutoring sessions. The authors will review research on MILE published in the USA and also preliminary results from a replication and extension of the MILE program conducted in Edmonton, Alberta.
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn about mathematics difficulties in individuals with FASD and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE)
2. Learn about the MILE program
3. Discuss preliminary results on the efficacy of the MILE program for children with FASD and PAE in Alberta
Discussion Questions:
What strategies have you found have supported children with FASD in their learning?
What barriers to strategy use have you encountered?
What have been some successes you have experienced?
Presenters:
Jacqueline Pei, R. Psych., PhDDepartment of Educational Psychology University of AlbertaDr. Jacqueline Pei is a Registered Psychologist specializing in neuropsychological assessment and is an Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. She is also a member of the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital diagnostic team.
Carmen Rasmussen, PhDDepartment of Pediatrics, University of AlbertaGlenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr Carmen Rasmussen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Member of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Alberta. She is also a research affiliate at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
