PDPs and CEUs are not being offered for this event.
Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 am
Conference: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
This seminar tackles the urgent challenge of accurately identifying and supporting learning disabilities in multilingual students. Educators will learn how to distinguish between second language acquisition and underlying disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, and other conditions that can significantly impact academic performance. Highlights include the risks of misidentification and delayed support, reinforcing the urgency of early, accurate identification of learning differences in multilingual populations. Participants will leave with practical, actionable strategies to differentiate instruction and deliver targeted interventions that ensure multilingual students receive the right support at the right time.
Speaker
- Lisa Kingkade, LMHC, M.Ed.
About the Speaker
Lisa Kingkade, LMHC, M.Ed.
Lisa Kingkade, LMHC, M.Ed. (she/her), is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Enlightened Interventions in Mashpee, Massachusetts. She brings more than two decades of experience supporting the social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs of children, adolescents, families, and school communities.
Lisa’s professional experience spans school counseling, educational leadership, trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning, crisis intervention, family engagement, and systems-level support. In her current role as a clinician, she works with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral challenges, life transitions, and complex mental health needs. She is passionate about creating supportive environments where individuals and families can build resilience, strengthen coping skills, and achieve meaningful growth.
Membership Information
Most MPY webinars are available ONLY to current staff from member districts and organizations. Public school memberships include police and fire personnel. Former and retired employees and members of committees, including but not limited to, PTO/PTA, PAC, School Improvement Councils, Health Councils, Drug/Alcohol Councils, and school volunteers, are not considered MPY members.
PDPs and CEUs
PDPs and CEUs are not being offered for this event.
Event Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to attend a MPY webinar you must cancel, through Bonnie Mullen at bonnie@mpyinc.org, one business day before the webinar.
For MPY hybrid conferences, the date in-person registration closes will be posted on MPY’s website. Virtual conference registration will close one business day before the hybrid conference. You cannot cancel or switch your registration from in-person to virtual after in-person registration closes. Please email Bonnie Mullen with any questions regarding registration.