Expert to speak on emotion and learning at Vassar College, December

Priscilla L. Vail, a nationally recognized expert in the fields of education and learning disabilities will speak about the relationship between emotion and learning on Tuesday, December 5, at 5:30 p.m. Her lecture, "Emotion: the On/Off Switch for Learning in Young People and Adults" will be in the Villard Room, Main Building, Vassar College.

The talk is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Office of Disability and Support Services.

Vail is a learning specialist, consultant, and author whose work centers on the identification of different learning styles and accommodation in the classroom, small groups, individual work, and at home. She is a founding trustee of the Fisher Landau Foundation for gifted learning disabled students, and a guest speaker on National Public Radio, Nickelodeon, TV-PBS, and the BBC. Vail is the author of several books including, "Smart Kids with School Problems," "The World of the Gifted Child," "About Dyslexia: Unraveling Myths," and "Words Fail Me! How Language Works and What Happens When it Doesn't."

For additional information, call the Office of Disability and Support Services at (845) 437-7584. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Cathy Jennings in the Office of Campus Activities at (845) 437-5370 as far in advance as possible to request appropriate and reasonable accommodations.

Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Campus Activities Office at (845) 437-5370. Without sufficient notice, appropriate space and/or assistance may not be available.

Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

This article was posted on Tuesday, December 5th, 2000.