Internationally known learning differences expert Rick Lavoie offers inspiration and information for parents and teachers of students with learning differences. Mr. Lavoie is a wonderful story-teller whose 30 years of experience in residential programs and numerous academic credentials make him an engaging and informative speaker.

He is best known for his award-winning videos How Difficult Can This Be?: The F.A.T. City Workshop; Last One Picked, First One Picked On: The Social Implications of Learning Disabilities, and When the Chips are Down: Learning Disabilities and Discipline. He is also author of the book It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Differences Find Social Success. His most recent book and PBS DVD is The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child.

The event will begin at 7pm and be held in the Kirby-Horton Teacher Training Center located on The Hill Center campus. Admission is free, but please register with Lori Gilbert at lgilbert@hillcenter.org or 919-719-7552.