Deborah Chesnie Cooper is the author of dEcode® and has been
developing this amazing learning system for over 20 years. To learn
more about Deborah, please read her C.V. below.
Curriculum Vitae
Jump to: Education,
Employment Experience, Professional
Associations, Publications, Work
in Preparation, Research Interests,
Community Involvement, Presentations,
Poster Presentation, Research
Grants
| Name: |
Deborah Lynn Chesnie Cooper |
| Place of Birth: |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship: |
Canadian |
Education
B.A. (Hons) 1968 York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thesis Title: Conditional Discrimination Learning in Children
M.A. 1970. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University
of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thesis Title: Effects of Instructions and the Correction Procedure
on Conditional Discrimination Learning in Preschool Children
Ph.D. completed June, 1976. Ontario Institute for Studies in
Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dissertation Fact/Inference Distinction: A Method for Training Alternative
Title: Conclusions in Grade 4 and Grade 6 Children
Registered Psychologist, Province of Ontario
Employment Experience
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Present position: Registered Psychologist in private
practice, June 1976 – present. Specializing in special education,
psychotherapy as well as remedial intervention for learning disabilities,
particularly in dyslexia, auditory processing deficits and Attention
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents and adults.Director
of the Chesnie Cooper Educational Centre: a division of the Chesnie
Cooper Clinic Inc., featuring educational remediation. President of
dEcode® Learning Systems Inc. Research: with Dr. Sidney J. Segalowitz,
Professor at Brock University, utilizing dEcode® methodology to
attain adult literacy.
1999 – 2003 Involved in the development of protocols
for Early Admission Entrance to Upper Canada College, as well as administration
of screening procedures.
1982 – 1995 Co-Director of Canadian Heritage
School, a school for children with learning disabilities.
1985 – 1989 Psychological Consultant to the
Neonatal Follow-up Clinic: Mount Sinai Hospital. Developed protocol
for psychoeducational assessment for follow-up program for high risk
infants.
1973 - 1992 Consultant to Auditory Training Centre
for the Deaf.Position involved the co-ordination of remedial services
for each individual child involving psychoeducational counselling,
specific language remediation and liaison between the school and the
child.Continued research and examination of the Verbo-Tonal Method
as a method for teaching speech and language to the deaf.
1976 – 1980 Educational Workshop on Communication
and Perception, sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
1978 – 1979 Workshop on Communication and
Perception for Nursing and administrative Staff at Mount Sinai Hospital.
1975 – 1977 Educational Therapy in association
with Learning Skills Development Centre – supervised by Dr. Peter
Gamlin.Part time counselling experience under the supervision of Dr.
Clifford M.Christensen, Chairman of the Department of Applied Psychology,
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
1968 – 1971 Research Assistant in the School
Liaison Office of Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
1978 Summer internship at Surrey Place Centre (formerly
the Mental Retardation Centre).
1967 – 1968 Research Assistant in the Department
of Psychology, York University.
Professional Associations
Academy of Medicine Library, American Educational Research Association,
American Psychological Association, Canadian Psychological Association,
College of Psychologists of Ontario, Canadian Register of Health Service
Providers in Psychology, International Dyslexia Association (formerly
Orton), Ontario Psychological Association, Society for Research in
Child Development
Publications
Doan, H., & Cooper, D.: "Conditional Discrimination Learning
in Children: Two Relevant Factors". Child Development, 42, 209-220.
1971.
Cooper, C. & Doan, H.: "Effects of Instructions and the
Correction: Procedure on Conditional Discrimination Learning in Preschool
Children".
Cooper, C. & Hyde, M.: "The significance of Behavioural
Aspects of Conductive Hearing Loss in the Infant: A Case Report."
Submitted for Publication
Weber, Al, Segalowitz, S., Levine, M., & Cooper, D.: "Attentional
Capacity in Children with Learning Disabilities". Assessment in
Rehabilitation and Exceptionality. Volume 1 #3, pages 235-249. 1994.
Siegel Linda S. & Cooper, Deborah: et al; "The Use of the
Mental Development Index of the Bayley Scale to Diagnose Language Delay
in 2-Year-Old-Infants". Infant Behaviour and Development. Volume
18, pages 483-486. 1995.
Work in Preparation
Research of reading methodology affecting children and adult literacy.
Development of an extensive language program for learning-handicapped
children with specific emphasis on work usage using combined semantic
and syntactic approach.
Development of dEcode®
- ABC dEcode®, a reading program for use with individuals with
reading related problems.
- 123 dEcode®, a math program for individuals with learning difficulties.
Research Interests
Factors affecting children with reading difficulties (Dyslexia),
comprehension problems and attentional deficit disorder.
Community Involvement
2001–present - Member of the Board of Governors,
Mount Sinai Hospital
1983-1990 - Chairperson of Nursery School Committee,
Holy Blossom Temple
1982-1990 - Member of Religious Education Committee,
Holy Blossom Temple
1984 - Member of Day School Task Force, Holy Blossom
Temple
1988-1990 - Member of the Board of Directors, Holy
Blossom Temple
Presentations
Guest Speaker: Testing your Child: Presented to
the Foundation for Attentional Disorders, Oshawa, Ontario,October,
1985.
Guest Speaker: Hyperactive Children: Assessment
and Management: Presented at the Niagara Child Development Centre,
Welland, Ontario, February, 1986.
Guest Speaker: Brainstorm Auditory Evoked Responses:
A Window on the Developing Brain. Presented at the International Neuropsychology
Society, New Orleans, January, 1988.
Guest Speaker: A Psychologist's Perspective on ADD:
Presented at the Learning Disabilities Association of Mississauga,
January 27, 1994.
Poster Presentation
Cooper, D., Fitzhardinge, P. & Siegel, L. The Bayley Mental
Developmental Index: An accurate screening tool for language delay
at 2 years of age. Presented to the International Neuropsychological
Society, Vancouver, February, 1989.
Cooper, D., Ash, A., Fitzhardinge, P., & Siegel, L. The Bayley
Mental Development Index (MDI) as an indicator of language delay in
2 year old high risk children. American Pediatric Society and Society
for Pediatric Research. Washington D.C., May 1989.
Research Grants
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. "Early identification
measures for infants at risk for development problems" with Siegel,
L., & Fitzhardinge, P. – May 1986 – April 1987.
The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation. "Early identification
measures for infants at risk for development problems" with Siegel,
L., & Fitzhardinge, P. – 1987 – 89.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. "Early identification
of children at risk for subsequent learning disabilities". Efficacy
of a conversational model of language intervention with specifically
language delayed and developmentally delayed children. Ontario Mental
Health Foundation, with Siegel, L., & Fitzhardinge, P. –
1987 – 1989.
Atkinson Charitable Foundation. "Predictors of Specific Learning
Disabilities: A Prospective Study of "At-Risk" Children from
Birth to School Age" with Siegel, L., & Fitzhardinge P. –
1987 – 1989.
Ontario Mental Health Foundation. "Early Identification of Learning
disabilities Using Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses, Perinatal,
and Demographic Factors" with Siegel, L., & Fitzhardinge,
P. – 1990 – 1992.
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