Teaching Teachers and Empowering Parents

2022 Fall Newsletter

Mary Cancelmo

From the President

It is heartening to see more schools and districts adopting science-based curriculum and instruction as we continue to champion the IDA goal: “Until Everyone Can Read.” IDA NorCal, in partnership with our national office and groups such as Decoding Dyslexia CA, works to support this movement in every way it can...read more here.

Support for SF Unified Structured Literacy Training

Thanks to scholarship support from IDA NorCal, K-3 teachers at San Francisco Unified School District’s Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, a Chinese language immersion program, are returnng to the classroom with skills acquired this summer through an online structured literacy training...learn more here.

Experience Dyslexia™ Seeks Volunteer Leaders

As part of our community outreach, IDA NorCal offers its powerful Experience Dyslexia™ learning simulation to Bay Area schools and organizations. The simulation workshop takes about 90 minutes and requires several volunteers to act as station leaders as well as a lead facilitator. No particular training is needed to present a station, as all materials are scripted. Once you complete this form, the Experience Dyslexia™ committee can reach out to you when there are events in your area. A modest stipend is offered to volunteers.

Upcoming Events

Are you ready to expand your teacher toolbox? IDA NorCal is planning in-person and virtual events in the coming months on topics ranging from morphology to multisensory math...learn more here.

The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), project lead for the California Dyslexia Initiative (CDI), in partnership with Glean Education is presenting another free expert webinar series this academic year...learn more here.

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