Teaching Teachers and Empowering Parents

2024 Spring Newsletter

From the President

Grace Sharma

Welcome to summer (almost)! It’s hard to believe the solstice is nearly upon us.

Early this spring, we had a wonderful virtual event with Dr. Maryanne Wolf on April 27, discussing how the reading brain functions in a digital milieu. Dr. Wolf is always thought-provoking, and this event was no exception. If you missed it, you may enjoy her most recent book, Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World, which covers this topic in detail...continue reading

Remembering Lucille Cuttler

IDA NorCal lost an enthusiastic advocate and volunteer with the death of long-time member Lucille Cuttler in early April. She died shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday on March 17, 2024—and it was a celebration, indeed. To mark her centennial, the City of San Francisco declared that date to be Lucille Cuttler Day in honor of her “transformative educational legacy.” Also in her honor, her family suggested that those who wished to mark her birthday with a gift could donate to IDA NorCal’s teacher training scholarship fund. Our branch is now the grateful recipient of $1,700 given in her name...continue reading

Now It’s Experience Dyslexia™

If you are one of the many educators who have purchased a copy of Experience Dyslexia in past years, please note that we are no longer utilizing the federal trademark registration system for maintaining the trademark for our simulation. Rather, we are reverting to a common law trademark regime for maintaining the trademark.

To comply with legal requirements for use of the registration symbol, please replace Experience Dyslexia® in any online references to the simulation with Experience Dyslexia™, replacing ® with ™. The simulation should also be referred to as Experience Dyslexia™ in any marketing materials you produce going forward. Please contact us if you have any questions about this change.

Save the Date

IDA 2024 ANNUAL READING, LITERACY & LEARNING CONFERENCE

October 24-26, 2024

Hyatt Regency Dallas

Dallas, Texas

DyslexiaCon2024 celebrates IDA’s 75^th anniversary. Click here for details.

IDA NorCal

PO Box 487

Brentwood, CA 94513

1-650-328-7667