IDA's mission is to create a future for all individuals who struggle with dyslexia and other related reading differences so that they may have richer, more robust lives and access to the tools and resources they need. GA.DyslexiaIDA.org
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In this Issue
- Fulton County in the News! What is the Science of Reading? What is Structured Literacy?
- Join Us THIS Wednesday - Dr. Hasbrouck on Reading: How to Teach It and What to Teach
- Dyslexia Knowledge Series Time Stamp Guides NOW Available
- Richard Branson's Epic Moment
- Aug. 25 Live IDA-GA Outreach Webinar with T. Elleseff, MS, CCC-SLP and Aug. 5-6 Power Up SLP Literacy Conference
- Oct. 16 In-Person (or Oct. 2-16 Virtual) Dyslexia Dash 2021
- What is the Special Needs Scholarship?
- Oct. 21-23 IDA Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC
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What is the Science of Reading? What is Structured Literacy? |
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Imagine yourself as a child or teen who struggles with reading, spelling, and writing papers. You even struggle at times to pronounce words correctly, e.g., elegator, subjatute, expations. It may take you a beat longer to catch on to that joke everyone else in your crowd is laughing at. You go through your day with your stomach in knots and find yourself holding your breath a lot. You just want to escape.
Now imagine you're a teacher who recognizes the signs of dyslexia. Imagine you are equipped with the knowledge and training to bring the student out of the darkness. Imagine yourself as the teacher who could PREVENT the darkness from ever consuming a young child.
Learn more at
The first step for every teacher of reading is to learn about the science of reading. From this, enlightened teachers can begin to evaluate their current instructional practices through a new lens.
But what is meant by the "science of reading" or SoR? Visit
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Reading: How to Teach It & What to Teach |
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It is not too late to join us for the last two meetings of the Jan Hasbrouck book study. On July 21, Dr. Hasbrouck will discuss chapters 4 & 5 on how to teach reading and what to teach. There is always plenty of time at the end for questions. The final meeting on July 28 will be dedicated solely to Q&An with Dr. Hasbrouck.
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Webinar Time Stamp Guides Available |
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Thanks to our new volunteer Maddy Speer we now have webinar timestamp guides available to go with the webinars from our 2021 Dyslexia Knowledge Series:
- Dyslexia: What It Is and What Kind of Instruction Will Help with Devin Kearns, PhD
- What Educators Need to Know About Dyslexia Training Programs with Jennifer Lindstrom, PhD and Nora Schlesinger, PhD
- FCRR - Advancing Reading Through Science with Nicole Patton Terry, PhD
Access the recordings, slides, and timestamps here. |
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Richard Branson's Epic Moment |
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Despite his difficulties in school, entrepreneur and billionaire Richard Branson embraced his dyslexia and developed an I CAN and I WILL attitude.
On Sunday, July 11 his air-launched spaceplane rocketed about 50 miles above the Earth. Read his blog post here.
"I was once a child with a dream looking up to the stars. Now I'm an adult in a spaceship looking down to our beautiful Earth. To the next generation of dreamers: if we can do this, just imagine what you can do!" - Richard Branson
Richard Branson talks openly and often about his dyslexia.
Encourage your children to dream and to dream big!
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Join us for a free IDA-GA outreach webinar on August 25. Tatyana Elleseff, CCC-SLP will discuss the importance appropriate language and literacy testing plays in the remediation of reading-based disabilities. She will review current controversies with respect to the dyslexia diagnosis, as well as describe the role of language as a contributing factor to reading and writing deficits. She will also explain the limitations of popularly recommended reading approaches/ /programs (e.g., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Lindamood-Bell, Barton, etc.) with respect to exclusivity of use. Finally, she will outline the process leading up to the appropriate treatment goal recommendations.
For details and registration, click here.
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Coming This October - Dyslexia Dash 2021 |
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IF you raise $100 or more dollars with your fundraiser by October 9, the name of your fundraiser will appear on the Dyslexia Dash T-Shirt!
Thank you to the following Dyslexia Dash 2021 sponsors!
Diamond:
Saint Francis Schools
Gold:
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Syllables Learning Center
Silver:
Cottage School
Judy D. Wolman, Ph.D., Sandy Springs Psychological Center P.C
Bronze:
Kiki Morel
Wilson Language Training
Center for Psychological and Educational Assessment
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What Parents Need to Know about the Special Needs Scholarship |
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PARENTS - Changes to the GA Special Needs Scholarship went into effect July 1st. The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (also known as the SB10 waiver) enables students with special needs and a prior one-year in public school to take the state funds the student earns to an approved private school in the form of a scholarship.
In June, Hannah Heck joined Stephen Quinn of GeorgiaCAN for an informative hour-long Facebook Live webinar explaining SB10. You can watch the recording here.
Keep checking back for updates! It will soon be packed with a wide range of helpful information and resources for families.
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IDA Annual Conference, October 21-23 |
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The IDA Annual Conference will be held October 21–23, 2021, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. IDA is continuing its commitment to attendee safety by offering an all-new blended experience. The IDA 2021 Annual Conference will include live presentations with an on-site audience while simultaneously streaming to its virtual audience. Find out the details here.
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INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION GEORGIA
404-256-1232
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