Welcome
The International Dyslexia Association Georgia Branch is here to serve the needs of families, educators, and professionals concerned with struggling readers. IDA Georgia is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals living with dyslexia, a learning difference that affects up to 20% of the U.S. population, as well as their families and the communities that support them. Our goal is to provide essential research-based information about assessment, diagnosis, resources, and appropriate educational intervention. To increase public awareness and remediation of dyslexia, we offer an information and referral hotline, a branch website, monthly e-news updates, free community outreach events, the Dyslexia Dash 5K, professional education conferences and webinars, and information about teacher training workshops and courses.
Whether you are an individual with dyslexia, a parent, a professional, or someone who is interested in learning more and being a part of the growing demand for change, we hope you will find inspiration and guidance here. We welcome you to contact us for additional information – until everyone can read!
Renee Bernhardt
President
International Dyslexia Association Georgia
Deadline for Scholarship and Grant Applications – January 1, 2022
Are you a dedicated classroom teacher or school administrator in Georgia? Are you interested in taking courses that will help you learn more about dyslexia, the science of reading, the principles of the structured literacy instructional approach, and the specific components of structured literacy?
Visit this page to learn more about possible course options as well as IDA-GA scholarships and grants: https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/parent-and-teacher-training/
IDA-GA’s annual Dyslexia Dash helps fund the scholarships and grants. Please consider participating and spreading the word about next year’s Dash to be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022.
Updates and Next Steps – GaDOE State Dyslexia Committee Meeting
On Thursday, November 18, the GaDOE Dyslexia Team provided updates and next steps surrounding the Committee’s work. More information, including the link to the recording, can be found here.
Spread the Words, Spread the Love
The Dyslexia Dash raises funds for IDA-GA Grants and Scholarships
CLICK HERE to read IDA’s 2019 Educator Training Initiative Brief Structured Literacy: An Introductory Guide.
The goal of the IDA-GA Scholarship Program is to offer scholarships for individuals taking courses in structured literacy professional education methodologies that provide an understanding of evidence-based best practices for educating students with dyslexia.
We at IDA-GA appreciate the commitment to learning about the science of reading and how to implement the components of Structured Literacy in the classroom. The next deadline for scholarship applications is January 1, 2022.
2021 Outreach
IDA-GA will not be hosting in-person outreach meetings over the next few months. However, we are working on other free outreach initiatives. Please click on the events listed on our calendar for more information. We hope to keep you informed of the many resources available from IDA and other trusted sources. IDA has compiled the Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities Resource Guide For Families and Teachers Affected by COVID-19. Learn more and download the guide for FREE at bit.ly/IDAGuide
Georgia State University – Investigating How the Brain Works When We Read
Dyslexia Dash 2021 – October 16, 2021 – A Big Success
The 2021 Dyslexia Dash is in the books.
This was the first time the Dyslexia Dash was both an in-person run and a virtual race.
We had a record number of participants at 2,409.
1,718 in-person runners signed up to run at the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta.
691 runners ran virtually in 27 States.
We had a record number of sponsors this year at 37 – Thank You!!
We had a record number of donations at $20,700 with donations coming from all over the USA and Canada.
Thank you to all the participants, donors, sponsors, and volunteers who made the 2021 Dyslexia Dash a success. We look forward to seeing you in October 2022.
Assistance for Georgia Families and Schools 2020-2021
The video recordings for the 2021 IDA-GA Dyslexia Knowledge Series are now available! Click HERE.
It is with the continued support of our sponsors that we are able to offer not only scholarship and grant opportunities but also events like this that are free and open to all those interested in learning more about dyslexia and effective interventions.
February 23 was Dyslexia Day 2021
Visit the Decoding Dyslexia GA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/decodingdyslexiaga/ to learn about the day’s events.
Check out these videos created for Dyslexia Day 2021:
- Dyslexia Is My Superpower, a poem written for Dyslexia Day 2021, is performed by students from across the state of Georgia: https://fb.watch/3QYPQZUqLH/
- In the short video below, students and teachers from the Howard School answer the question, “Why is Early Identification and Intervention critical for Dyslexic students?”
GA DOE’s Dyslexia Informational Handbook
Gov. Kemp Signed Dyslexia Bill SB48 into Law on May 2, 2019. Watch this historic moment. CLICK HERE for more information. The Georgia Department of Education released the Dyslexia Informational Handbook: Guidance for Local School Systems on November 22, 2019.
How IDA-GA Invests Your Membership and Donation Dollars
The following are ways that IDA-GA invests back into the community membership fees, donations, and funds raised via events such as Dyslexia Dash:
- Provide free Educational Outreach Meetings for both teachers and parents
- Provide Scholarships and Grants to expand capabilities for structured literacy training
- Provide Resources, Information, and Support to parents and teachers
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Caps for Sale! Until Everyone Can Read!
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Raising Awareness of Dyslexia
IDA-GA joined forces with Atlanta Parents magazine to raise awareness about Dyslexia. The Article gives information to parents to help detect Dyslexia in their child and steps to be taken to become a successful advocate for your Dyslexic child.
Read the full article that appeared in the October issue of Atlanta Parents magazine by clicking here.
Leading Organizations in the Field Challenge Myths about Learning Disabilities Including Dyslexia
Myths about learning disabilities rob many of their potential to succeed and contribute in school and in the workplace, according to a white paper released during Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia Awareness Month in October by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA).
“IDA does not recommend or endorse any individual, business, school, or program.”
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