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 evidence-based research information about assessment, diagnosis, resources, and appropriate educational intervention. We offer information and referral, community outreach events, professional education conferences, and teacher training opportunities to increase public awareness and remediation of dyslexia.
Whether you are dyslexic, 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
The IDA community understands all too well the burden this crisis has placed on families and teachers with its disruption of income, quarantine, and other challenges. That’s why we have established a national relief fund to help those hit the hardest by providing the following:
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Computers, laptops, or tablets (for remote learning) for those who can’t afford them,
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Educational software and other required learning tools,
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Tutorial stipends for students who need one-on-one learning assistance, and
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Family advocate stipends for those in need of special education advocacy services.
Now is the time to unite and serve the many families feeling hopeless. They only want the best for their children. Let’s not turn any of them away.
Application for Families
Application for Teachers
Make a Donation to IDA COVID-19 Relief Fund
If you have any questions about the applications process, please contact Hannah Sturm, Membership and Field Services Manager, at hsturm@DyslexiaIDA.org
The RESCUE Project
CLICK HERE for more information.
The goal of the NSF-funded R.E.S.C.U.E. project is to examine the extent of the detrimental impact of the school closure on learning to read, and the degree to which a digital game-based reading instruction can rescue the expected “Coronavirus Slide”. This includes four core components:
- To offer state-of-the-art researcher-developed reading instructional tool to teachers and their K-1 students
- To find out the impact of the COVID slide
- To see if EdTech (GraphoLearn) can reduce or prevent the COVID slide
- To find out how we can deliver successful remote learning tools through EdTech (GraphoLearn)
2020 Outreach 
Due to Georgia’s stay-at-home orders, IDA-GA will not be hosting in-person outreach meetings over the next few months. However, we are working on other free outreach initiatives. 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
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.
IDA-GA Teacher Training Scholarships and Grants
Next Application Deadline – June 1, 2020
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. IDA-GA awards teacher training scholarships four times a year. IDA-GA will now reimburse teachers up to 50% or $500 (whichever is lower) at the beginning of the training with proof of enrollment and payment.
CLICK HERE for scholarship details and to apply.
CLICK HERE for grant details and to apply.
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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IDA-GA Invests in Georgia with a Grant Giving Program
IDA-GA is awarding grants to qualified applicants twice a year beginning in 2019. Current grants are available up to $10,000 each for programs that further Structured Literacy teacher training and/or expand public awareness of dyslexia. Application deadlines for grants are March 1 and September 1.
CLICK HERE for all the details and how to apply.
The 2019 Dyslexia Dash is in the History Books.
Thank you to our Sponsors and Volunteers for making this event a reality.
And thank you also to all of the participants. You made this another record turnout with 1,686 pre-registered runners.
We hoped you enjoyed the race, the 50/50 raffle, visiting the sponsor tents, and the events for the children.
For those who ran the timed race, CLICK HERE to view the results.
Raising Awareness of Dyslexia
IDA-GA joined forces with Atlanta’s 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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