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 affecting up to 20% of the U.S. population and 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 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!
Stacey Levy
President
International Dyslexia Association Georgia
CONGRATULATIONS to our winners, Caroline S. and Taylor!
Rock for Dyslexia Contest
#dyslexiayouarenotalone
https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/event/rock-for-dyslexia-contest-2023/
Teen Board Application Now Open
Do you know teens who have handled their journey with dyslexia well? Would they be interested in working with the IDA Board to support students with dyslexia and their families? If you know someone who might be interested in serving on the IDA-GA Teen Board, please share with them the online application found here: https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/teen-board/
The mission of the IDA-GA Teen Board is to connect with Georgia students who have dyslexia and to provide support and assistance to them during their school years.
Meet Ryan Sias, Recording Available
At our September 26 event, board members and attendees chatted with Ryan Sias about his fascinating career and his dyslexia. Learn more about Ryan Sias and this kickoff event: https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/event/kickoff-event-9-26-2023/
IDA-GA Teen Board Member Completes Service Project for IDA-GA, Receives Gold Award, and is Interviewed by Atlanta Parent Magazine
Read the 2023 Interview of the Interviewer: https://www.atlantaparent.com/living-with-dyslexia-a-students-perspective/
CONGRATULATIONS to 2022 IDA-GA Teen Board Member Kahmara Landrum who was awarded the prestigious Gold Award from the Girls Scouts of America for her “Thinking Differently: An Inside Look on Dyslexia” project. The video series features interviews with students and adults with dyslexia, parents, teachers, and specialists. Each interview (below) sheds light on life with dyslexia and provides tips for others who may be struggling or starting their own journey.
Thank you, Kahmara, for your dedication to working with IDA-GA throughout your senior year of high school and from that hard work, producing a truly valuable resource for IDA-GA to offer to the public.
Watch the interviews: https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/thinking-differently-with-kahmara/
Parent-to-Parent: 10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me
The Atlanta Parent Magazine also interviewed seasoned parents for their tips for new parents.
The 2023 Teen Board Members are available to answer questions
The mission of the IDA-GA Teen Board is to connect with Georgia students who have dyslexia and provide support and assistance to them during their school years. With this in mind, the Teen Board discussed the need for an outreach event for teens in the wake of final exam time. Hope you were able to join us for our first 2023 IDA-GA Teen Talk webinar during which the IDA-GA teen board members shared what they deem tried and true study tips. Do you have questions for our Teen Board Members? Fill out this CONTACT US form.
2023 Spotlight on Structured Literacy Webinar Series
And that’s a wrap for the IDA-GA/TRL-GA 2023 Spotlight on Structured Literacy Webinar Series. The good news is that all of our presenters so graciously allowed us to record the webinars so that as many people as possible have the opportunity to watch and learn. Keeping in mind structured literacy refers to both the content and methods or principles of instruction, in this 4-part series, our speakers discuss both how to most effectively instruct reading based on the science of instruction AND what content to instruct to ensure students become competent readers and writers.Youth Workforce Program
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is pleased to announce our new Youth Workforce Program. The initiative, developed by IDA in partnership with the Synchrony Foundation, helps to prepare high school juniors, seniors, and college students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities to successfully enter the workforce or higher education. This program, which is free to participants, will provide both workshops and hands-on, transition skills training, and is geared towards youth between the ages of 14 –20.
Youth Workforce Program Information and Application
What is MOST Important in Early Instruction?
In this overview, learn how early literacy benefits from both print-to-speech and speech-to-print instruction, creating connections in the brain that link new knowledge about the alphabet to what children already know and are continuously learning about words.
The authors of this article are a group of researchers and practitioners who are looking to end the divisiveness of the “reading wars” — and help children learn to read and write with competence and pleasure. See the list of contributing editors as well as the 25 nationally recognized colleagues who support this effort.
Read the consensus article by the “Reading Peaceniks” published on Readingrockets.org on Dec. 15.
2022 Rock with Dyslexia Winner
Congratulations to our 2022 winner Carson of Vancouver, WA.
Carson won an Amazon gift card by “planting” (placing) a #dyslexiayouarenotalone rock creation somewhere for others to find. And now you have a chance to find those and other rocks!
Photos of Rocks Planted October 2022: GA.dyslexiaida.org/event/we-are-rocking-it
The Rules: GA.dyslexiaida.org/rock-contest-rules
Although the 2022 Contest has ended, you can plant rocks all year long and submit your photos during Dyslexia Awareness Month October 2023.
The 2022 Dyslexia Dash was a success thanks to YOU!
Thank you for your participation as a runner/walker, sponsor, fundraiser, donor, or volunteer. View results: Runsignup.com/Race/GA/Atlanta/DyslexiaDash
“…even the most competent teacher cannot be successful in teaching reading, especially to children who are at risk or struggling with literacy, if provided with inadequate instructional contexts or inappropriate instructional materials and approaches…”
CLICK HERE to read IDA’s 2019 Educator Training Initiative Brief Structured Literacy: An Introductory Guide.
IDA Ontario’s Amazing Dyslexia Awareness Month Book List
In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, IDA Ontario created a list of books by dyslexic authors, books with dyslexic characters, and books about dyslexia.
Visit the IDA Ontario website to find the following:
Books By Dyslexic Authors – For Kids
Books By Dyslexic Authors – Older Kids & Young Adult
Books By Dyslexic Authors – General Audience
Books With Dyslexic Characters – Kids
Books With Dyslexic Characters – Older Kids & Young Adults
Books About Dyslexia – Kids
Books About Dyslexia – General Audience
What is a Phoneme?
IDA has a new Fact Sheet published Summer 2022. Read “Building Phoneme Awareness: Know What Matters” here.
Do the best you can until you know better. When you know better, do better. Watch Anita Archer’s summarizing thoughts from the 2022 PaTTAN Symposium.
Submit your artwork!
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) highlights the artistic talents of students AND ADULTS with dyslexia and other related learning disabilities throughout the year at IDA’s home office and in various IDA publications. Encourage the artist you know to submit their artwork to IDA to be considered for the cover of IDA’s Perspectives magazine or other IDA publications.
Simply fill out this short contact form, sign the waiver, and attach it and a clear photo of the artwork to an email sent to Denise Douce at ddouce@dyslexiaida.org.
If you are a resident of Georgia, please also send your artwork to info@idaga.org. The artwork featured on the 2019 Summer issue of Perspectives was submitted by Riley Schutt of Milton, GA.
To view her artwork as well as other artwork published on the cover of previous issues of Perspectives, click HERE.
2022 IDA-GA/TRL-GA Spotlight on Structured Literacy Webinar Series
January 19 – Recording Now Available
February 9 – Recording and Slides Now Available
March 2 – Recording and Slides Now Available
April 27 – Recording and Slides Now Available
Updates and Next Steps – GaDOE State Dyslexia Committee Meeting
On Thursday, November 18, 2021, 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 IDA-GA Scholarship Program aims 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.
2022 Outreach
Please click on the events listed on our calendar for more information about our free outreach events. 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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New 2022 Baseball Hats for Sale! Until Everyone Can Read!
Wear your support! “Until Everyone Can Read” on front of cap, IDA logo on left side. $24.95 including shipping.
To order, CLICK HERE.
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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