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Hopeville: The Movie & Panel Discussion – Hope in Georgia
October 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
IDA-GA, DDGA, and GLS are planning this event with support from SPLC. We are excited to have other nonprofit partners also supporting the event. Representatives will be there to share information about FREE resources!
“GLS welcomes this opportunity to align more closely with dyslexia-rights advocacy organizations here in Georgia. Our staff and resources are uniquely positioned to promote education and self-agency for those living with dyslexia in a way that few other agencies are able to offer. It is our hope that many new patrons will find us through this initiative and begin a lifelong love of reading and participation in library culture utilizing our offerings.” – Kristin White, MLIS, GLS State Director
Filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V will be joining us!
HOPEVILLE: The Movie & Panel Discussion – Hope in Georgia
Schedule
6:00 – 6:40 pm: Check in at the atrium. Pick up information about free resources for families and educators and explore the assistive technology* tables. (Guests can begin moving towards the movie room between 6:30-6:40. Welcome at 6:40.)
Meet representatives from our non-profit event partners:
International Dyslexia Association GA (IDA-GA)
Decoding Dyslexia Georgia (DDGA)
Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS)
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The Reading League Georgia (TRL-GA)
Parent to Parent of Georgia (P2P-GA)
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Georgia ADA
6:45 pm: Movie followed by Panel Discussion moderated by Harvey Hubbell V
- Acclaimed Filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V will be HERE and participating in a post-film Q&A along with other state literacy leaders.
- The entire family is welcome to come and hear this inspiring story by a brilliant dyslexic filmmaker.
9:00 pm: Doors close
The Movie: Harvey Hubbell V is a casualty of “The Reading Wars.” As a child with dyslexia, he struggled in school, where he wasn’t taught using evidence-based literacy practices. As an adult, he discovered a growing body of research—known as the Science of Reading—that explains how the brain learns to read and what teaching methods are most effective. This discovery sparked his quest to change how literacy is taught in schools. To explore how this research translates into classroom practice, he spends a year with a class of diverse first graders and their teachers in Waterbury, CT, capturing the challenging and inspiring process of learning to read. The students work tirelessly to prepare for an end-of-year test that determines whether they will move on to second grade.
Stay tuned for more event details.
Know Before You Go information available HERE.
What Assistive Technology will attendees be able to explore during the 6:00-6:450time?
- 3 Magnasight explorer CCTVs
- 3 Optelec Clearview CCTVs
- 1 Orcam Read
- a computer with JAWS software
- various NLS talking book devices
- a personal device loaded with the BARD app
Resources:
Hopeville Advocacy Toolkit