Events

DALLAS DYSLEXIA INFORMATION GROUP

DDIG has speakers and other LD professionals who provide information and resources concerning learning differences to parents, educators, LD professionals, and to anyone who wants to be more informed about dyslexia and related topics. DDIG provides encouragement and a venue to share information and resources to adults and older adolescents with learning differences.

When: 2nd Monday of each month (except December)

Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Place: The Winston School, 5707 Royal Lane, Dallas

Call (214) 691-6950 for directions

December 14, 2009: The DDIG does not meet for the month of December.

January 11, 2010: Alexa Taylor, M.S., LPC-S, Assistant Director of Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center at SMU and Brittany Harper, Senior at SMU, Major in English, Minors in Biology and Chemistry, The First Year of College with a Learning Difference: Pitfalls and Possibilities.

February 8, 2010: Debby Romick, Director of Learning Rx (Plano Center), Dyslexia: It Is More than Reading, Getting to the Cognitive Roots of Dyslexia.

March 8, 2010: PBS Video: Presented by Richard Lavoie (Please Note: He Will Not be in Attendance), The Motivation Breakthrough: Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child.

April 12, 2010: Adina Rich, Director, Rich Educational Consulting, LLC, The Interrelationship between Processing Speed and Fluency

May 10, 2010: Alice Redding, CALT, Registered Yoga Therapist, Relaxation and Focusing Tips for Students in the Classroom and at Home

June 14, 2010: Kim Johnson, Psy.D., Neuropsychologist, The Interrelationship between Dyslexia and ADHD

Meetings are free and open to any age.
Please call Bob at 214-351-1985 for more information.

2 CEUs awarded to Academic Language Therapy Association members, LD professionals, Educators, and other Professions. These presentations are free and open to the public.

ANNUAL READ-A-THON
Read 2009 words in 2009.
All proceeds benefit DBIDA'S Educational Scholarship Fund

Nicholas Petruska proudly accepts the Certificate of T-Shirt Design Award from Carl Proctor, DBIDA Board Member, 2009 Read-A-Thon Chair.

The Dallas Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (DBIDA) congratulates Nicholas Petruska, a first grade student of Shelton School, Dallas, TX. on the submission of the awarding winning t-shirt design for the DBIDA 2009 Read-A-Thon. As winner of the T-Shirt Design Award, Nicholas Petruska and his family will be honored during the DBIDA Annual Conference, Connecting the Dots...From Referral...To Identification...To Intervention on February 20, 2010. Nicholas' design will be printed on a t-shirt for every participating student in the DBIDA 2009 Read-A-Thon and it will be made into a quilted square for the International Dyslexia Association 2009 Read-A-Thon quilt.

The following Dallas area schools participated in the DBIDA 2009 Read-A-Thon: Fair Hill, Oak Hill Academy, Shelton School, The Winston School, and a few private students. Participating students read 2009 words during the Dyslexia Awareness month of October 2009.

Congratulations go to Ms. Monica Chapman's 6^th grade class of The Winston School, Dallas, Texas. All of her students participated in the DBIDA 2009 Read-A-Thon. As a class of 100% participation, The Dallas Zoo will present each student and the teacher with a free admission pass. All proceeds of the DBIDA 2009 Read-A-Thon benefit the DBIDA's Educational Scholarship Fund.