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CURRENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS
In person April 4-5, 2025
and on-demand April 21 through July 31,2025
Northern Kentucky Convention Center & Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter
IDA 2025 ANNUAL READING, LITERACY & LEARNING CONFERENCE
October 23, 2025 - October 25, 2025
Hyatt Regency Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
Monthly meeting of the Professionals with Dyslexia Network
Who: Individuals 18+ with dyslexia
When: First Tuesday of the month, 10:00 PM EST
collaboration between IDA-Oregon and IDA-Massachusetts
DYSLEXIA NEWS
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-Martha Hougen PhD wins 2023 Margaret Byrd Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award -Literacy Experts Say Some EdReports Ratings Are Misleading by Natalie Wexler Mind the Gap 27 Feb 2024 -While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own by Sarah Carr The Heching Report 19 Dec 2022 -Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong American Public Media Podcast with host and lead producer Emily Hanford -NO MORE sight words: Interview with Dr. Katie Pace Miles Alabama Literacy Network's Podcast -The Role of Orthographic Mapping in Learning to Read by Joan Sedita Keys to Literacy 5 May 2020 -Kids Can't Read': The Revolt That Is Taking On the Education Establishment by Sarah Mervosh The New York Times 16 Apr 2023 (behind paywall) -Dr. Noam Siegelman Announced as the 2022 recipient of the Early Career Award for Contributions to Research -Connor's Odyssey: The Right to Read Law (HB436) Ohio law pdf -Dr. Nadine Gaab Announced as 2020 Norman Geschwind Lecture Recipient -How Can We Ensure That Every Child Will Learn to Read? The Need for a Global, Neurodevelopmental Perspective by Nadine Gaab, PhD The Examiner March 2019 Vol 8 Issue 1 -John Hoke III, Chief Design Officer, Nike, Inc., to Be Presented with IDA Pinnacle Award -International Dyslexia Association -Speech by 18 year old HS graduate with dyslexia at the #SayDyslexia rally on July 9, 2019 -Decoding Dyslexia Massachusetts Decoding Dyslexia MA is a grassroots movement driven by parents, educators and professionals concerned with the limited access to research based interventions for dyslexia. We are inspired by and collaborating with other Decoding Dyslexia groups nationwide. We aim to raise awareness, to empower students with dyslexia and their families, and to inform policy makers on best practices to identify, remediate, and support students with dyslexia in Massachusetts public schools and institutions of higher learning.
-Decoding Dyslexia Massachusetts Blog Massachusetts July 11, 2017 - State House News Service Understanding Dyslexia: The Intersection of Scientific Research & Education
-MA Senate Full Committee Hearing
-US Dept of Education Guidance Letter on Dyslexia Michael K Yudin |
RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND WEBSITES
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Parents : Learning Gifts and Challenges
-Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning, by Jonathan Lambert Audiobooks and Benefits New Research Shows Audiobooks Have Powerful Impact on Literacy Development by Mary BuckleyBenefits of Audiobooks for All Readers by Denise Johnson on Reading Rockets How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle with Reading by Linda Flanagan What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story? by Anya Kamenetz Audiobooks vs Reading: The Rules Are, There Are No Rules by Dana Lee PDF of study on Use of Audiobooks in a School Library by Jeff Whittingham. Ph.D. et. al. No, Listening to Audiobooks Isn't Cheating, Professor Says by Elizabeth Dohms 10 Amazing Benefits of Audiobooks Every Book Lovers Should Know by Subodh Sharma Is Listening to a Book the Same Thing as Reading It? by Daniel T. Willingham Will Listening to Audiobooks Make It Harder for My 3rd Grader to Learn to Read? by Jamie Martin Benefits of Using Audiobooks by Markus Reily Other Books for Adults
-This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cyberarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson Children's books
-Dr Dyslexia Dude Graphic Novels by Dr. Shawn & Inshirah Robinson Audiobooks for Kids Storyline Online actors reading childrens booksZen for Kids GoNoodle.com meditation for kids-A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles by Thich Nhat Hanh -Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean -Master of Mindfulness: How to Be Your Own Superhero in Times of Stress by Laurie Grossman and Mr. Musumeci's 5th Grade Class -I Am Peace by Susan Verde Teens
-Amanda Gorman the youngest presidential inaugurational poet Nature and Education -Outdoor Learning Opportunities for Healthy Students 2020 PDF-College Kids Are Flocking to Outdoor Education Programs by Sara Harrison Outside Magazine -Some Nature Is Better Than No Nature: A Review of Research on Nature-Based Early Childhood Education by David Sobel and Julie Ernst Bridging Research and Practice Fall 2023 David Sobel's Outdoor School for All: Reconnecting Children to Nature, chapter in EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet, ed. E. Assadourian and L Mastny, Worldwatch Institute, Washington, DC, 2017. is available here as a PDF David Sobel author website-The Sky Above and the Mud Below by David Sobel -Childhood and Nature by David Sobel -Place-Based Education by David Sobel -Mapmaking with Children by David Sobel -Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors by David Sobel -Children's Special Places by David Sobel -Beyond Ecophobia by David Sobel -Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens by David Sobel -Place- and Community-Based Education in Schools by Gregory A. Smith and David Sobel Forest Schools article from Outdoor Families Magazine A Parents Guide to Nature Play Green Hearts Institute School's Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten documentary film At 'Nature Preschools,' Classes are Outdoors, Julie Depenbrock, Education Week Cedarsong Nature School, Vashon, Washington Greenschool, Bali, Indonesia Natural Start Alliance Teaching Among the Trees American Forests 10 year old Robbie Bond's goal to save America's National Parks Grow Bolder Docuseries : Robbie on Youtube Audubon Birding Club Article Roots and Shoots empowering young people to affect positive change in their communities Naturalist Dara Dara McAnulty 'Diary of a Young Naturalist' Little Pickle Learning Fun kids' classes... taught by a KID! Ryan's Recycling Company Nature books for children
-Put On Your Owl Eyes by Devin Franklin Nature books for adults
-Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives by Mark E. Hauber (Author), Tony Angell (Illustrator) Nature websites
Robert E Fuller Wildlife artist Climbers Who Volunteer, by Erik Eisele Appalachia, Winter/Spring 2018 about Rick Wilcox is available here as a PDF Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Rural Land FoundationConservation Commission Town of Lincoln MA The Natural World Lincoln MA Wild Hope eight episodes about people protecting their local ecology Can beavers help build a better Chesapeake Bay? by Karl Blankenship Bay Journal 24 Jan 2022 Ecological restoration company from Chesapeake Bay beaver article The Difference Between Natural and Man-Made Dams Keene State College Facebook video A Better Source Directory of Environmentally Conscious Resources Are Maine-Built Solar Boats the Future? by Michaela Cavallaro Downeast Oct 2022 Nature programs National Park Service Junior Ranger Program Farms and Food Back to the Roots Brings Organic Gardening to the Masses Joe Gardner podcast 20 July 2023Softening the Blow: Crop insurance can help farmers survive the setbacks of a risky business by Alison Arnett EdibleBoston Winter 2024 Born in Stow: the Butternut Squash! by Tara Taft EdibleBoston Winter 2024 An Heirloom Finds Its Way Home: Return of the Worcester Mammoth Bean by Elisabeth Morgan EdibleBoston Winter 2024 Growing Resilience: How Moveable Greenhouses Are Helping Siena Farms Extend the Season and Improve Climate Readiness by Michael Floreak EdibleBoston Winter 2024 Lowell's Collective Spirit: Mill No.5 by Robin Hauck EdibleBoston Winter 2023 Codman Community Farm and farm store in Lincoln MA Hutchins Farm Concord MA organic farm 2Gether We Eat Worcester MA youth hydroponic farming program Gaining Ground organic farm in Concord MA Doug Wolcik of Gaining Ground on The No-Till Market Garden Podcast Clark Farm organic farm in Carlisle MA Natick Community Organic Farm Natick, MA Queen's Greens Organic Farm Amherst, MA Pete's Greens Craftsbury VT organic farm Massachusetts chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association The Food Project working together to build a sustainable food system Misfits Market subscription box of sometimes funny-looking fruits and vegetables Back to the Roots indoor gardening kits Ron Finley Urban gardener in Los Angeles, CA Mi Tierra Tortillas New England tortilla bakery Laughing Moon Chocolates Stowe VT Kim Gregory Pure Pastry Beverly MA Walden Local Meat The Great Marsh Shellfish Co. Rowley MA Edible Food Find: The Front Yard Farm by Margaret LeRoux edibleBOSTON Fall 2023 Artists Author and illustrator Mo WillemsAuthor and illustrator Mo Willems at R. Michelson Galleries Artist and illustrator Jerry Pinkney Carroll art gallery Wildlife artist Barry van Dusen Musician Yo-Yo Ma Artist Libby Davidson Tapestries and recycled sweater creations Pear Tree Studio Math and Art Glass Geometry MoonCrazy Fibre Arts Dan Johnson Designs Rubia The Maine Alpaca Experience Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm in Unity, Maine Open Door Theater Acton, MA Lin Manuel Miranda Rosegarden Freestyle Lin Manuel Miranda Julie's Greenroom Julie Andrews Eight Acorns Floral Design and Preservation Specialty Bottle Supplier of bottles, jars, and metal tins |
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