Dr. Phyllis E. Fischer – author, professor, researcher, consultant – will be coming to southwestern Ohio to present Make Decoding Automatic!, a one-day professional development workshop at:

The Holiday Inn Cincinnati-I-275 in Sharonville, OH on Friday, December 11, 2009.

In this limited-enrollment workshop, Dr. Fischer will show you how to use her techniques to develop decoding automaticity in beginning or struggling readers.

These materials provide a flexible, efficient, research-based supplement to any phonics program.  This makes them particularly useful for RTI and Tiered Instruction. Her remarkably effective, timesaving techniques come from more than 30 years of research, teaching, and clinical practice.

The fee is $195, including continental breakfast and lunch.  No additional purchased materials are required.  For more information about this workshop, including the early-bird or group rate discount available until November 25, see www.oxtonhouse.com. You may register online through this website or by calling 1-800-539-7323 toll-free.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn first-hand from a successful pioneer in decoding automaticity!

Oxton House Publishers, LLC   P.O. Box 209   Farmington, ME  04938
1-800-539-READ (7323)  Fax: 207-779-0623

Pete Bowers will be at the Dayton Masonic Learning Center on December 12th and 13th.  Please pass it on to ANYONE AND EVERYONE you think might be interested or post it in places where educators/ administrators/parents  might see it.  This promises to be a FANTASTIC workshop!

Pete Bowers flyer iworks

Dayton READ will be meeting 6:30-8:00 pm on Wed., January 20th, 2010 at our new location…the West Carrollton Municipal Building’s Conference Room (between the library and police station – 300 East Central Ave.). Plans for this month:

1. View a portion of Read Me Differently, a film by Sarah Entine;
2. Discuss and distribute the petition for the Dyslexia Law;
3. Offer a place for dyslexic kids and teens to meet and learn from each other (YES, kids are welcome).

Please pass along this info to anyone you think might be interested…tutors, teachers, administrators, parents, and kids. Hope you can make it!

Join Facebook and the Ohio Dyslexia Group.
Go to www:Facebook.com and press the green button after you sign up (write down your password). After you log in and come to your site, look to the right for Applications in a box with Invite friends highlighted in green. Once you click on and enter the Groups page, type in Dyslexia Group at the top space (left of +Create a New Group). The next screen will show boxes relating to dyslexia. Place your cursor in the Ohio Dyslexia Group box and click on “join”.  That is it.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 30th from 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Conference Room in the West Carrollton Municiple Building
300 East Central Ave., West Carrollton
What: We’ll make signs for the rally in Columbus (Oct. 1st) and plan carpools. We’ll also share stories that may be written and sent to legislators.
Our goal: Promote Dyslexia Awareness Day

Due to budget cuts, the Kettering-Moraine will be closed on the date we originally planned to meet in September.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd from 6:45 until 8:15 pm at the Kettering-Moraine Library. Watch here for more details!

Saturday, October 17, 2009. Louisa Moats, Ed.D is a nationally renown speaker, researcher, and tops in the field of professional development of teachers.

http://www.cincinnatidyslexia.org/images/stories/pdf/fall-conference-2009.pdf

Louisa Moats

Louisa Cook Moats has been a teacher, psychologist, researcher, graduate school faculty member, and author of many influential scientific journal articles, books, and policy papers on the topics of reading, spelling, language, and teacher preparation. She began her professional career as a neuropsychology technician and teacher of students with learning disabilities.

Visit: http://www.cincinnatidyslexia.org/index.php/events/68-ovb-spring-conference to learn more.

Statewide

Ohio Dyslexia Rally

Dayton READ will be meeting this Thursday, April 16 from 6:45-8:15 at the Kettering-Moraine Library.

This month we’ll view and discuss portions of the national documentary: Demystifying Dyslexia.
An estimated 10 to 15 percent — one in every 10 Americans — suffers to some degree from dyslexia, an often misunderstood learning difficulty characterized by problems with word recognition and poor spelling. Hosted by Olympic champion Bruce Jenner, DEMYSTIFYING DYSLEXIA profiles inspiring individuals confronting the challenges of living with dyslexia. Compelling personal stories, innovative educational methods and cutting-edge scientific research highlight the important contemporary issues surrounding dyslexia. The program also offers valuable insight into the inner-workings of the dyslexic mind and provides parents and teachers guidance for reaching a dyslexic child.