The Georgia Branch of The International Dyslexia Association is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization which was formed to increase public awareness of dyslexia.
We are a resource and support system for parents, dyslexics, and educators.
Many of our members are actively involved in the diagnosis and remediation of dyslexia. Our members are educators, psychologists, physicians, individuals with dyslexia, and parents
who have dealt with learning disability issues within local public and private schools.
With its approximate 300 members, the Georgia Branch provides an information and referral hotline, community outreach activities, yearly conferences, teacher training workshops,
and e-newsletters. The Branch encourages teachers to train in multisensory language instruction.
Membership in the local branch is included in the cost of IDA membership. If you are one of the
many people affected by dyslexia or if you have family members or students with dyslexia, we urge you to join the IDA and become an active participant.
News & Events
The IDA Georgia Branch would like to thank all those who attended this year's Dimensions of Dyslexia Conference February 25, 2012. Special thanks to our keynote speakers, David
Boulton, author of "Children of the Code" who spoke on "Mind Shame and the Health of Learning," and to Barbara A. Wilson, founder of the Wilson Training Program, whose afternoon
keynote was entitled "Reading for All: How Multi-tiered Instruction Can Help Rescue Students with Dyslexia." IDA Georgia would also like to thank each of our fabulous breakout
session presenters, our enthusiastic exhibitors, the gracious Cobb Galleria staff and our tireless volunteers. Congratulations to Willie Thomas who won the 2011 Outstanding Service
Award and to Joan Gerken and Sharon Sand who were each awarded the 2011 Leadership in Literacy Award. Please be sure to mark your calendar for February 2013 (date TBA) for the
23rd Annual Dimensions of Dyslexia Conference.
Suwanee, GA
Gathering will begin at 6:00. Showing of film will begin at 6:30 sharp. The viewing will be followed by discussion with Patrick Whaley, an entrepreneur and recent graduate of
Georgia Institute of Technology, psychologist Leslie Stuart, and family therapist Debra Foster McElhaney.
This event is free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to reserve
your seat.
Decatur Library, Decatur, GA
Do reading, writing, and spelling frustrate you?
Join us for another IDA-GA Outreach Meeting as we continue to discuss ways adults and older teens can remove frustrations and roadblocks.
Attendees may start checking in at 12:30. Program begins at 1:00 p.m. sharp. Presenters will demonstrate for the group features of products and programs. Attendees will then visit
tables where they can watch additional demonstrations, ask questions, and experiment with the technology. Attendees are encouraged to share products and apps they have discovered
are helpful to an individual with dyslexia. Attendees are welcome to bring personal devices.
This event is free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to let
us know you will be coming. Your RSVP will assist us as we plan for this event.
The Howard School, Atlanta, GA
Viewing of I Can't Do This, But I Can Do That. Discussion with IDA-GA Board Panel following the film. Please
click HERE to reserve your seat.
Crown Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Just Words is a highly explicit, multisensory decoding and spelling program for students in grades 4–12 and adults who have mild to moderate gaps in their decoding and spelling
proficiency but do not require intensive intervention. The Just Words curriculum provides a sophisticated study of word structure appropriate for students beyond the elementary
grades. It provides direct and explicit teaching of “how English works” for both decoding and spelling automaticity.
For more information, click HERE.
To print out a registration form to mail in or fax, click HERE.
The Schenck School, Sandy Springs, GA
Did you experience many "aha" moments after taking your classes on the structure of the English language? Do you find yourself looking at words and sentences in a whole new way?
Once you learned how LOGICAL our language really is, it became addictive, didn’t it? The most exciting part is that you know you now have the tools to teach ANYONE how to read
and become a more logical speller, and how exciting it is to know you can turn on the light bulb for those students struggle the most!
Logophiles, let’s cast a SPELL together! Come join us for a festive evening with other multisensory structured language tutors/teachers. On this night, you can meet others who
share your same passions. You'll get a chance to share – and receive – great tutoring tips while enjoying munchies, camaraderie, and games. Match your wits and your skills against
young contestants in the national Spelling Bee for great prizes and great fun.
Click here for more information and to let us know if you can come.
We had over 700 runners/walkers in 2011. Click here to view the photos of this event taken by photographer
Mike Nicholas. Be on the lookout for the 2012 Dash details.
November 9-12, 2011
Hilton Chicago ~ Chicago, IL
Go to the National IDA site for more information on how to order audio recordings of conference sessions.
Parents Educating Parents and Professionals, Inc. (PEPP) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on issues of education, disability, and/or youth, primarily in Douglas County.
PEPP received a grant to fund the training of several tutors in the Wilson Reading System. The training will be provided by Ava White, a certified Wilson trainer, and all tutors
will volunteer to work with a practicum student for free. To qualify for free tutoring, the person must be an economically disadvantaged resident of Douglas County between the
ages of 14 and 24 in need of reading instruction. All interested people would have their eligibility verified by a PEPP Inc. case worker. The tutoring will occur at the PEPP offices,
located at 8355 Cherokee Boulevard in Douglasville, Georgia. Scheduling would be determined on a case-by-case basis by the tutor and student. Please contact Lincoln Turner at
IDA-GA provides referrals to individuals who are seeking multi-sensory structured language (MSL) tutors for themselves or their child.
IDA-GA has recently received calls from teachers who have completed an intensive Wilson or Orton-Gillingham training course and are now seeking students for their practicum. These
courses require the teachers to complete a supervised practicum in order to become certified. These teachers are willing to tutor children for a reduced fee while working on their
practicum. If you are a parent of a child who has been diagnosed with dyslexia and you can commit to twice a week tutoring for at least as long as is needed for the tutor to complete
his/her practicum, then contact IDA-GA for a referral: info@idaga.org or 404-256-1232. (Note: Phone messages are generally retrieved once a
week, whereas email messages are retrieved within 24 hours.)
Email info@idaga.org or
call (404) 256-1232.
This year the IDA-GA Board of Directors has begun to use the term IDA-GA Action Group to refer to passionate
individuals throughout the state of Georgia who want to be actively involved in enhancing and building upon IDA-GA’s current outreach activities. With the help of the IDA-GA Action
Group volunteers, the Board of Directors believes IDA-GA will be able to do more and do it better than ever! Together we can demystify reading difficulties, spread knowledge,
and encourage change.
Click here to download an IDA-GA Action Group Flyer
What "tip" would you share with a teacher, a therapist/tutor, a parent, a child or adult with dyslexia?
We’d like to have a regular section in our e-newsletter that features tips from our readers to other readers. Now is your time to share something you have found works so others
can add to their bag of tricks! The more we share, the better we can help individuals with dyslexia and those who support them.
Email your tip to info@idaga.org, and let us know who the tip is from and who it is to. That is, tell us if it is from a teacher to parents;
a child with dyslexia to teachers; a parent to teacher, an adult with dyslexia to child with dyslexia, a tutor/therapist to other tutor/therapists, etc. Please be sure to give
credit to anyone whom you feel deserves credit for sharing the tip with you. Tips can range from one sentence to one paragraph to a one whole article, and feel free to include
a small photograph if it helps you to explain your “tip.”
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