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Welcome to the Fall 2007 NCBIDA Newsletter.
The Northern California Branch of The International Dyslexia Association (NCBIDA)
Parents Education Network (PEN)
and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
Present
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Blazing Your Path
Straight Talk for Teens with Learning Disabilities
with Jonathan Mooney
and a Student Panel |
If you are a teen with a learning disability, chances are you have hit some bumps in the road to academic success. Life paths that work for others may not be right for you. Join dyslexic writer/ activist Jonathan Mooney and a panel of young adults as they share strategies for blazing a personal path to success. Students, parents, and educators are welcome!
| When: | Saturday, Sept 29, 2007
| 10:00-11:45 am | - | Jonathan Mooney |
| 11:45 am-12:45 pm | - | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:00 pm | - | Teen Panel |
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| Where: | Sacred Heart Preparatory (Campbell Center)
150 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, CA 94027-0940
(Parking at St. Josephs School of the Sacred Heart, 50 Emilie Ave., Atherton) |
| Cost: | $20 students, $25 adults, $50 families
Includes lunch from Armadillo Willy's! | Back by popular demand, Jonathan Mooney brings his special insights and energy to empower students who learn differently. An honors graduate of Brown University who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old, Mooney is co-founder of Project Eye-To-Eye, a mentoring program for disabled students, and is the author of the memoir Learning Outside the Lines.
Following Mooney's presentation, members of SAFE Voices, PEN's teen panel, will share how they have navigated their learning disabilities.
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