Letter from the President
The road to academic success can be bumpy for students with dyslexia. That is why we are so excited about our fall event, Blazing Your Path: Straight Talk for Teens with Learning Disabilities, which we are presenting at Sacred Heart Preparatory School in Atherton on September 29 in concert with the Parents Education Network (PEN) and Recording for the Blind & Dyslexia (RFB&D). Jonathan Mooney, who has been an extremely popular speaker with Bay Area audiences, will kick off the program by sharing his insights into learning differently. An honors graduate of Brown University who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old, Mooney is a widely respected author and speaker on the subject of learning differences. Joining Mooney at the September program will be members of SAFE Voices, PEN's teen panel, who will share how they have coped with their learning issues. This program is designed with teens in mind - we're starting a little later in the morning (10:00 am), and we're including lunch! Check the link in this newsletter for information about registration. Parents and educators are, of course, welcome, too.
We are particularly pleased to be presenting the September 29th program cooperatively with PEN and RFB&D, organizations that provide valuable services to individuals with learning disabilities and their families. We are fortunate to have groups like theirs offering assistance to the Bay Area community. Check out their websites at www.parentseducationnetwork.org and www.rfbd.org to learn more about them.
As in past years, October is officially designated as Dyslexia Awareness Month by the national office of IDA. Our September event provides an early kickoff to the month's activities. They will include several of our popular dyslexia simulations, Put Yourself in the Shoes of a Person with Dyslexia. NCBIDA will be helping to present a simulation in Santa Clara on October 9 at Parents Helping Parents (PHP), another very active Bay Area group that serves individuals with learning differences and their families. We also hope to offer a simulation in San Francisco in October. Visit our website for details as they become available.
Finally, we hope you will consider attending our national conference, which will be held October 31-November 3 in Dallas, Texas. This is always an excellent opportunity to catch up on developments in the field of dyslexia and other learning differences.
Here's to a busy fall!
Leslie Lingaas Woodward
President, NCBIDA
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