Event Calendar
IDA, Ontario Branch Speaker Series 2011
ONBIDA's speaker series is open to ALL educators, students, parents, individuals with dyslexia, psychologists, speech language pathologists, and anyone else who may have an interest in dyslexia and related language learning difficulties. The speaker series is FREE to members of ONBIDA and a minimal donation is suggested for non-members.
This is YOUR opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and practical advice from experts in the dyslexia community. Events often reach maximum capacity so please reserve your seat EARLY! Online registration closes 48 hours prior to the lecture. For information on wait lists, on-site registration or to cancel attendance, please call 416.716.9296 or e-mail info@idaontario.com
TORONTO LECTURE SERIES
In response to many requests, we are pleased to bring back, Peter Chaban, Teacher Researcher with the Community Health Systems Resource Group at The Hospital for Sick Children returns to share his expertise and extend on a topic that he introduced during his popular lecture in 2010.
Helping to Improve Writing Skills in Adolescents with LD and/or ADHD: Mastering the Paragraph
Many students with learning disabilities (LD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle with writing, especially in middle school and secondary school. They have difficulty with productivity or with generating coherent prose. Teachers have many strategies for helping struggling writers. These include process strategies, teaching about conventions of genre or basic instruction on sentence structures. One structure of language that is minimally taught is the paragraph. Yet, the paragraph structure may be a window into many of the complex activities that present barriers to writing for many students, including those with LD and ADHD. In this presentation, Peter will revist the paragraph as a point of entry to understanding many of the subtle conventions for organizing information, defining style and respecting the conventions of genre. He will suggest a variety of activities that will help students understand how paragraphs hold together to create coherent meaning and how word choice can shift the stylistic nature of the paragraph. Mastering the paragraph may for many students be the bridge between writing a sentence and producing a complete text.
Location: University of Toronto Campus, Bahen Centre, Room BA 1130
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time:
6:30 - 7:00 PM Coffee/tea networking
7:00 - 8:15 PM Lecture/Presentation
8:15 - 8:30 PM Questions from the audience
Changes to the program:
We reserve the right to make changes to the program. In the event of inclement weather, please call 416.716.9296 to check for cancellation or changes.
Has your son or daughter been identified with dyslexia or a related language learning disability? Then our Right to Read Parent Education Groups are for you!
This is an opportunity for parents and those concerned about children with dyslexia to meet, share ideas and information, and support one another. Our sessions regularly reach maximum capacity so please register early to avoid disappointment.
ONBIDA's parent education groups are open to parents and anyone else who may have an interest in dyslexia and related language learning difficulties. The parent education groups are FREE to members of ONBIDA and a minimal donation is suggested for non-members.
Each Right to Read Parent Education Group will be presented in the following format:
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm Sign-in and refreshments
7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation, including Q and A
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Networking and individual questions to presenter
RSVP and Cancellation: Online registration closes 48 hours prior to each session. Please reserve your seat by clicking the link beside each session you wish to attend. For information on wait lists, on-site registration or to cancel attendance, please call 416.716.9296or email info@idaontario.com
Locations:
Richmond Hill Toronto
Langstaff Discovery Centre Leaside Public Library
155 Red Maple Road 165 McRae Drive
(enter through Red Maple Public School) map
map
Kingston - see locations below
2011-2012 Schedule (sessions will be highlighted when details available)
Multisensory Structured Language Follow-up Training
Saturday November 26th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Richmond Hill
We are excited to announce that Sally Shearman is now offering a follow-up session for participants in her 2009 and 2011 summer trainings courses on teaching Multisensory Structured Language.
Now that you have had a chance to implement some of your new knowledge in the classroom, this is an opportunity to have Sally answer any questions you have and expand on topics of interest to you. This will also be an opportunity for everyone to share resources and ideas, so bring along your favourites.
CLICK HERE to register
Cost:
$30 IDA Members
$40 Non-members
*Registration closes on November 12th*
Parent as Tutor dISTANCE TRAINING COURSE
In order to facilitate services in areas with less access to services for children with dyslexia, ONBIDA offers a distance training course for parents who wish to learn how to teach their own children to read. This course is run by a highly experienced and qualified multisensory structured language therapist.
The language therapist will instruct each parent tutor about how to teach their child via email correspondence. Parent tutors must have the ability to work well with the child and a high level of commitment to delivering the required number of lessons per week. Adults other than the parents (friends, other family members) may also apply to be the "Parent as Tutor" for the child.
Applications for ONBIDA's "Parent as Tutor" Distance Training Course will be accepted as spaces become available and first preference is now being given to parents from northern Ontario in order to further our reach across Ontario into areas with the least access to remedial services for dyslexia. Please check back on the website regularly for updates or sign up for our mailing list to receive email notifications.
Click here for the Parent as Tutor/Distance Training Application form
The cost is $175/month for IDA members and $200/month for non-members. Please download the Distance Training/Parent as Tutor Guidelines for a description of expectations and requirements.
Click here for the Parent as Tutor Guidelines
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SPECIAL EVENTS
See photos of past events - like our 3rd annual fundraiser
Right to Read Night - click here!
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