Every Child Can Learn to Read – Nancy Young, Ottawa, Tuesday Oct 22
Every Child Can Learn to Read – A brief overview for parents and teachers on what teaching is essential (yet too often missing) by Nancy Young Tuesday, October 22, 2019 […]
General Interest Articles
IDA Ontario welcomes the OHRC “Right to Read” public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with dyslexia
IDA Ontario applauds the Ontario Human Rights Commission for today’s launch of a year-long “Right to Read” public inquiry into “human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities, including dyslexia, […]
Free workshop in Toronto- Understanding and supporting your child’s literacy
When: Sat Oct 26, 2019 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Where: Beaches Branch, Toronto Library Program Room 2161 Queen Street East Toronto, ON M4L 1J1 Is your child is struggling […]
New documentary about reading by Emily Hanford!
Emily Hanford’s new documentary, At a Loss for Words, explores the disconnect between the science of reading and the current approach to literacy instruction used widely across North America. In […]
Free webinar – Teaching students with dyslexia with Dr. Suzanne Carreker, Sep 10 @ 4pm
Hosted by EdWeb.net Teaching Students with Dyslexia: Early Warning Signs and Effective Intervention with Structured Literacy Presented by Dr. Suzanne Carreker, CALT-QI, Principal Educational Content Lead, Lexia Learning Tuesday, Sept. […]
New Volunteer Opportunities at ONBIDA
There are lots of exciting things going on at ONBIDA these days. We are organizing our next conference, planning for October Dyslexia Awareness Month, making changes to our website, developing […]
Interested in presenting at our conference?
Call for Proposals ONBIDA 2020 Literacy and Learning Conference Unlocking Potential Saturday, April 25th, 2020 Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Ontario Proposal Submission Deadline August 30th, 2019 We are now accepting […]
Louisa Moats Webinar Video Now Available
This week’s webinar with Louisa Moats, “Knowledge and Practice Standards for teaching Reading – Not Just for Dyslexia” was a huge success. Over 1200 people registered for the event, and […]
Notes from our Annual Members Meeting
At yesterday’s AMM we said thank you to two out-going members and welcomed three new directors to the board. ONBIDA President Liisa Freure, presented out-going secretary Loretta Tang with a […]
