2017 EVENTS


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The International Dyslexia Association’s Annual Conference is being held this year in Atlanta, Georgia. The HIDA office will be closed November 6-11 while HIDA’s Executive Director, Margaret Higa, is attending the conference.

 

 


Register for FREE READING RESOURCE FAIR on Kauai – literacy2017kauai.eventbrite.com

Saturday • October 21, 2017 • 10:00 am – 2:00 pm • Island School (3-1875 Kaumuali’i Hwy, Lihue)

  • Information/Resource Tables
  • Book Swap
  • Games/Activities
  • Dyslexia Overview
  • Tips/Strategies for children with learning differences

More info: Elizabeth Scamahorn (808-635-0006) or HIDA (808-538-7007)

Co-Sponsored by:

 


Register for Oahu Resource Fair: dyslexia2017hi.eventbrite.com

Saturday – October 7, 2017 – 8:30 am – 2:00 pm – Assets School (One Ohana Nui Way, Honolulu)

8:30 – 10 am
Welcome
Dyslexia 101 
Overview of what dyslexia is and types of support and help for struggling readers
 
10:15 – 11:30 am
Panel Discussion – Life with Dyslexia
Cole Brauer  recent UH Manoa graduate who aspires to be a trained Dula and OB/GYN
Anna Davide – a 2016 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Mililani H.S. who aims to be a doctor, specializing in family practice
John Higham – graduate of Punahou and Oregon State University where he received a M.Eng. in electrical engineering
Laurie Moore – Executive Director of the Armed Services YMCA, parent of a son with dyslexia and Treasurer of the HIDA Board of Directors
 
12 noon – 2 pm
Teaching Children with Dyslexia
Learn about the difference between the decoding and encoding processes and its impact on students with language based learning difficulties. Some basic structured literacy (multisensory structured language) teaching strategies will be shared.

Co-sponsored by:

 


FREE Presentation on Kauai – Cognitive Overload! The Demands of the Student Writer.

In this engaging and interactive presentation, Mr. Van Cleave will use current research on writing to help attendees understand the demands confronting struggling writers.  He will emphasize working memory and the number of simultaneous demands the writing process makes on students of all ages. He will include an overview of the following components of writing: transcription skills (the motor component, spelling, and mechanics), syntax, vocabulary, oral language, text structure, and the recursive processes (revising and editing).  Throughout the presentation, Mr. Van Cleave will provide attendees with recommendations to help students improve their writing skills.

Date: Monday, September 18, 2017
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm    
Location: Island School – WiliWili Room
  3-1875 Kaumualii Highway (behind Kauai Community College)
Register Online: kauaihidasept18.eventbrite.com

WRITING MATTERS: DEVELOPING SENTENCE SKILLS

A workshop for classroom teachers and tutors of children in grades 3-12.

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2017

Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Location: HawaiiUSA Credit Union (1226 College Walk – Honolulu)

Parking$3 @ credit union; limited – carpooling encouraged; alternate parking as available on-street and in nearby pay-to-park lots

Facilitator: William Van Cleave, M.A.

 

Workshop Description: More often than not, students struggle at the sentence level far more than they struggle at the paragraph level. This workshop, which is aligned with the Language section of the Common Core State Standards, will focus on parts of speech and sentence parts as they apply to the act of writing. Participants will learn about the components of a good lesson and strategies for developing sentence sense in student writers. They will examine parts of speech as a method of understanding the way words interact with each other and sentence parts as building blocks for creating different kinds of sentences. They will practice with the elements introduced and model the strategies suggested.

  • $100 Registration Fee includes lunch and workbook (Writing Matters: Developing Sentence Skills in Students of All Ages)
  • REGISTER ONLINEOnline payment processing fee will be applied.
  • School Purchase Orders accepted.
  • Partial scholarships available — CLICK HERE TO APPLY.
  • Cancellation Policy: HIDA reserves the right to cancel the workshop due to insufficient number of participants. HIDA will refund the $100 registration fee paid.
  • Withdrawal Policy: A full refund of the $100 registration fee paid less a $15 processing fee will be given to those who voluntarily withdraw prior to the day of the workshop.

Join us for a FREE showing of HIDA’s talk show:

DYSLEXIA 101 – PARENTS: TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS

Date/Time
Thursday, September 7, 6-7:30 pm

Location
Honolulu Waldorf School – Niu Hall (350 Ulua St)

CLICK TO REGISTER

  • Listen to parents as they share their family’s personal journey with dyslexia.
  • Engage in an open discussion with some of HIDA’s members, of practical tips, strategies and resources to help children with dyslexia be successful.

Attendees will receive a free copy of HIDA’s popular booklet – Tips for Parents and Families of Children with Dyslexia


 

 

 

 

HIDA will be presenting a breakout session and hosting a dyslexia information/resource table at the following LDAH Mini Conferences:

Honolulu: Saturday, August 26, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Hilo: Saturday, September 9, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Maui: Thursday, September 14, 5:00 – 9:00 pm

Kauai: Saturday, September 23, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

For more information: (808) 536-9684 or 1-800-533-9684

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Made possible by a grant from the Annie Sinclair Knudsen Memorial Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.

Location: Island School (3-1875 Kaumualii Highway)

April 8, 2017 ~ Saturday ~ 8:30-10:00 am Register: 2-kauaihida.eventbrite.com

Join others for a special showing on Kauai of HIDA’s new talk show – DYSLEXIA 101 – PARENTS: TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS

  • Listen to parents as they share their family’s personal journey with dyslexia.
  • Engage in an open discussion with some of HIDA’s members, of practical tips, strategies and resources to help children with dyslexia/SLD be successful.
  • Attendees will receive a free copy of HIDA’s popular booklet – Tips for Parents and Families of Children with Dyslexia

More info: mhiga.hi@dyslexiaida.org or (808) 538-7007





HIDA aims to foster a greater understanding of and empathy for our child(ren) with dyslexia. In this presentation, we will present an overview of dyslexia and share practical tips, strategies and resources which are suggested to supplement appropriate instruction in Structured Literacy (aka Multisensory Structured Language-MSL) methods. Attendees will also receive a free copy of HIDA’s popular “Tips” booklet.

Note: The two event dates listed below with an * are closed to the general public.  To schedule a “Tips” presentation or other workshop for your school, parent or community group, contact HIDA’s executive director, Margaret Higa: (808) 538-7007 or mhiga.hi@dyslexiaida.org

Side By Side Parent Support Group (Waikele) 
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu)

March 8, 2017 *

Foster Grandparents (Honolulu)

May 9, 2017 *

 

Dyslexia Info / Resources

Visit HIDA’s table at these events.

Annual SPIN Conference ^
Saturday, April 22, 2017; 8:30  am – 1:00 pm
UH Manoa Campus Center
click here for more info/register for conference

Dyslexia Simulations Workshop

Participants will rotate through learning stations with simple activities designed to give hands-on awareness of what persons with dyslexia experience every day. Activities include language-related tasks similar to those encountered in the classroom and workplace. An explanation of the aspects of dyslexia being simulated in each learning station and a brief group discussion will follow.

Armed Services YMCA (Pearl Harbor) 
Friday, March 10, 2017 **

** Note: This event is closed to the general public.  To schedule a Dyslexia Simulations Workshop or other presentation for your school, parent or community group, contact HIDA’s executive director, Margaret Higa: (808) 538-7007 or  mhiga.hi@dyslexiaida.org

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