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:
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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)
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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 | ||||
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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. |
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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.
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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)
- 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) |
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| 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 / ResourcesVisit 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 WorkshopParticipants 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 **
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