COLLEGE DISABILITY SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Date originally aired: November 17, 2021
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An overview of disability services and standard types of accommodations at the post-secondary level and how these may contrast with K-12 services. The speaker, Vanessa Ito, shares tips about how families can work together to incrementally and proactively prepare for the transition to college disability services.
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EDUCATOR SPOTLIGHT: CINDY THURMAN
Date originally aired: October 27, 2021
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HIDA’s inaugural EDUCATOR SPOTLIGHT features a veteran teacher, Cindy Thurman, who has experience working with students who have language-based learning differences. Cindy shares strategies and resources to support struggling readers in and out of the classroom. |
 Cindy Thurman has been a teacher at Assets School since 1992 where her teaching experience includes 2nd through 8th grade. She is trained in Orton-Gillingham and other Structured Literacy approaches. |
BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILD WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES
Date originally aired: August 25, 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic has changed school as we know it. Our keiki, their families and teachers have all been impacted. The panelists share their professional and personal expertise and experiences to help parents and their children with learning differences navigate the return to school. |
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ADVOCACY AND YOUR CHILD WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES
Date originally aired: February 25, 2021
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Discovering that your child has a learning difference can be overwhelming. As a parent, you may have many questions about how your child will fare as they go through school and life with dyslexia or another hidden learning difference. The panelists share their personal journeys with children with learning differences and offer some tips to help navigate the highs and lows with your child. |
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DYSLEXIA 24/7: A VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION
Date originally aired: October 21, 2020
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The panelists share their personal and family perspectives on living with dyslexia. |
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THE IMPACT OF BILINGUALISM ON DYSLEXIA
Date originally aired: October 7, 2020
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Presenter: Karla Garjaka, Ed.D. is the CEO & Founder of Globally Brighter whose mission is “To empower and support people to face their personal and educational challenges.” Dr. Garjaka started her career as an EFL* teacher in one of the largest Brazilian foreign language schools; years later, she was invited to work as the coordinator in one of its branches.
Dr. Garjaka also specialized in the fields of pedagogy and linguistics. She pursued a Master’s degree and later a Doctorate in Educational Psychology with minors in Linguistics, Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology. In parallel, she was teaching graduate students at National-Louis University in Chicago. Dr. Garjaka also dove into the Nutritional Psychology field as a way to have a more holistic understanding of the complex and intriguing relationship between the brain and the gut – the so called “second brain”.
* English as a Foreign Language
Description: Dyslexia exists all over the world and it is the most common learning difference. However, dyslexia is often missed – or has a late diagnose – in bilingual kids. In this presentation, Dr. Garjaka:
- Highlights some of the potential causes of late diagnose in bilingual kids
- Explain how educators and parents can avoid a late diagnose by showing them the signs they should look for
while working with bilingual kids
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE & TRANSITIONING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Date originally aired: February 19, 2020
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Presenter: Adam Tanners received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM), with a specialization in Special Education. His research interests include universal design in education and use of everyday technologies as accommodations to students with disabilities. His past experience includes working as a counselor at the Student Disability Services office at the University of Iowa and Assistive Technology Specialist at UC Berkeley. Dr. Tanners is currently working as a faculty member at UHM College of Education (COE). His roles at the COE include instructional design of online courses, developing/maintaining the college website, instructional/technical support of other faculty, and occasionally teaching.
Description: Dr. Tanners will be discussing how technology can aid college students with learning differences, such as dyslexia, in areas of academic skills, executive function skills and time management. There will also be discussion of the importance of, and strategies for, self-advocacy and the use of technology.
Dr. Tanners will discuss and demonstrate a few examples of some inexpensive and useful technologies for high school and college-aged students with learning differences.
WRITING STRATEGIES TO HELP STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA SUCCEED
Date originally aired: April 2, 2019
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Presenter: Amber B. Ray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and coordinator of the M.Ed. Literacy Specialist program – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in the Department of Special Education, College of Education
Description: Writing is a very complex process that requires many skills. Good writers plan, revise, and implement strategies when engaging in the writing process. Students with dyslexia may struggle with writing skills that require additional instruction and intervention. In this session, the presenter will discuss the evidence-based practice of Self-Regulated Strategy Development for improving the writing of students with dyslexia. The presenter will provide several strategies for elementary and secondary students. This session will address:
- Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Writing Instruction
- Writing strategies for informative, argumentative, and narrative writing
- Strategies for self-regulating the writing process
DIGITAL TEXT: A MEANS TO GREATER LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
Date originally aired: February 28, 2018
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Presenter: Jon Pennington, Instructional Technology Specialist – Assets School
Description: Digital text can be a powerful means to engage and empower learners who struggle with reading and writing skills. Today’s computers, tablets and phones provide a number of features and apps that enhance digital text to support literacy skills. In this interactive session, the presenter will demonstrate and discuss a range of digital tools and strategies that learners can use to enable greater literacy skill development.
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