Those are all eye opening statistics. That’s why October is designated as Dyslexia Awareness Month. In celebration of National Dyslexia Awareness Month, Reading Horizons is hosting a free Online Dyslexia Summit.
Throughout the day, Reading Horizons will host experts on Dyslexia through three interactive online presentations. Viewers will be able to participate in online q&a sessions with Dr. Richard Selznick, Ph.D; Eric Price, M.Ed; Shantell Berrett, MA; and Donell Pons, M.Ed, MAT, SPED.
Shantell Berrett and Donell Pons will present a live question and answer session at 2:00pm EDT. Berrett is the dyslexia specialist at Reading Horizons. Pons is a reading specialist and dyslexia specialist based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Eric Price will present “Don’t Stop The Learning: Assistive Technology in the Classroom” at 4:00pm EDT. Price, a struggling reader himself was able to go onto finish college and grad school before becoming a teacher and an administrator. He is currently a middle school teacher in Utah. His presentation will talk about education technology used in the classroom to provide dyslexic students with help.
Dr. Selznick, the author of “The Shutdown Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child”, “School Struggles: A Guide To Your Shut-Down Learner’s Success” and “Dyslexia Screening: Essential Concepts for Schools & Parents”, will present “Essentials for Supporting a Child with Dyslexia” at 6pm EDT.
This free day of online presentations and q&a is ideal for reading specialists, English teachers and even parents of students diagnosed with dyslexia. All three presentations will take a look at the struggles students face and things teachers can do to help those students.
At the end of the summit a certificate of completion will be created for educators that attend. These certificates can be used for professional development credit.
For more information and to register visit readinghorizons.com/webcast