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Check out the bilingual webinar from International Dyslexia Association Ontario tonight at 7:30 pm ET on their "Favourite FSL and Francophone Structured Literacy Tools." Sessions include Kim Lockhart on Structured Literacy Lesson Plan Activities for Primary and Junior Grades! Registration required:
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We invite you to access the resources available from LDAK’s annual forum on April 23! Our Resource Guide includes links to the latest information and literacy resources for parents, children and educators. Most of the session recordings from Speak up for Ability 2022 can be found on LDAK’s 'Events' page too:
https://buff.ly/3leVqMT.
LDAK extends our deep thanks and gratitude to the many attendees, presenters and funders who made this event a success!
An interactive online workshop: "Answers for ADHD: A Parents Perspective" on Tuesday, May 17 at 7:00 pm. Hosted by the Learning Disabilities Association of Halton-Hamilton, presented by Robert Silvestri. Full details and registration (choose how much to pay) here:
https://buff.ly/3xYSAVh
Two days left to register and join LDAK's FREE annual forum online, Speak Up for Ability:
https://buff.ly/3uj1itY. Presentations on Building Children's Literacy Skills at Home & School this Saturday on Zoom, featuring on the Inquiry & Report, , , parents, educators & experts!
LDAK is happy to release our full program schedule for Speak Up for Ability on Saturday, April 23, featuring , , , Queen's Faculty of Education and more! Check out the speakers & presentations here:
https://buff.ly/3KLvMMd. REGISTER to join this free event for parents and educators on Zoom (join any or all sessions):
https://buff.ly/3jFQcdS
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
Spring is here and our LDAK volunteers have resumed doing shifts at the Community Spirit Gaming Centre, which is moving back into regular operations. Funding from cGaming supports many of our activities, including our upcoming Speak Up for Ability forum on Saturday April 23rd. Thank you to Community Spirit for their support of local not-for-profits.
Access our Spring Update from LDAK President, Helen Simson, on our website: buff.ly/3rqbZKN. Information about the LDAK Literacy Tutoring Program and Speak Up for Ability: Online Parents Forum on April 23!
"On February 28, 2022, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its Right to Read inquiry report on human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities, calling for critical changes to Ontario’s approach to early reading, in areas such as curriculum and instruction, screening, reading interventions, accommodations and professional assessments.
The inquiry found that by not using evidence-based approaches to teach students to read, Ontario’s public education system is failing students with reading disabilities such as dyslexia, and other students.
Right to Read includes recommendations to the Ministry of Education, school boards and faculties of education on how to address systemic issues that affect the right to learn to read." - Ontario Human Rights Commission
For links to more information for parents and to join LDAK's online session with the OHRC on the Right to Read inquiry (April 23) visit our website:
https://buff.ly/37FUijw
Check out LDAK's speaker line up and schedule for Speak Up for Ability: Online Parents Forum on April 23, 2022! Register to attend any or all sessions:
https://buff.ly/3uj1itY. Support for students who have learning disabilities and reading difficulties. FREE online event for parents/caregivers, educators & professionals, students welcome! Don't miss the OHRC presentation. Full details on Eventbrite.
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
We are pleased to announce that the LDAK Literacy Tutoring Program for children in grades 1-3 begins this week! The result of a lot of passion and enthusiastic volunteer support, this pilot project provides one-on-one extracurricular tutoring based on the Science of Reading to 15 Kingston students who are struggling with learning to read. The program is offered at no cost to the families. The sessions are held at local schools and the pilot phase will run from April-June 2022.
This pilot project is funded by the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, the Community Spirit Gaming Association, and Kingston Waterfront Rotary Club! We hope to extend and expand this program in fall 2022. Updates on the program will be posted as they become available.
Join our FREE Speak Up for Ability Forum on Saturday, April 23! Online sessions for parents of children who have learning disabilities & educators on building children's literacy skills. Keynote presentation from the OHRC on the Right To Read Inquiry! Local school boards & panel discussion. Join any or all sessions. Register to receive the Zoom link:
https://buff.ly/3uj1itY