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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!  "Me Too" Kick Off!

9/29/2014

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Decoding Dyslexia MD to Celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month with Dyslexia Parent Support Groups!

PictureOctober is Dyslexia Awareness Month!
Dyslexia Awareness Month begins October 1 and what better way to raise awareness than to support parents by encouraging statewide support for parents?

DD-MD has members across the state and there are a few support groups for parents available.  Dyslexia Awareness month reminds parents and families that we are not alone in this dyslexia journey.

All parents want is for their struggling readers to be identified early, provided an appropriate, evidenced based intervention by a well trained, language therapist.  The programs are important, but they are not as important as the teacher and his or her training and experience.  

So please consider starting a support group for parents in your area and meet and support others whose "Me Too" stories will be just like yours!  All the tools are in the link below!

How-to-Guide: Organizing a Dyslexia Support Meeting
  1. Pick a date and time
  2. Choose a venue
    1. Library
    2. Schools
    3. Community Centers
    4. Churches
    5. Starbucks, Panera or coffee shop
    6. Homes 
    7. Contact DD-MD asap with your event details, we will share and publicize on our social media platforms
  3. Advertise
    1. Local distribution lists
    2. Produce a paper flyer (optional) Template
    3. Word of mouth
    4. School PTAs
    5. Your personal social media pages
  4. Create a topic focus
    1. Start a discussion based on a specific IDA fact sheet
    2. Discuss getting involved at a local/state/federal level
    3. IEPs or 504 Accommodations, “what works”
    4. Assistive technology (demonstration)
    5. Invite a professional in the field of dyslexia to share their expertise (optional)
    6. Watch Embracing Dyslexia or another related film
  5. Planning & Implementation:
  • Bring refreshments or not (it’s been done successfully both ways)
  • Gather resources: DD-VA Resources and DD-MD Resources and What You Can Do Resources
  • Set up a Resource table -- distribute IDA Fact Sheets or printouts from the above resources
  • Borrow resources from your county library or friends to display
  • Use a sign in sheet (check this link to see what info. DD-MD needs you to include on a sign in sheet) to have attendees entered into our database for future communication
  • Have name tags and pens available (optional)
  • DD-MD mission statement and goals one pager available to introduce the grassroots movement
  • A "Who We are Fact Sheet"
  • Highlight the support meetings as a place to build community and lend support to each other
  • Introduce discussion topic
  • Facilitate questions and conversations
  • Steer discussion into solution driven areas if one or more of your attendees gets ‘unnecessarily’ negative for an extended time
  • Close with appreciation for parents taking the time to join DD-MD
  • Take pictures for DD-MD to post on social media platforms

6.  After the Meeting
  • Follow up on questions posed during your group meeting
  • Send photos to DD-MD
  • Send sign up sheet to Laura Schultz to be entered into our DD-MD database

Parent Support Group Information

Marlies Blackford is starting a support group in Carroll County for parents of dyslexic students. The first meeting will be October 11, 10-11am. She will focus on Carroll County but hopes it will spread across northern Maryland. Location: North Carroll Community School, 75 Lamb Drive, Westminster MD 21158. If you have questions, please contact me at mar628@comast.net.

The DD-MD Parent Support Group Southern MD will meet on October 20 at 7 pm at the Ptuxent Presbyterian Church. Here's the calendar for the meeting schedule. 

Let's get together -- there's strength in "Me Too" and knowing you're not alone!!

http://dyslexiasomd.weebly.com/calendar.html

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Science of Dyslexia Hearing - US House of Representatives

9/25/2014

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In dyslexia: an action gap 

"So what’s the problem? The good news is that our problem is a solvable one. Of course, we are always seeking new knowledge. In dyslexia there is sufficient high quality scientific knowledge to help and to turn around the lives of so many struggling children. In dyslexia, remarkably in America, in the year 2014, we have not a knowledge gap but an action gap. We have the knowledge but it is not being put into policy and practice and far too many children and adults, too, are suffering needlessly. There is an epidemic of reading failure that we have the scientific evidence to treat effectively and we are not acknowledging or implementing it. It is our hope that hearing the depth and extent of the scientific knowledge of dyslexia will alert policy makers to act and to act with a sense of urgency."

Dr. Sally Shaywitz, Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
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Science of Dyslexia Hearing -- 9/18 at 11am

9/15/2014

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Good news DD-MD!  There will be another opportunity to learn about dyslexia on Capitol Hill.  On Thursday, September 18th at 11am, the Science & Technology Committee will hold a hearing on the Science of Dyslexia to explore the latest research on dyslexia and how to help people with dyslexia explore opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields. 

Following the hearing, the National Council for Learning Disabilities will hold a free luncheon with a continued panel discussion about dyslexia.  Parents are invited to attend.  Information for both opportunities are included below.  Please RSVP if you plan to attend the lunch to ensure there is room for everyone.

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The "MD Dyslexia Me Too!" Campaign starts Oct 1, Join Us!!!!!

9/11/2014

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Join DD-MD and help educate and empower families!
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! 

Decoding Dyslexia MD would like to join together with our parents and educators during October to celebrate our community.  In an effort to increase dyslexia awareness in Maryland we are asking you to consider hosting a Dyslexia Support Group during the month of October. Big or Small each gathering will make a difference to our community.

Below is a step by step how to guide to host your support group meeting, to include printable sheets, flyers and topic suggestions.  The Support Guide is courtesy of our friends at DD-VA -- when we join together we accomplish so much more.  There is nothing better than hearing the words “Me Too” from someone on a similar journey.

How-to-Guide: Organizing a Dyslexia Support Meeting

 Commit to holding a support meeting
  1. Pick a date and time
  2. Choose a venue
    1. Library
    2. Schools
    3. Community Centers
    4. Churches
    5. Starbucks, Panera or coffee shop
    6. Homes 
    7. Contact DD-MD asap with your event details, we will share and publicize on our social media platforms
  3. Advertise
    1. Local distribution lists
    2. Produce a paper flyer (optional) Template
    3. Word of mouth
    4. School PTAs
    5. Your personal social media pages
  4. Create a topic focus
    1. Start a discussion based on a specific IDA fact sheet
    2. Discuss getting involved at a local/state/federal level
    3. IEPs or 504 Accommodations, “what works”
    4. Assistive technology (demonstration)
    5. Invite a professional in the field of dyslexia to share their expertise (optional)
    6. Watch Embracing Dyslexia or another related film
  5. Planning & Implementation:
  • Bring refreshments or not (it’s been done successfully both ways)
  • Gather resources: DD-VA Resources and DD-MD Resources and What You Can Do Resources
  • Set up a Resource table -- distribute IDA Fact Sheets or printouts from the above resources
  • Borrow resources from your county library or friends to display
  • Use a sign in sheet (check this link to see what info. DD-MD needs you to include on a sign in sheet) to have attendees entered into our database for future communication
  • Have name tags and pens available (optional)
  • DD-MD mission statement and goals one pager available to introduce the grassroots movement
  • A "Who We are Fact Sheet"
  • Highlight the support meetings as a place to build community and lend support to each other
  • Introduce discussion topic
  • Facilitate questions and conversations
  • Steer discussion into solution driven areas if one or more of your attendees gets ‘unnecessarily’ negative for an extended time
  • Close with appreciation for parents taking the time to join DD-MD
  • Take pictures for DD-MD to post on social media platforms

6.  After the Meeting
  • Follow up on questions posed during your group meeting
  • Send photos to DD-MD
  • Send sign up sheet to Laura Schultz to be entered into our DD-MD database
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