Events sponsored by Decoding Dyslexia CA (DDCA) are indicated on the events calendar. Local events held by other organizations may also be listed that may be of interest to our members. DDCA does not endorse any specific program or company.
The Importance of Self-Care as a Caretaker
Since 2003, PEN has been helping parents connect with a unique community of support.
As parent of a child with learning and attention differences, you work hard to guide, care for, and advocate for your child. But you also need to replenish your own energy and reconnect with your own passions, creativity and relationships.
Connecting with other parents on the journey is one of the most important steps you can take in your self-care as a caretaker.
Start the new school year on a positive note by joining us for a discussion of parent self-care, and learn how PEN can support you this year.
Cost: FREE to PEN Members and any parent interested in learning more about PEN. Registration required.
The Importance of Self-Care as a Caretaker
Since 2003, PEN has been helping parents connect with a unique community of support.
As parent of a child with learning and attention differences, you work hard to guide, care for, and advocate for your child. But you also need to replenish your own energy and reconnect with your own passions, creativity and relationships.
Connecting with other parents on the journey is one of the most important steps you can take in your self-care as a caretaker.
Start the new school year on a positive note by joining us for a discussion of parent self-care, and learn how PEN can support you this year.
Cost: FREE to PEN Members and any parent interested in learning more about PEN. Registration required.
Access Is The Best Medicine Fighting for Equality in Health Care
By: Barry Blitt
Hosted hors d’oeurves, wine, and soft drinks
Please RSVP to Ingrid Fischer : itischer@dredf.org
FEATURED GUEST
Sharon Lewis
Past Presidential Appointee, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Administration for Community Living & Past Senior Disability Policy Advisor to George Miller
EDWARD M. KENNEDY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mary Lou Breslin
DREDF Co-Founder and Senior Policy Advisor for Doing Healthcare Justice for People with Disabilities
EMCEE
Yomi Wrong
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Meet Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley of the Dyslexia Training Institute, in the San Francisco Bay Area on September 17th, as she discusses dyslexia advocacy and signs her new book, Dyslexia Advocate! How to Advocate for a Child with Dyslexia within the Public Education System. Click here for more details and to register for the event.
This book is an invaluable tool for parents and advocates trying to negotiate the complex US legal system and advocate for the right educational entitlements for a child with dyslexia.
Dr. Sandman-Hurley is the co-founder of the Dyslexia Training Institute. She received her doctorate in literacy with a specialization in reading and dyslexia from San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. She is a certified special education advocate assisting parents and children through the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan process. Dr. Sandman-Hurley is trained in many Structured Literacy programs. She is the Past-President of the San Diego Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. She co-created and produced “Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia,” and is a frequent speaker at conferences.
The Importance of Self-Care as a Caretaker
Since 2003, PEN has been helping parents connect with a unique community of support.
As parent of a child with learning and attention differences, you work hard to guide, care for, and advocate for your child. But you also need to replenish your own energy and reconnect with your own passions, creativity and relationships.
Connecting with other parents on the journey is one of the most important steps you can take in your self-care as a caretaker.
Start the new school year on a positive note by joining us for a discussion of parent self-care, and learn how PEN can support you this year.
Cost: FREE to PEN Members and any parent interested in learning more about PEN. Registration required.
SAFE (Student Advisors for Education) is a student community that strives to educate, mentor, and support students, parents and teachers regarding the challenges and strengths of students with learning and attention differences.
Our meetings are open to students ages 13-19 interested in joining Student Advisors For Education, so encourage your friends to join you. Parents are asked to drop off and pick up, but are welcome to come in and introduce themselves.
Cost: This is a FREE event for students. Please register so we can take care of permission slips and other administrative issues prior to the event.
If you are a first-time attendee and have any questions, please email us.
About the Workshop
Learning math can be challenging, especially for students who have specific learning disabilities. Language skills, executive functioning, motor planning, and math-specific visual processing skills all play a role in acquiring math competency. Specific deficits and their resulting impact will be explored in this workshop. Methods will be presented that use the minimum language demands and whole-to-part, multi-modal strategies to help students express, relate, store, and retrieve information efficiently.
Chris Woodin has been with Landmark School since 1986. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and the Harvard Graduate School of education and is currently the mathematics department head at the Landmark Elementary/Middle School. He has published several articles, including a recent one through the Yale Centre for Dyslexia and Creativity. His latest book is entitled Multiplication and Division Facts for the Whole-to-Part Visual Learner. He presents nationally on topics involving multimodal math instruction and learning disabilities.
Our meetings are open to students ages 13-19 interested in joining Student Advisors For Education, so encourage your friends to join you. Parents are asked to drop off and pick up, but are welcome to come in and introduce themselves.
Location: San Francisco Friends School, 250 Valencia Street, San Francisco 94103
To be added to the SAFE mailing list Please sign up here. If you are a first-time attendee and have any questions, please email pen@parentseducationnetwork.org
Join us for lunch and a chance to hear Paul Orfalea speak about his story of personal “failures” that ultimately resulted in success.
Philanthropist, investing guru, Kinko’s founder, serial entrepreneur, and speaker Paul Orfalea struggled through his school years because of conditions we now recognize as Dyslexia and ADHD. Paul credits these “disabilities” as the blessings that allowed him to see the world differently from his peers.
Today Paul remains active in a number of businesses, including his work on the Investment Committee of West Coast Asset Management. He also shares the benefit of his business and life experience through his writings, speeches, and college courses. Through his family’s philanthropic efforts and public speaking on early care and education, intergenerational programs and learning differences, Paul strives to improve resources for the next generation of leaders and educators.
Co-sponsored by Parents Education Network
The Perfect Storm: ADHD, Dyslexia, and Executive Function Problems plus Executive Function in the Classroom
with Eric Tridas, M.D. and Sr. Mary Gilchrist Cottrill
Saturday, October 1, 9:00 am-3:30 pm (check-in begins at 8:30 am, lunch is included)
Ross School, 9 Lagunitas Road, Ross, CA 94957
Cost:
NCBIDA and PEN Members – $75
Non-members – $85
Walk-ins- $100
Join us for a day-long look at ADHD, Dyslexia, and Executive Function problems.
Dyslexia, ADHD, and anxiety frequently coexist. Often students do not respond to seemingly appropriate interventions because the impairment is the result of multiple factors and the intervention plan only addresses some of them. Dr. Tridas and Sr. Mary Cottrill will discuss the main contributing factors to these students’ problems and how they interact with each other to impair learning. In the morning, Dr. Tridas will review the symptoms of ADHD and anxiety and their impact on executive function and reading. In the afternoon, Sr. Mary Gilcrist will focus on how executive function deficits impact learning and give practical, strategic supports to assist students, teachers, and parents.
Eric Tridas, M.D. is the Medical Director of the Tridas Center for Child Development, a multidisciplinary practice in the Tampa Bay area. He is a developmental pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of handicapping conditions including ADHD, learning differences, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Tridas edited a book for parents titled From ABC to ADHD: What Every Parent Should Know About Dyslexia and Attention Problems.
Sr. Mary Gilchrist Cottrill is the Director of Ave Maria Preparatory School, a day school for children with learning and behavior challenges in Florida. She designed and directed several schools for children with special needs. Sr. Gilchrist designed and directed Masters level programs in Special Education for Barry University and Ave Maria University. She designed and directed a public partnership with thirty-two schools in the West Coast of Florida. Sister is an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame College in Ohio and has presented nationally and internationally on learning and behavior disorders.
Pre-registration ends Wednesday, September 28.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations in writing will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 29. In such cases, the registration fee will be refunded less a $10 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations after 5:00 pm, Thursday, September 29.