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.
Workshop for Adults, Parents, Students and Educators
Workshop Presented by: Parents Helping Parents
“Join us for an informative and free workshop on how assistive technology can be used in the classroom and at home to help people with dyslexia, led by Jan Tuber, A.T. Specialist at Parents Helping Parents. The workshop will include demonstrations of low-cost and free assistive technology. Seating is limited and pre-registration through EventBrite is required. Doors open at 12:00 p.m.”
Register for workshop HERE
Download flyer HERE
Parents Helping Parent’s mission is to help children and adults with special needs receive the support and services they need to reach their full potential. They provide information and referral, resources, and training to build strong families and improve systems of care.
PHP is a nationally recognized parent-directed family resource center that has been serving the community for over 40 years and is highly regarded in the community, the state, and the nation. PHP’s staff is recognized for their expertise and talent in providing a range of services and supports to families of children with a wide variety of disabilities. They have a very active LD/ADHD support group, an extensive library filled with books on social skills, ADHD, dyslexia, and more, and they provide resources and training specific to LD concerns. PHP also loans out a variety of low-tech tool-kits for reading, writing and sensory needs at no cost to its members.
PHP’s iTECH Center is the largest Assistive Technology (AT) demonstration center in the San Francisco Bay Area. The AT specialists provide parents, professionals, adults, and children the opportunity to explore technology, gain “hands-on” experience with instructional devices, software, and apps, and discover tools that best suit their needs. One of the three AT specialists is the mother of a dyslexic child and has expertise specifically in dyslexia and other LD challenges.
PHP is excited to announce that they are the recipients of a Yahoo Employee Foundation grant to provide students with learning disabilities the necessary information and resources to maximize their chances for college success. A conference entitled, “Roadmap to College Success,” will be held at PHP on Saturday, March 18th for parents, professionals and students middle-school age and above who aspire to attend college. Contact PHP for more information!
Sponsored By: Project Second Chance & Decoding Dyslexia CA
Project Second Chance (PSC), the Contra Costa County Library Adult Literacy Program, offers free, confidential, one-on-one basic literacy instruction to people who read or write below the 6th grade level. Students are over 16 years of age, out of high school, and speak English well enough to communicate over the telephone and in person. While many PSC students are native English speakers, many others are non-native English speakers who can benefit from tutoring sessions that are conducted in English. Many of our adult students have a reading disability known as dyslexia. Since PSC was founded in 1984, it has helped more than 5,600 county residents develop skills to read to their children, vote, advance at work, acquire their high school diploma, and perhaps most significantly of all, feel better about themselves. If you know adults who need help with reading, writing, or spelling, please encourage them to call PSC or their local library.
“Understanding the Special Education Process: IEP Basics & Beyond”
DREDF Education Advocates provide an overview of the special education process, Section 504 and IDEA laws.
Where: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703 (campus is at Ashby BART station)
The Bernard Osher Foundation Education Center, First Floor
Date: 2nd Monday of the month (except August and December)
Time: 6:00 to 8:30pm (Pizza and drinks included!)
Must RSVP: iephelp@dredf.org or 510-644-2555 ext. 5227
Lisa Klipfel will be presenting information about dyslexia and AB1369 at the Capistrano Unified School District’s CAC meeting. The CAC meeting is open to the public. The business meeting will be 9:30-10:30 and parent education will began about 10:30 am.
About presenter: Lisa Klipfel, MA, is the DDCA Orange County Regional Leader. She is a marriage and family therapist, as well as an education therapist. She has been trained by the Dyslexia Training Institute to provide appropriate dyslexia intervention. Lisa has spoken at the Orange County Department of Education about AB1369, as well as several workshops throughout the county on dyslexia.
Dyslexia Toolbox Training!
California State University, East Bay
School Psychology Program
Learn tools to address AB 1369
The CA Superintendent of Public Instruction will consult with teachers, parents and experts in dyslexia to develop program guidelines regarding dyslexia.
When: Friday April 21, 2017 – 9:30-1:00, Registration and Morning Refreshments- 9:15
Where: California State University, East Bay- Hayward Campus Valley Business Center (VB) Building- Auditorium (See signs)
Who: Dr. Diane Donaldson, Assessment Consultant- Pearson
Dr. Patrick Moran, Western Regional Assessment Manager- Pearson
Objectives: Attendees will be able to:
1. describe current practices in identification and treatment of reading disorders
2. identify causes and correlates of dyslexia
3. identify a hybrid model for dyslexia screening and identification using standard academic assessment
Cost: Professionals *$60 3.5 hours of CEU via NASP Students $25
Coffee and Light Refreshments Served
*Parking Pass Included for Professionals.
Eventbrite Registration: https://csueb_dyslexiatoolkit_training.eventbrite.com (Eventbrite registration fee will be added)
Registration Deadline: April 1, 2017
Map and Directions: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/about/visitor-information/maps-campus- locations/hayward-campus-map/index.html
District Purchase Orders available with request by March 21. Please send PO Request form, available at Eventbright page, to Kristina Walker at Kristina.Walker@csueastbay.edu. Upon completion of PO, guests will receive unique registration codes to bypass payment and confirm their RSVP.
Click HERE to download the flyer
EdRev (Education Revolution) is a unique day of information, resources, celebration and community for students who learn differently and the families and professionals who support them. Parents Education Network (PEN) and around 2,000 attendees celebrated the eighth annual EdRev in 2016.
EdRev 2017 features keynote speaker Scott Barry Kaufman, psychologist and author of Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined and Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind.
EdRev: A day to think a little differently will give you the chance to experience :
- Information: Learn from renowned speakers presenting their work from the cutting edge of learning science
- Resources: Explore a diverse range of resources presented by tech companies, service providers, schools, colleges and support organizations
- Celebration: Experience an atmosphere where students’ strengths are celebrated and the stigma of LD disappears
- Community: Connect with parents, educators and students who are all on the same journey as you
EdRev brings you:
- The latest technology that supports learning
- A wide range of informative, relevant workshops
- Music and outdoor activities for students
- Over 100 exhibitors in the School and Career Fair, Testing and Solution Center, and the Community Corner.
- Student Art Gallery and hands-on activities in the Creativity Unleashed! section
Don’t miss this unique national event for students who learn differently and the families and professionals who support them!
See more details on the EdRev website.
VIP Ticket Benefits:
- Discover the Ten Things Highly Creative People do Differently: a hosted breakfast with keynote speaker Scott Barry Kaufman
- Access to VIP Lounge, Coffee and Snacks throughout the day
- Reserved seating for Keynote Speaker presentation
- Guided tour of EdRev by PEN board members
- Copy of Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined by keynote speaker Scott Barry Kaufman
- EdRev 2017 Commemorative Photoball Memorabilia
The Dyslexia Training Institute’s
1st Annual Dyslexia Virtual Conference: Education Changes Everything
April 24th – May 5th
Conference registrants will have 24-hour access to all of the pre-recorded workshops for the entire duration of the conference. After viewing a workshop, registrants will be able to post their questions on the workshop’s discussion board and have the questions answered by the experts.
Live Session with Keynote Speaker:
Ameer Baraka
Dyslexia: The Pipeline to Prison
Saturday, April 29th
9:00 a.m. PST
(*Including Live Q&A)
Conference topics include: Dyslexia, Special Education Law, Dyscalculia, Executive Function, Structured Word Inquiry, Orton-Gillingham, Assessment, and Multisensory Strategies.
Click HERE for more conference details and a list of the presenters.
“Understanding the Special Education Process: IEP Basics & Beyond”
DREDF Education Advocates provide an overview of the special education process, Section 504 and IDEA laws.
Where: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703 (campus is at Ashby BART station)
The Bernard Osher Foundation Education Center, First Floor
Date: 2nd Monday of the month (except August and December)
Time: 6:00 to 8:30pm (Pizza and drinks included!)
Must RSVP: iephelp@dredf.org or 510-644-2555 ext. 5227
Parents and educators are invited to this dynamic and innovative free seminar presented by David Berg, educational therapist and founder/director of the Making Math Real Institute. The focus of this free seminar will be on the distinction between the current trends and programs in math classrooms and the connections to research and practice that are the basis of MMR that provide life-changing confidence and success for all students.
Experiencing pervasive confusion and failure can break the spirit of students of all ages. Feelings of anxiety, despair, and defeat can create wounding that lasts a lifetime, limiting growth, development, confidence, and future choices in life. It is the direct experience of the MMRI that ALL students can be successful in math. It is also the direct experience of the MMRI that when students of any age experience authentic success, inaccurate messages of failure are replaced with the confidence and knowledge that they, too, are smart and capable. As students develop confidence, not only do their lives change, so, too, do their families’. To help our children/students be successful in math, it is critical we understand and apply the research basis that supports how the brain does math and how students learn.
- Why is my child/student so confused?
- Why is my child/student losing confidence in math?
- Why is my child/student becoming anxious about math?
- Why is it so hard for me to help my child/student in math?
- What is the actual research that supports math success?
Come to this free seminar for the answers to these questions and to learn how MMR can changes lives. We look forward to seeing you there.
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DATE: Saturday, May 13, 2017
TIME: 9am-12pm
COST: FREE! Everyone must advance-register here. Space is limited & registration is first-come, first-served.
HOW TO REGISTER WITH MAKING MATH REAL: This special event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is mandatory. There will be NO on-site registration on the day of the event. Please advance-register here in order to reserve your space at the Free Seminar.
LOCATION:
The Oakland Center In the Trans Pacific Centre building
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607
DIRECTIONS & PARKING:
Please visit: www.makingmathreal.org/calendar/institute-locations
There is no childcare for this event.
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Joanne Elizabeth Gouaux.
The program will be held at:
Napa Valley Performing Arts Center
Lincoln Theater
100 California Drive
Yountville, CA 94599
Program Description
One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas:
- special education law, rights and responsibilities
- tests and measurements to measure progress & regression
- SMART IEPs
- introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy
Wrightslaw programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children with disabilities regarding special education. The program is not disability specific.
Registration 9:00-10:30 IDEA
- IDEA History, Book Overview, US Supreme Ct Cases
- Section 1400 – Findings, Purpose
- Section 1401 – Definitions: Disability, Special Education, Related Services, LD, etc.
10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-12:00
- Section 1412 – ESY, Child Find, LRE, Private Placements
- Understanding Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores, Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent, Determining progress v. regression using Bar Graphs
12:00-2:00 Lunch 2:00-3:30
- Section 1414 – Evaluations and IEPs
- Section 1415 – Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline
- Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ESSA
- Episodic Conditions, Allergies, Epilepsy, etc.
- Recent Cases + OCR, USDOJ
The Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert
- Developing the Master Plan
- Knowing the Rules of the Game
- Recognizing and Avoiding the Fatal Obstacles
- How to Deal with Conflict, a Healthy and Normal event
- Crisis, Emergency, Help
- Organization of the Child’s File
3:30-3:45 Break 3:45-5:00 Tactics and Strategies
- Rule of Adverse Assumptions
- Private Evaluations
- Paper Trails
- The Letter to the Stranger
- 5 Ws + H + E
- Preparation for Meetings
- Meeting Strategies
5:00-5:30 Questions and Answers
Registration
| Registration Fee | Early Bird On or Before April 15, 2017 |
Regular |
| Individual | $165 | $190 |
| Professional (includes CLEs and CEUs) | $210 | $235 |
Conference fee includes a Wrightslaw highlighter pen and the three Wrightslaw books which retail for $62.85 – Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs.
Note: There are 200 Boxed Lunches available to purchase. The cost is $15 and are offered when attendees purchase tickets through the Lincoln Theater website or registering over the phone. There will be a two-hour lunch break. Attendees are invited to dine at the restaurant of their choice in Yountville, or bring a picnic lunch and sit outside on the beautiful grounds surrounding the Lincoln Theater.
Click here to register online.
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Credits: CLEs (continuing legal education) credits are pending. 0.6 CEUs (continuing education units) have been approved. The units are provided by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education. They provide both graduate credit for practicing teachers and CEU’s for a variety of professionals who need to document their professional development hours.
Scholarships: There are no scholarships for this conference.
Special Needs Accommodations: Contact 707-944-9900 or email wrightslawnapavalley |at| gmail.com no later than May 1, 2017.
Refund Policy: Ticket Exchanges are only applicable for Lincoln Theater events. Ticketing Fees will be kept for each such transaction as an exchange fee. Members of Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater’s exchange fees are waived. Credits towards the Lincoln Theater through exchange expire after 365 days and will act as a donation to the Lincoln Theater Foundation. Unused and Unwanted Tickets can be taken as a tax-deductible donation to the Lincoln Theater Foundation, a 501c3 organization. Please contact the Customer Relations Manager for more information at 707-944-9900 ext. 5802 or email chrisk |at| lincolntheater.org. Donations only valid prior to the start of the performance.
Child Care: Child care will not be available.
Questions? Contact the Lincoln Theater by telephone 707-944-9900 or email Joanne Gouaux wrightslawnapavalley@gmail.com
Wrightslaw programs often fill up early – don’t miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Click here for a map of the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center.
Parking
Parking is free at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center.
Local Hotel Accommodations Available
Click here for hotels in Yountville.
Click here for hotels in Napa Valley.
Airports
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
(approximately 72 miles to venue)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
(approximately 62 miles to venue)
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
(approximately 68 miles to venue)
Santa Rosa Airport (STS)
(approximately 36 miles to venue)
Concord Regional Airport (JQF)
(approximately 45 miles to venue)
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