Events

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.

Feb
26
Fri
The Dyslexia Foundation Conference – Palm Desert, CA @ California State University San Bernadino Palm Desert
Feb 26 all-day

This conference is designed for teachers, practitioners and parents to help them learn to identify, understand, and provide evidence- based teaching for students who have dyslexia, dyscalculia, and/or ADHD. Participants will learn the latest genetic studies as a basis for understanding current practices for assessment and intervention. The focus of these discussions will be for school-age students.

Download Brochure here.

Feb
27
Sat
NCEB LDA’s 2nd IEP Clinic – Help With Your Child’s IEP @ California State University, Easty Bay, - Concord Campus Room AS 202
Feb 27 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Northern California/ East Bay LDA affiliate is excited to work with our sponsors, California State University East Bay Department of Educational Psychology and Decoding Dyslexia CA, for our Second IEP Clinic at the Concord campus of CSUEB.

Save the Date!

Join Michael Rosenberg, M.A., and our entire Northern California/East Bay Learning Disabilities Association (NCEB LDA) team for a FREE IEP clinic. There will be an overview on IEPs and help for your child’s IEP.

Michael Rosenberg will address what an IEP entails and how to interpret the information. Furthermore, Rosenberg will address specific questions related to your child’s IEP and address concerns. Some of the areas that will be covered by Rosenberg are the following:

  • Timelines & Assessments
  • Assessment Plans
  • Classroom Accommodations/Modifications
  • IEP Agenda
  • IEP Goals
  • Collaboration
  • LRE
  • Related Services

CD will be provided with information related to Parents Rights under IDEA and Assessmento to Transportations.

We hope you will join our IEP clinic to better assist your child’s IEP and to grasp a better understanding of your child’s IEP.

***Reminder: Admission is FREE

Click here for the flyer.

We strongly suggest you RSVP to this event by February 20th in order to help us prepare.

Speaker Bio:

RosenbergMichael Rosenberg, M.A. —Director NCEB LDA

As former Executive Director of Area Board 3 on Developmental Disabilities, Michael provided advocacy services for more than 1.6 million people, training opportunities to the community, and represented parents who have children in special education as well as families and adults’ service by the regional center system. He has helped countless numbers of families achieve success by being an advocate and negotiator, as well as lecturing in the areas of education, community, family support and legislation. Michael has spent more than two decades assisting families.

 

About LDA:

Northern California/East Bay Learning Disabilities Association (NCEB LDA)

Organizer of NCEB LDA 2nd IEP Clinic – Help with Your Child’s IEP

http://nceblda.org

NCEBLDA is a non-profit organization of volunteers including individuals with learning disabilities, their families and professionals.

NCEBLDA is dedicated to identifying causes and promoting prevention of learning and attentional disabilities and to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families by encouraging effective identification and intervention, fostering research, and protecting their rights under the law.

NCEBLDA seeks to accomplish this through awareness, advocacy, empowerment, education, service and collaborative efforts.

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, volunteer organization of parents and professionals formed in 1960. We are dedicated to the improvement of education and life for individuals of average to above intelligence with learning, perceptual, and/or behavioral neuro-developmental disabilities. NCEBLDA is an affiliate of LDA-CA (State Organization) and LDA of America (National Organization).

NCBIDA & Stellar Academy CO-SPONSORED EVENT: Experience Dyslexia® Workshop @ Stellar Academy for Dyslexics
Feb 27 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

 

This popular learning disabilities simulation is a hands-on experience that lets you experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with this language-based learning disability. This lively and thought-provoking activity is for teachers, parents, or anyone interested in better understanding the lives of individuals with dyslexia. Guided by station leaders, you will rotate among six learning stations that simulate language-related tasks that may be encountered in the classroom and workplace.

To Register and Purchase your tickets:
Call the Stellar Academy office at 510-797-2227  (Limited to 60 participants.)

To Learn more about Stellar Academy for Dyslexics please visit their website:
www.stellaracademy.org.

To Learn more about NCBIDA please visit their website:
www.dyslexia-ncbida.org

Mar
5
Sat
International Dyslexia Association – Los Angeles Branch Annual Conference @ UCLA Carnesale Commons
Mar 5 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

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The International Dyslexia Association, Los Angeles Branch, would like to invite you to participate in our 4th annual conference on March 5, 2016 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm at UCLA. The day will include opportunities for various breakout sessions lead by experts in the fields related to learning differences. We expect the conference to bring together over 200 parents, teachers and other professionals all interested in learning more about dyslexia and related learning issues.

We are thrilled to present Dr. Nancy Mather as our 2016 Keynote Speaker and we are in the process of securing our breakout session speakers. We know that the event will be a wonderful learning experience for all attendees.

Click here for the brochure.

NCBIDA EVENT: Film Screening of “The Big Picture” and Panel Discussion @ Corte Madera Library
Mar 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Dyslexia is the most common learning difference (1 in 5 kids have it), yet the most publicly misunderstood. Please join us for a film screening of “The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia,” a film directed by James Redford. The film recounts the experiences of children and young adults with dyslexia, including Redford’s son, Dylan, and features interviews with highly successful individuals with dyslexia, such as Sir Richard Branson, Gavin Newsom, Charles Schwab, and David Boies.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion with dyslexia experts.

This is a FREE event, open to the public.

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Apr
16
Sat
EdRev 2016 Sponsored by Parents Education Network & Understood.org @ AT&T Park
Apr 16 @ 8:45 am – 4:00 pm

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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. Join Parents Education Network (PEN) to celebrate the seventh annual Education Revolution, EdRev 2016.

PEN is a coalition of parents collaborating with educators, students and the community to empower and bring academic and life success to students with learning and attention differences.

EdRev 2016: Reimagine the Learning Journey 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 FairTesting 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!

Click here for the flyer

May
14
Sat
Making Math Real 1 Day Workshop @ Black Pine Circle Upper School - Do Not Call School
May 14 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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  • What is decoding and encoding in math?
  • 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?

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 important role of decoding and encoding for math comprehension, one of the most valuable developments to help your child/student be successful in math.

Just as students must learn to decode and encode the alphabetic code to read and spell, so too, must students learn to decode and encode the codes of math to understand and apply the mathematics. Math is a series of interconnected codes – a symbolic shorthand to express what is real. All math content from kindergarten through calculus is comprised of these interconnected codes. If students (and teachers) understand the codes, they will be successful in math. If the codes are not taught or are incorrectly taught, students are likely to be confused and struggle unnecessarily in math.

Come to this free seminar for the answers to these questions and more. We look forward to seeing you there.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EVENT FLYER TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES

DATE: Saturday, May 14, 2016

TIME: 9am-12pm

LOCATION: Black Pine Circle Upper School
2016 Seventh Street at University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710 (Please do not call the school)

PARKING: Please park on the street in the neighborhood of the school and be respectful of the neighbor’s driveways — thank you. There is no parking lot for Black Pine Circle School, but there is no time-limit for street parking in the area, as long as you are not parked at a meter.

COST: FREE! Pre-registration is required due to limited space (see below)

HOW TO REGISTER WITH MAKING MATH REAL: This event is free and open to the public, but pre- registration is mandatory. Please email info@makingmathreal.org with your name and the number of people that will attend, in order to reserve your space at the Free Seminar.

THERE IS NO CHILDCARE FOR THIS EVENT.

If you can’t attend this current event, you may be interested in the summer workshops.  Click Here for the flyer!

 

Structured Word Inquiry Training
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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MUST PRE-REGISTER THROUGH EVENTBRITE

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/structured-word-inquiry-training-tickets-22745670914

Join teacher and researcher Dr. Pete Bowers for this engaging, hands-on practical workshop.

Learn how educators around the world apply the principles of inquiry to the study of English spelling as a means for building vocabulary, reading and spelling knowledge.

COST: $40 (includes training manual – a $125 value) at the door, cash or checks only please

www.WordWorksKingston.com

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Structured Word Inquiry — Nothing motivates like understanding!

do + ing → doing

do + es → does

do + ne → done

go + ing → going

go + es → goes

go + ne → gone

Bowers’ research on this instruction has been published in prestigious journals and his workshops for schools have been received enthusiastically around the world.

The matrix and word sum allow us to investigate words like does, done and gone to understand the ordered way English spelling represents the meaning of words. That same understanding informs the spelling-meaning connections in countless words including instruction and structure.

Workshop content and design is appropriate for both teachers experienced with SWI and those having their first experience.

• Explore www.wordworkskingston.com for resources, videos etc. on this instruction.

• See this About WordWorks page for an introduction to structured word inquiry.

Dr. Peter Bowers PhD, Founder of WordWorks

Developing literacy and critical thinking through scientific inquiry about how English spelling works.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT) – Add to Calendar
WHERE:
California State University East Bay Concord Campus – 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road Room: AS 202, Concord, CA 94521 – View Map
Jun
13
Mon
Making Math Real Summer Workshops @ Alameda County Training & Education Center
Jun 13 – Aug 5 all-day

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Please click Here to open flyer for complete details on Making Math Real Summer Workshops!

Jun
20
Mon
Tri-Counties Branch IDA: “Reading Disabilities and the Orton-Gillingham Reading Remediation Approach, Initial Level”. @ University Club at the University of California
Jun 20 – Jun 24 all-day

Click on the link below for more information pertaining to this training.