Events

South OC Dyslexia Parent Support Group

One evening per month  -Contact Haya Sakadjian for more information.

Riverside Dyslexia Parent Support Group

The Riverside Parent Support Group is temporarily on hold.  If you’re interested in attending a support group in Riverside, please send an email to Regina Manning at tcb.info@dyslexia-ca.org.  Thank you.

Our other events:

Did you miss attending one of our past live webinars? No worries! Recordings are available at: https://tinyurl.com/TCBPastWebinars.

Meanwhile, sign up for these exciting future webinars. Webinars are free!

In Person Presentation: Dyslexia 101

Description: Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects how the brain processes written language. Dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in learning to read. Dyslexia takes away an individual’s ability to read quickly and automatically, and to retrieve spoken words easily, but it does not dampen their creativity and ingenuity. Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties. It is estimated that 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability. 

People with dyslexia may struggle with reading, spelling, understanding language they hear, or expressing themselves clearly in speaking or in writing. But, they can use coping methods and tools to achieve academically.

This presentation will explain what dyslexia is, how dyslexia feels, how to cope with dyslexia, and answer your dyslexia questions..

Date:  Saturday, January 25, 2025 – starting at 10:30 AM

Speaker:  Regina Richards 

Regina Richards is an educator who has specialized with working with people for over 40 years of experience. She has worked with students and families to help children and adults with dyslexia. She is also an instructor at UC Riverside.

Location: 

Riverside Chamber of Commerce

3985 University Avenue

Riverside, CA 92501

A donation of $5 or better is requested.

Webinar: The Forgotten Skills Needed for Literacy Success: Spelling and Handwriting

 Description: Educators and researchers have long known that the transcription skills of handwriting and spelling are critical to the development of literacy skills. Spelling reinforces reading by making written language more transparent, and handwriting assists with storage and retrieval, among other benefits. Once considered important, these transcription skills are now often pushed aside, deemed irrelevant to 21st century life skills. This presentation will explain the scientific research supporting the value of continued explicit instruction in spelling and handwriting and provide evidence-based practices for the integration of these into the structured literacy lesson. 

Date:  Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – starting at 6:00 PM

Speaker:  Dee Rosenberg 

Dee Rosenberg has degrees in regular and special education and a Masters in LD. She has over 40 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, special education teacher and as head of school serving all grade levels. She co-founded a school for students with dyslexia in all grades and served as the Head for over 10 years. Dee is an LDTC, an educational diagnostician, who ensures quality of literacy, curriculum, and IEPs. She served as the Director of an Education Center, providing professional development for teachers for over 40 years, consulting with many school districts, training teachers about the science of reading, dyslexia, assessment, early intervention, and improving general education literacy. Dee is a certified trainer of various literacy and language programs including Wilson Reading System, Fundations, and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS). Dee coauthored a state Dyslexia Handbook. 

Registration Link: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1312944869521861722

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Webinar: The Science of Advocacy: We know the why, but do we really know the how?

Description:  In the presentation, participants will be introduced to the fascinating qualitative research about special education advocacy. We will discuss why the IEP process, in particular, IEP meetings, are so tense, what both ‘sides of the table’ are thinking, and what we can do to improve the process.

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Speaker: Kelli Sandman-Hurley, Ed.DD. 

Kelli is an author and the co-founder of the Dyslexia Training Institute.. She is a certified special education advocate assisting parents and children through the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan process. She has studied Structured Word Inquiry, the Orton-Gillingham approach, Lindamood-Bell, RAVE-O and Read Naturally. She is a Past-President of the San Diego Branch of IDA. She consults with schools, trains teachers, and co-created “Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia.”

Registration Link:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6582402724150421088

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Webinar:  A 30,000 Foot Overview of Dyslexia

Description:  This 30,000 ft. overview of dyslexia will provide insight into how the brain learns to read, especially the brains of students identified with dyslexia versus their neurotypical peers.  We will cover characteristics of dyslexia by grade level and myths and misconceptions surrounding dyslexia. 

This webinar was originally scheduled for October 15, 2024 but is now rescheduled for:  Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

SPEAKER:  Amy Gulley 

Amy Gulley; M.Ed in Literacy and Curriculum. Also, certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Tampa, Florida 33609, Cell: 940-453-4882    
Amy Gulley’s bio:   Amy Gulley is the Director of Learning and Development and Dyslexia Specialist at Step By Step Learning/MGT. Amy manages all Step By Step consultants and designs professional development to deliver both internally and externally. She works directly with consultants to ensure all consultants are current in Structured Literacy instructional practices. She is a manager and leader who understands the daily demands of consultants in the field and practicing educators. Her work has been mainly in the public-school sector providing direct services to students identified with dyslexia and more recently, managing consultants in providing coaching of Structured Literacy practices in schools. She is passionate about supporting consultants in impact change with students.
Before joining Step By Step Learning, Amy was the Director of Trainers for The Institute for Multisensory Education as well as the Dyslexia Specialist. She managed and trained instructors in the Orton-Gillingham methodology and Structured Literacy practices. Before her role at IMSE, Amy was a Dyslexia Specialist providing direct dyslexia services to students in the public school system in Texas. She believes one of the best ways to close the reading gap in this country is to provide ALL students the opportunity to evidence-based instructional practices.
Amy received her bachelor’s degree in social work from The University of North Texas. Later she pursued a master’s degree in education with an emphasis in Literacy and Curriculum at the University of Texas- Arlington.

Registration Link:

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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