Decoding Dyslexia Conference: Helping students with dyslexia become better readers

Seven GHAEA staff attended the Decoding Dyslexia Iowa Fall Conference, Sept. 30 in Des Moines. "We had the opportunity to hear speakers share what research demonstrates to be best practices when helping students with dyslexia become better readers," said Deb Zebill, Glenwood. Keynote speakers included John Alexander, Groves Academy; Dr. Deborah Reed, Iowa Reading Research Center; Dr. Jan Wasowicz, Learning by Design, and Nina Lorimor-Easley, True Potential Education.
     Pictured, back row: Jenna Hucka, literacy consultant, Avoca; Echo Pierce, school improvement consultant, Creston; Deb Zebill, learning supports consultant, Glenwood; Marie Neve, literacy consultant, Missouri Valley; Cindy Menendez, school improvement consultant, Glenwood; front row, Jenna Hoesing, early childhood consultant, Missouri Valley, and Karen Wessel Hesse, school psychologist, Red Oak.
     October is the month of awareness for Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services features a guest blog posts by Caida Mendelsohn, Acceptance and Achievement: Because of my Dyslexia - Not in Spite of It, and by Laura Schiffer, From Hidden Potential to Harvard.