The International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association The Houston Brach
 

The International Dyslexia Association

Email: info@houstonida.org

SPRING CONFERENCE 2010

Annual HBIDA Conference
Online Registration is now Open

2010 Annual Spring Conference Registration

The Houston Branch of
The International Dyslexia Association

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Doubletree Hotel Downtown - Allen Center
400 Dallas Street, Houston, Texas 77002 (view map)

On-line Registration is now Closed

7:30 a.m. Registration/Exhibits open
For more information contact us at:
832-282-7154
events@houstonida.org

CEU Credit Hours:
Five and one-half
(5.5) ALTA approved
  Five and one-half
(5.5) TSHA approved

Keynote
Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Effective Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension Instruction.
D. Ray Reutzel, Ph.D., SLP
Utah State University

Breakout Sessions:

  • Writing:  Grammar and Sentence Structure – William Van Cleave, Educational Consultant,
    Greenville, SC
  • The Social Side of Learning Differences:  Children Who Bully – Jill Wiseman, M.A., Lower School
    Counselor, The Briarwood School, Houston, TX
  • Parental Empowerment:  Understanding the Intersection of the Texas Dyslexia Law, the 2009
    Amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act and its Impact on Section 504 of the 1973
    Rehabilitations Act
    – Jennifer Medearis, M.Ed., Special Advocacy, Houston, TX
  • Written Language:  Idea Generation and Paragraph Structure – William Van Cleave, Educational
    Consultant, Greenville, SC
  • Understanding the Teenage Brain: Parent, Progeny and Power Struggles – Carol Brady, Ph.D.,
    Clinical Psychologist, Houston, TX
  • Technology, Ethics, and Educators: Using Technology Responsibly – Thea Nelson, Teacher,
    The Briarwood School  


HBIDA Helpline phone number: 832-282-7154
Email: info@houstonida.org

Annual conference in the spring

Golden Triangle Dyslexia Forum

Regional Group Events

Annual symposium in the fall

Free annual parent panel

Free annual college panel

Schedule a speaker for your own event with our Speakers Bureau
(Texas law now requires Districts and charter schools must provide a parent education program for the parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. (19 TAC §74.28))