Educators

Educator Information

Are you a teacher or other education professional?

Are you looking for ways to help your students succeed in the classroom?

This Educator page provides information and tools to help you and your students succeed.

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Ohio Valley Branch Scholarship Information

The scholarship award is available for professional development opportunities that benefit individuals with dyslexia. The applicant must submit the professional development seminar information as part of the application process.

Who can apply?

Professionals including teachers, intervention specialists, reading specialists, speech language therapists, psychologists and other professions relating to literacy. Applicants must reside in the Ohio Valley area including; Dayton, Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana and be an active member of IDA Ohio Valley.

Application Deadline

Spring Scholarship Application Cycle opens April 12 – May 21

Fall Scholarship Application Cycle opens August 15 – September 20

Ohio Valley Branch Scholarship Link

About Dyslexia	Knowledge and Practice Standards	Continuing Education (Accreditation & Certification)
Dyslexia in the classroom What every teacher needs to know	Recommended Resources	IDA Membership

Articles:

How to Counter Vision-Based Claims about Dyslexia.	Executive Function Strategies: The Building Blocks for Reading to Learn	It’s a myth that young children cannot be screened for dyslexia.	District Changes – How One School Successfully Did It – Video & Presentation	Why aren’t kids being taught to read? – Explore this issue with APM (American Public Media) – Article & Podcast
ODE (Ohio Department of Education) releases Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement.	Fixing the Failure Model – Research indicates that children at risk for dyslexia can be identified before they begin school.