Events
Parent Support Group

Our Parent/Teacher Support Group meets three times a year.

All meetings are at:
Oakley Community Plaza
3882 Paxton Avenue (Hyde Park Plaza)
Cincinnati, OH 45209

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All meetings are free and are scheduled from 7:00 -8:30 p.m.

The next meeting is:

Wednesday May 5, 2010   (click on the date for a printable flier)

Topic:  Social/Emotional Issues of Dyslexia and other Learning Disabilities

This discussion will focus on social and emotional challenges and strengths that children with learning and related disorders face in their school experience and relationships with others.

Speakers:  Diana Sauter, Ph.D., NCSP - School and Clinical Psychologist in the Forest Hills School District.  Carol Duke, M.Ed.- Private Tutor and Teacher Trainer.


For further information contact OVB/IDA at 651-4747  or  Mary Ellen Villalobos 513-474-2537 or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 
Ohio Dyslexia Legislation Update

A group consisting of members from the three IDA Branches in Ohio: Northern Ohio, Central Ohio, and the Ohio Valley Branch continue to meet and plan for a Dyslexia Law to be introduced to the Ohio Legislature.

Timeline: 2010-Spread awareness of the need for Dyslexia Legislation.

Read more...
 
Wilson Teacher Training Overview:
We collaborate with Wilson Training to provide a three-day Wilson Introductory Workshop/Applied Method Training..

This event is usually in the summer.

For further details about Wilson Language Training see: www.wilsonlanguage.com

 
Initial Level Orton-Gillingham Course Information
The Cincinnati and Norwood Masonic Children’s Learning Centers will sponsor a year-long Initial Level Orton-Gillingham Course, beginning on June 17, 2009. The Scottish Rite Course is accredited by IMSLEC (International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council), which is the body that accredits Orton-Gillingham courses.

Course set-up:

A fourteen-day introduction, with a tutoring practicum.
Continuation of the course and practicum through the school year, with four Saturdays of lecture (two each semester) and supervised practicum two days each week in our after-school tutoring program.


Scottish Rite Initial Level Certification at the end of the year for those fulfilling the requirements. This certification is required for anyone seeking future employment at the Masonic Children's Learning Centers.

Those registering have two options:

Option 1:  Three graduate credit hours from Xavier University for the Summer Course. The cost includes off-campus graduate credit hour fees ($395.00 per semester hour) and a fee for course materials. Two partial scholarships are available for which applications may be requested.


Additionally, two graduate semester hours may be earned each semester (Fall and Winter/Spring), with additional fees to Xavier University.

Option 2:  Certification only (no graduate credit hours). A single fee is charged for the materials.

The course is limited to 8 participants. Please contact Carol Woods (562-2665; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Sara Harig (351-4780; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for additional information, including registration information.