The Dragonfly Forest

They have been given names such as devil’s darning needle, ear sewer, horse stinger, skeeter hawk, and the snake’s servant. Actually, Dragonflies are beneficial, peaceful, and stunning. You are a Dragonfly if you are: ADD/ADHD, dyslexic, dysgraphic, Asperger’s, NLVD, autistic…

Showing posts with label Sally Shaywitz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sally Shaywitz. Show all posts

Friday, October 18, 2013

Multicultural Dyslexia event from Yale in Cleveland

Well, I’ve been very busy this last week and realized that I was not able to post my “Words from Parents and Dragonflies Wednesday.”  I have been working with clients going to school districts to help educate everyone on what it is like to be a dragonfly, how dragonflies learn, and other ways to help all dragonflies. 

Today I will be going to Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio to attend a conference with Drs. Bennett and Sally Shaywitz from the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity.  They are on a mission to help educate the world on dyslexia and now have the Multicultural Dyslexia Awareness Initiative. 

The conference – Dyslexia & the Achievement Gap: A Civil Rights Issue for Our Time will be today (October 18, 2013) from 3:30 to 5:30 PM and there is still time to register here’s the link: MDAI at Cleveland

I’d love to see you there!  Here’s a picture of me (and one of my cofounders of Decoding Dyslexia Ohio, Cheryl Kleist) with Bennett & Sally Shaywitz.  I'm the one on the far right (next to Sally). 




Here’s also a picture I created for my Decoding Dyslexia Ohio Facebook page!   


Monday, May 27, 2013

Working on changing the world

Here are some pictures that I recently posted on my Facebook Pages: Forest Alliance Coaching and The Dragonfly Forest.  As you know I believe that every person (Dragonfly) should be included and not excluded from an education, sport, activity, and life in general.  Often people with a disability can feel different and be treated different.  I am on a mission to make sure that this doesn't continue and all people know they are of value and have a purpose in this world!

Here I am (on the far right) at the Decoding Dyslexia National Conference representing the State of Ohio with co-founder Cheryl Kleist (2nd on the left with the name tag), Dr. Bennett Shaywitz (far left) and Dr. Sally Shaywitz.  Dr. & Dr. Shaywitz are from the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity.



Here's a picture I created that was inspired by comments from Dr. Sally Shaywitz:


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Heading to meet Dr. Sally Shaywitz

Heading off to New York City for a few days to meet with other State Representatives for Decoding Dyslexia and to meet with this great lady: Dr. Sally Shaywitz.  Here she is speaking about Learning Ally and the Yale Dyslexia Creativity Center!