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Advocating Social Media to Promote Change to Literacy Laws

At the 62nd annual conference for the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), held in Chicago in November 2011, renown experts in the field of education, researchers, educators, advocates, parents, and business and political leaders converged to share the latest advances, techniques, and teaching methods targeting dyslexics and learning disabled children. With literacy levels in the U.S. slipping to all-time lows and growing disenchantment with current education policies, the Dyslexia Association is taking a lead role in drafting model language for State Literacy Law changes and pushing for the passage of the LEARN (Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation) Act.

In a recent press release, IDA executive director Stephen Peregoy emphasized, “The International Dyslexia Association has been tireless in its effort to promote literacy for all students and ensure that all learners receive the support needed to achieve their full potential.” To advance literacy law changes, this year’s conference included a forum on using social media to organize, mobilize, network, and motivate parents and educators to improve U.S. literacy. Scott Douglas Redmond, a business strategist, technology architect, President of Clever Industries, and a dyslexic himself, led a discussion at the IDA conference on using social media in grassroots campaigns.

Scott has numeric dyslexia (dyscalculia) and experienced learning challenges while growing up alternately labeled “gifted” then “handicapped” and identified as either a “dumb kid” or a “smart kid.”

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) defines dyscalculia as representing a range of disabilities involving math learning with broad variations that can include difficulty learning the meaning of numbers, trouble counting, recognizing numbers, solving basic math problems, and having other math-related challenges. NCLD posts on its website that “LD [Learning Disability] is more than a difference or difficulty with learning – it is a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to receive, process, store, and respond to information.” Read more

2011
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Finding Your Perfect School

Most people that exit high school have some kind of idea of what they want to do as far as a college education is concerned. Other people, however, wait until much later in life and then get their education in order to improve their lot in life. In either case, it’s a good idea for you to consider some type of technical school in order to get the education that you need. This can help you to be very specific in your choice of jobs and at times, it can give you the opportunity to further your career. What are some of the options that are open for you in this regard?

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2011
12/21
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