IDA Alabama Branch

Sharing love by affirmation with our dyslexia friends! Happy Valentine's Day!

The 2023 IDA-ALABAMA board of directors is hard at work to produce a great Fall Conference on Oct. 12-13th, 2023 at Orange Beach, Alabama. Mark your calendars now and plan to stay for the Shrimp Festival after the conference!

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Happy New Year to you and yours! May 2023 read like the best story ever written, and may all who wish to read of each page be equipped to do so. #UntilEveryoneCanRead

⭐️ Our friends at the @95percentgroup are having a Science of Reading event you won’t want to miss! Learn more here about how to get involved! 💯 bit.ly/3Gwvs4q

❤️🎁From all of us to all of you, we wish you a Merry Christmas!🔔🎁 instagram.com/p/Cmmjcepvian/…

🗓12 months to come in 2023 and 12 dyslexia books to be read. 📚Help us develop our top twelve for 2023! Message or comment below with a dyslexia read that’s made a difference for you! 💙💯 instagram.com/p/CmVrhFsM6_T/…

➡️Dyslexic Author and Attorney Ben Foss breaks down reading styles in his book "The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blue Print to Renew Your Child's Confidence and Love of Learning." Ear, finger, or eye reading - it is all literacy. 📖 Cuddle up with a good book in December!🎁❤️

🦃 Thanksgiving Day traditions are many, and we would love to hear yours! 🎈Are parades part of your tradition? 🍲A special dish? ❤️Family and friends visiting? 🍿A movie day? Tell us more! Happy Thanksgiving! bit.ly/3EYB5rf

Today, we honor your service and sacrifice, Veterans. Thank you for continually giving your all to protect our freedoms. #VeteransDay

The award honors members whose work reflects IDA Co-Founder and former president Margaret Rawson’s key values—compassion, leadership, commitment to excellence, and ardent advocacy for people with dyslexia. Barbara will be recognized at 2022’s DyslexiaCon in San Antonio, Texas.

The International Dyslexia Association’s (IDA) proudly announces Barbara Wilson as this year’s recipient of the Margaret Byrd Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award! The Margaret Byrd Rawson Award recognizes the work of an individual to advance the mission of the IDA. (Continued)

🍊Louie the dyslexic Squishmallow made his way home recently, and IDA Alabama was so excited to make it happen! 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿Congratulations, Teri!

We ❤️ celebrating again and again that @LinkedIn recognizes #DyslexicThinking as a vital skill. Having a global dyslexia community that breaks down barriers and continually lifts up the gifts of the #1in5 is everything! 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿 #Virgin @MadeByDyslexia @Dictionarycom - thank you!

Day 2 of the @AlabamaIda Dyslexia Conference ended with a powerful Dyslexia Panel Discussion!💯😊 @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves @Becky_reads @JuliaJwall @NancyEnglishARI @HoseaTraci @Bhshort

Thank you Dr. @egmackey for encouraging us "to do more, but faster!"🤗 We have the knowledge, so let's do the work!💯 #readingabovegradelevel🎯 #untilALLcanread #SayDyslexia #1in5 @AlabamaIda @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves

Day 2 of the @AlabamaIda's Dyslexia Conference started off with the awesome keynote speaker Josh Clark!🤩 He said,"Dyslexia is a general education issue!"💯 We must ensure ALL Ts are equipped with what they need to meet the needs of ALL Ss! #untilALLcanread @Alabama_Reading

➡️➡️You can learn more about IDA Alabama‘s Board of Directors here: bit.ly/3rXZyWz ❤️

✨Each of them are bright lights with big hearts, and we are so grateful for their service! 👏🏿👏🏽👏🏻 (cont’d)

⭐️Our Board of Directors put in incredible work to ensure the success of our 2022 Fall Dyslexia Conference, and these are a few photos that highlight how their eyes light up for the #1in 5 with dyslexia! 😍 They are an amazing group, for sure! 🎉 (Cont’d- 1 of 2)