IDA Northern California

10/12/2026

📚✨ This weekend, parents and educators stepped into the shoes of students with dyslexia through a powerful Experience Dyslexia™ simulation for Dyslexia Awareness Month!
By experiencing the reading, writing, and processing challenges, participants gained greater awareness, empathy, and practical understanding. 💙
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Swipe to see moments from the day ➡️

10/05/2026

Did you know October is Dyslexia Awareness Month? Join us at the San Carlos Library for a fun, family-friendly event where creativity meets community.

Grab a paintbrush and decorate a rock with an inspirational message, encouraging words, or a design that celebrates the many ways we learn. While you create, learn more about dyslexia and how we can support individuals with different learning styles.

Members of the International Dyslexia Association Northern California Branch will be there to paint alongside you, share information, and answer your questions.

Bring your family, bring your imagination, and help us create a little more awareness—one painted rock at a time!

Create • Connect • Celebrate

📆 Saturday, October 10
🕚11-12:30
📍San Carlos Library, 610 Elm Street, San Carlos
🎨All ages welcome; Regstration not required

09/28/2026

Celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month with us!

Experience the reading, writing, and processing challenges often faced by students with dyslexia through this powerful, hands-on Experience DyslexiaTM simulation. The session fosters greater awareness, empathy, and practical understanding.

This event is designed for parents, educators, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting individuals with dyslexia.

📅Saturday, October 10, 2026,
🕚11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
📍 San Carlos Library, 610 Elm Street San Carlos, CA

REGISTER TODAY https://smcl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a8387de5d8bc300315abba9

09/22/2026

09/22/2026

Speaker Spotlight
Meet two more of our featured speakers! 🎤📖

We're delighted to welcome Dr. Margie Gillis of Literacy How and Nancy Eberhardt, education consultant and Dr. Gillis's co-author on Literacy How's published materials, to the 1st Annual TRL-CT Conference:

Advancing Adolescent Literacy: Conference for Educators and Leaders
🗓️ October 17, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Hilton Garden Inn, Glastonbury, CT

Session: Syntax and Reading Fluency: What's the Connection?

How syntax shapes reading fluency and why prosody, the overlooked third piece of fluency, matters for every reader. This session puts syntactic knowledge and awareness at the center of fluency instruction, including what it means for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

Dr. Gillis and Ms. Eberhardt bring decades of combined structured literacy expertise; you won't want to miss this session!

👉 Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/trl-ct-advancing-adolescent-literacy

06/05/2026

🚨Northern California teachers — this one's for you.

IDA NorCal offers scholarships to help cover the cost of accredited Structured Literacy training — and funds are awarded on a rolling basis until they're gone.

If you're a K–2 classroom teacher, you're first in line. But reading specialists, educational therapists, and other educators are encouraged to apply too.

✅ Must be an IDA NorCal Branch Member ✅ Northern California resident ✅ Training must be IDA-accredited (30+ hours)

Don't wait — scholarships are first-come, first-served and applications close 14 days before your training's enrollment deadline.

🔗 Apply now: https://bit.ly/4ubcPc1

04/29/2026

De-cipher-ing Longer Words Using Syllabication and Morphology

Virtual event intended for teachers, tutors, ed therapists, and parents supporting middle and high school students with reading and spelling.

📅Saturday, May 30, 2026
🕜10am-12pm PT
🖥️Virtual Event - No Registration Fee
📚Participants receive a Certificate of completion and .2 CEUs

Register Today:

Virtual event intended for teachers, tutors, ed therapists, and parents supporting middle and high school students with reading and spelling

04/20/2026

🎬 Film Screening + Panel Discussion: HOPEVILLE
Join us for a special community screening of Hopeville followed by a live panel discussion about dyslexia, literacy, and the power of early intervention.

📅 Saturday, April 25
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Notre Dame, Belmont

Hopeville is a powerful documentary that shines a light on the challenges faced by students with dyslexia and the transformative impact of proper support and evidence-based literacy instruction. After the film, stay for an engaging panel discussion with educators and experts who will explore solutions, share insights, and answer questions from the audience.

🎟 Register Today: www.bitly.com/IDAHopeville

• Admission is FREE
• Donations welcome to support ongoing dyslexia education and advocacy

This event is ideal for educators, parents, and community members who want to better understand dyslexia and help ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn and thrive.

The panelists bring a combined perspective spanning school leadership, classroom expertise, and lived experience supporting students with dyslexia:

Doug Killin, Head of School, Compass High School, former Director of the Middle School, Charles Armstrong
Dorothy Glusker, Elementary Specialist, Woodside School District
Angie Kastner, Parent, Reading Specialist Public School, Private Practice

The film screening is generously sponsored by the International Dyslexia Association – Northern California.

Learn more about the film: https://www.hopeville.info/

We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation and community gathering!

04/09/2026

Change starts with informed educators and advocates like you.

🌱This spring, take the first step toward creating meaningful change for individuals with dyslexia.

Spring Forward with IDA to explore the change you can create through knowledge, community, and evidence-based practices

👉 Join IDA today:

https://bit.ly/norcal-memberships

Become a member between April 1-May 15 and use the SPRING15 discount code on the More Information page for 15% off your membership!