Today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution included an article about education for kids in lockup. Audrey Armistad, Director of Education for Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System said, “We do get a lot of kids that come and they can’t read and they are 16 years old.”
Unacceptable.
REAP is proud to have Jody Goldfarb join our Board of Directors. Jody brings a great deal of education experience and non-profit knowledge to our board. Jody has a tremendous passion for improving the odds for struggling readers; she learned the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction long before she knew she would have three dyslexic children. We welcome Jody and look forward to working with her toward reading proficiency for all public school students.
Quinn Bradlee interviews David Boies for the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Here’s the intro from the NCLD site:
I recently had the opportunity to interview David Boies, possibly our country’s most famous lawyer, who happens to have dyslexia. He has tried many Supreme Court cases, including the Bush vs. Gore case in 2000. That same year, Time Magazine named him “Lawyer of the Year.” He has also won countless awards throughout his career.
Reading is Essential for All People (REAP) is thrilled to announce that Suzanne Shaeffer has joined our Board of Directors. Suzanne’s creativity, enthusiasm, knowledge of reading instruction, and passion for improving reading proficiency in our public schools is a perfect fit for REAP and our mission. We proudly welcome Suzanne and look forward to working closely with her to grow our organization.
Our first REAP teacher training class begins today…
Twelve local public school teachers volunteer hundreds of personal hours toward improving student reading proficiency.
Our latest newsletter is hot off the presses! The August edition includes information about our Comprehension Institute, Valuable Reading Resources and Blogs, and upcoming events.
Reading is Essential for All People (REAP) is thrilled to announce that we have accepted 12 public school teachers into our 2013-2014 Orton-Gillingham training program.
We are incredibly proud to work with these educators and are humbled by their passion and commitment to the students they teach.
This training will improve the reading, writing, and spelling skills of all their students but will be especially critical for the struggling readers.
There is a wait list and additional teachers will be accepted as funding becomes available.
In this exclusive interview, Steven Spielberg discusses his dyslexia for the first time ever, with Quinn Bradlee, author of the web site Friends of Quinn: Living with Learning Differences.
Reading is Essential for All People is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving reading proficiency in public school students through teacher training and enrichment. REAP provides public school teachers with specialized training that reinforces the foundations of reading. These training approaches are helpful for any child, in any classroom, small group, or one-on-one situation, and are especially critical for struggling readers. REAP is located in Decatur, Georgia.
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