Understanding Dyslexia

  • Understanding Dyslexia at Greater Atlanta Christian School
     December 4, 2024
     8:00 am - 1:00 pm
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     December 5, 2024
     8:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Early Literacy and Focus on Phonics should be taken first as prerequisites to Understanding Dyslexia.

The National Institutes of Health state that dyslexia affects 15% of the population. It is often misdiagnosed. Signs of Dyslexia may include the following: slow in acquiring reading skills, omits, substitutes and guesses at words, oral reading is slow and laborious, does not like to read, disastrous spelling, messy handwriting, and trouble reading math word problems. Specific signs of dyslexia will vary from person to person. If this sounds like someone you know we invite you to please join us as we discuss dyslexia and solutions for your struggling reader.

Prerequisite courses are Early Literacy and Focus on Phonics.

Please remember to bring your CRS notebook.

Instructor: Brenda Fitzgerald, Ed.S.,SLDP

This course is approved for one (1) CEU.

 

The location for this class has been moved to the East Meeting Room in Greater Atlanta Christian School’s main administrative building, GACS 1500.  The East Meeting Room in the GACS 1500 is across the street (Indian Trail Road) from the Main campus and right next to Starbucks.

*** From I-85, turn East on Indian Trail Lilburn Road. QuikTrip will be on your left, and after the light, the GAC campus will be on your right. At the next light for the main campus entrance on your right, turn left onto Indian Brook Way. At the stop sign, make a right – this will take you behind the businesses and Starbucks, and directly into the back parking lot of the 1500 Building.

*** From the main GAC Campus, exit the campus straight through the light at the main gate (in front of the HS Building) and cross over Indian Trail Lilburn Road. At the stop sign, make a right – this will take you behind the businesses and Starbucks, and directly into the back parking lot of the 1500 Building.

Venue:  

Address:
1575 Indian Trail, Norcross, Georgia, 30093, United States

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