Articles
Click on the links below to read the current and past issues of the HIDA newsletter.
October 2011: Special Edition
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Winter 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Professional Standards and Practices Committee chaired by Louisa Moats, Ed.D. has released its Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. Click here to download this 41 page pdf.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 110 was adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives during the twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawai'i, Regular Session of 2010. SCR110 established a working group to develop a comprehensive plan to improve awareness of and strengthen support for persons with dyslexia. Click here to learn more about the resolution.
HIDA COLLEAGUES
Schools of the Future (SOTF) Grant Benefits Dyslexic Students and Parents
Mike Travis is currently in his seventh year at Assets School. He is the Grant Team Leader for the Schools of the Future Project, a Math/Technology High School Teacher, and he is pursuing his doctorate in Educational Technology from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
Click here to download the 5-page interview with Mr. Travis about how the SOTF grant is being implemented at Assets School.
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: ARTICLES AND HANDOUTS
2010
On September 30, 2010, Dr. Rosemary Tannock presented a two hour lecture entitled Working Memory: What is it? How does it affect attention and learning (reading, writing, arithmetic) in students with dyslexia and related problems? at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children. Click here to download the powerpoint from that lecture.
2009
Spring Conference - Issues in Developing Literacy: From ABC to ADHD
HIDA's annual spring conference was held on April 3, 2009 in Hilo and on April 4, 2009 in Honolulu. The powerpoints of keynote speaker Dr. Eric Tridas and from the afternoon breakout sessions are available to download by clicking on the links below.
2008
Dyslexia: What is it really?
G. Emerson Dickman, attorney and then president of the International Dyslexia Association based in Maryland, shared personal reflections and scientific fact regarding dyslexia on January 5, 2008 to an audience of educators and parents in Honolulu. Click on the links below to download Mr. Dickman's handouts.
2007
Click here to download an article on Response to Intervention by Fall 2007 Conference keynote speaker Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D.
Teaching All Students to Read: Is it really possible? by Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D.
Click here to download an article on Spelling Instruction by Louisa Moats, Ed.D., Spring 2007 Symposium speaker.
Interview with Dr. Jack Horner: "The Dinosaur Guy"
Between public appearances at UH Manoa in fall, 2004, world renowned paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner sat with some students at an outdoor picnic table and speculated playfully about genetically engineering a chicken to produce a velociraptor. Jack was invited to UH Manoa as one of 3 Distinguished Lecturers for the 2004-2005 year, where he “wowed” students, faculty, and their children with his enchanting and thought-provoking presentations about dinosaurs. Being dyslexic has shaped and challenged him, but never stopped him. Click here to read more.