Our 32nd Annual Symposium went virtual!

This year, our 32nd Annual Symposium featured two live-streamed presentations and one pre-recorded collection of interviews.

Access to the complete recorded symposium is available from March 8th – April 8th, 2021*

Recorded content access information will be sent to all registrants.

Ticket Cost: $50 (no refunds or exchanges)

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5 CEUs or Contact Hours

Graduate Credit available through Notre Dame College. Learn more… 

New this year, we are thrilled to offer school districts and organizations (groups) the opportunity to purchase our recorded symposium as a professional development resource. Learn more about group registration. 

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Symposium Details:

Keynote Presentation

Rebecca Tolson, PhD, CALT -QI, Vice President of Literacy Initiatives, Neuhaus Education Center

Identification of Dyslexia in Ohio:  When We Know Better, We Do Better

Dr. Tolson will address the recent legislation, Ohio House Bill 436, and the results of a case study regarding how Ohio K-12 public school districts implement federal and state policies for students identified with dyslexia or showing dyslexic tendencies. The findings and recommendations from the current study will provide data to inform policy makers and educators at the national, state, and local level regarding the identification of dyslexia.

Learn more about this presentation…

Panel Discussion Ohio’s Ottawa Hills Public School District Administrators and Parents with Moderator Jennifer LaHaie, M.Ed, CALT-QI

Ottawa Hills: A Public School District Transforming… Why?

Our panel, featuring Ottawa Hills administrators and parent panelists moderated by Jennifer LaHaie will discuss why one of the top-ranked districts in the state is transforming and how they have begun implementing dyslexia identification, teacher training, and remediation.

Interviews with the Key Authors of HB 436 with Mary Heather Munger, PhD

The Road to HB 436

Mary Heather Munger, PhD presents an in-depth discussion of Ohio House Bill 436, what it entails, and how to implement this new legislation in your district through this prerecorded collection of interviews.

Interviews include:

• Background of House Bill 436 with Mike McGovern
• Explanations of Key Definitions and Criteria with Rebecca Tolson and Andrea Rowson
• What it Means for Schools with Blythe Wood and Michelle Elia
• Cost Implications with Mike McGovern and Steve Griffin
• Wrap Up with Representative Brian Baldridge

Find out more about these interviews…

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*International Dyslexia Society – Northern Ohio owns the copyright and has exclusive right to use, copy, publish, distribute, license, display, or publicly perform all written materials and any audio/visual presentation provided in this conference. As a registrant, participant or viewer of the conference or this video/live stream event, you agree not to record, copy, use, publish, distribute, license, display or otherwise stream the live or recorded presentation, and agree that International Dyslexia Society – Northern Ohio owns sole right to all copyrighted materials and the live-streamed and/or recorded audio/video content created at the conference.”

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