Nov 13th 2017, Trail Blazers vs the Denver Nuggets!

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Our 1 in 5

Line up!

High fives!

High Fives!

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Top sellers!

Raffle winner!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our 1 in 5 on this special night. We are blessed to have this community and your support!  A special thank you to all our volunteers for participating in the 50/50 raffle. You raised $7,954 in the total pot!

Special thank you to the Portland Trail Blazers for your 3rd year supporting dyslexia awareness!

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Walking to the Morrison Bridge

Walking to the Morrison Bridge

Kids activity

Kids activity

Barb leads kids activity

Jared

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Theo

Morgan

Hello!

The room!

Ballons

Jared

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Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our 1 in 5 on this special night. We are blessed to have this community and spend time together; reminding us that we are no longer alone!

A special thank you to Jared Blank for sharing his story. To support Jared on his new challenge and adventure, click here!

Thank you to the following sponsors for making this event happen!
Center on Teaching and Learning, University of Oregon
Edison High School
Decoding Dyslexia Oregon
Lindamood-Bell
Language Skills Therapy
Oregon Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Park Academy
PDX Reading Specialist
Successful Learning Educational Services

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is seeking reviewers to read and evaluate applications from potential vendors received through a Request for Information (RFI) for dyslexia-related training opportunities.

Oregon’s new dyslexia legislation, SB 612, requires that the Department annually develop a list of training opportunities related to dyslexia and that the trainings on the list satisfy the following requirements:

• comply with the knowledge and practice standards of an international organization on dyslexia;
• enable the teacher to understand and recognize dyslexia; and
• enable the teacher to implement instruction that is systematic, explicit and evidence-based to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia.

SB 612 states that each school district must ensure that at least one K-5 teacher in each K-5 public school in Oregon receives training related to dyslexia that meets the above requirements by January 1, 2018. Trainings selected through the review process will be included on the annual list developed by the Department to be released to districts beginning in April of 2017 and to be posted through March of 2018.

Qualifications:  The Department is seeking reviewers with expertise in the areas of scientifically-based beginning reading instruction and dyslexia who serve in roles that are not limited to, but includes:

• PK-12 public school district or building administrator
• PK-12 public school teacher or specialist
• PK-12 private school staff
• charter school staff
• Education Service District employee
• parent
• college or university faculty
• community-based organization representative
• educational consultant

Requirements: Reviewers will independently read, score, and provide written comments for applications submitted to the Oregon Department of Education under the Request for Information (RFI) for dyslexia-related training opportunities. Expectations for selected reviewers are:

• The application review will be conducted electronically from the reviewer’s location.

• The reviewer must have access to the internet, a phone, and a printer, and have the ability to interact within a web-based environment.

• The reviewer must be able to participate in an orientation session via an online Go To Meeting prior to evaluating the applications. The reviewer will participate in a panel (of 3) and will read and score approximately 3-5 applications over the period of time the RFI is posted (March – July, 2017). Reviewers will have two weeks to independently review and score applications. No more than 2 applications will be assigned to each reviewer over the period of two weeks.

• The reviewer must use a scoring rubric to provide detailed, objective, constructive, and timely written reviews for each criterion for each assigned application. These written reviews are made public, though the reviewer’s identity is not revealed.
• The reviewer must be able to participate in a consensus meeting via an online Go To Meeting following the review to collaborate with the panel on quality feedback and final scores.

• The reviews will be used to identify training opportunities to be included on the Department’s annual list of dyslexia-related training opportunities.

How to Apply: If you would like to be considered as a reviewer for dyslexia-related training opportunities, please complete the Application for Reviewers, including the Certification Regarding Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Statement, and submit by March 29, 2017.

Conflict of Interest: If you are an individual who provides dyslexia-related training, you will not be eligible to serve as a reviewer. As a reviewer, you will have a conflict of interest if:

• You helped prepare an application, regardless of financial interest in the success of failure of that application.

• You have agreed to serve, or you have been offered a position, as an employee, advisor, or consultant on an applicant’s training.

• Your personal financial interests will be affected by the outcome of the competition, which would include any family members, employees, or associates of the vendor applying to be on the training list.

More Information: For more information on serving as a reviewer, contact carrie.thomas-beck@state.or.us .

Application for Reviewers

Click here for more information on SB 612 and the Department’s work on implementation of the requirements.

We are getting pumped for #OregoniansGive!

What is #OregoniansGive? On Nov. 29th, you will have 24 hours (one day!) to give where your heart is! We hope that is with us!  We have a chance to be a part of Oregon’s day of giving – #OregoniansGive – an opportunity to unite Oregonians around causes in which they truly believe and help nonprofit organizations connect to the larger community.

We need your help! Please join our campaign and help us reach of our goal of $1,000. View our campaign at: http://tinyurl.com/DDORGIVE We need you to tell your friends and family members about the important work we do and ask them to join us in helping to make a difference.

Get ready to give! On Nov. 29th, starting at 12:00am midnight, visit https://www.oregoniansgive.org and make a donation to us and/or to any of the great participating nonprofit organizations in our state. You will have 24 hours to make your donation, and all giving will end at 11:59pm on Nov. 29th.

Questions? If you have any questions or would like more information, let us know. (info@decodingdyslexiaor.org)

Thank you in advance for your generosity to our organization!

The Shadow Project has historically supported Oregon children within the special education classroom by offering strategies, resources and materials that help their teachers. Shadow is expanding its evidence-based programming to a more comprehensive model that serves children when they are in their mainstream classroom, after school, and at home. Supporting the child from home, to school, and back. This year, Shadow began working with principals, special education and mainstream teachers, parents and after-school providers at five K-8 Portland Public Schools to bring full-day reading support to children with print-related disabilities. Shadow supports children with dyslexia and other print disabilities by offering access to books on tape with Learning Ally.

Check out your local school to see if they partner with The Shadow Project!