Community Events

Apr
7
Thu
First Thursday Educational Series: Fluency @ Virtual
Apr 7 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Apr
14
Thu
Spanish Lecture Series: Empowering Families and Educators / Ciclo de conferencias en español: Empoderando familias y educadores @ Virtual
Apr 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
May
2
Mon
Kid’s Network – Bowl for Dyslexia! @ Langers Entertainment Center
May 2 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
May
5
Thu
First Thursday Educational Series: Comprehension @ Virtual
May 5 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
May
9
Mon
Right the Wrongs: Higher Education’s Obligation to Prepare All Teachers to Teach Reading @ Virtual
May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
May
17
Tue
InterACTions: Oregon’s Literacy Crisis—Why Reading Matters & What Solutions Count
May 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

 

 

 

 

 

Join us on May 17th—following the release of Our Children Oregon’s issue brief on Oregon’s literacy crisis (early May), prepared in collaboration with Decoding Dyslexia Oregon—for an interactive discussion on the current realities of learning and teaching to read in our state. This conversation will include pandemic-related impacts on young learners and what it will take to solve long-standing disparities in literacy rates.

Panelists include:

Angela Uherbelau: Founder, Oregon Kids Read

Dr. Ronda Fritz: Clinic Director, EOU’s Reading Clinic

Resha Conroy: Founder, Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children

Cathy Parker: Literacy Specialist, North Portland’s Woodlawn Elementary

 

Sep
19
Mon
Dyslexia Eureka! @ Virtual
Sep 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Oct
2
Sun
Right to Read Film Screening and Panel Discussion @ University of Portland
Oct 2 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Oct
4
Tue
Professional Dyslexia Network @ Virtual
Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
For Adults with Dyslexia (18 years or older):  Join the Professional Dyslexia Network that meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm PST via Zoom.
Sessions brought to you by International Dyslexia Association-Oregon Branch.
Oct
22
Sat
Go Red for Dyslexia Awareness Month! @ Langer's Entertainment Center
Oct 22 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm