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Our Purpose:
The purpose of IDA is to pursue and provide the most comprehensive range of information and services that address the full scope of dyslexia and related difficulties in learning to read and write. . . In a way that creates hope, possibility, and partnership. So that every individual has the opportunity to lead a productive and fulfilling life, and society benefits from the resource that is liberated.
IDA Mission Statement:
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is an international organization that concerns itself with the complex issues of dyslexia. The IDA membership consists of a variety of professionals in partnership with dyslexics and their families and all others interested in The Association’s mission.
We believe that all individuals have the right to achieve their potential that individual learning abilities can be strengthened and that social, educational, and cultural barriers to language acquisition and use must be removed.
The International Dyslexia Association actively promotes effective teaching approaches and related clinical education intervention strategies for dyslexics. We support and encourage interdisciplinary study and research. We facilitate exploration of the causes and early identification of dyslexia and are committed to the responsible and wide dissemination of research-based knowledge.
The
International Dyslexia Association
(IDA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of the learning disability,
dyslexia
as well as related language-based learning differences.
We are the oldest such organization in the U.S. serving individuals with dyslexia, their families, and professionals in the field. We number some 11,000
members
- 60% in the field of education and 20% are individuals with
dyslexia
or parents of children who are dyslexic.
We operate
47 Branches
throughout the U.S. and Canada, and have 10
Global Partners
including the countries of Brazil, Czech Republic, Israel, and The Philippines.
Our annual budget of $2.1 million is funded by private donations, membership dues, foundation grants, sale of publications, conferences, and other development efforts. IDA receives no government funding. IDA has an all-volunteer
Board of Directors
.
IDA focuses resources in four essential areas:
•
Information & Referral Services
•
Research
•
Advocacy & Public Policy
•
Professional Development
IDA as an information provider:
• 30,000-40,000 direct inquiries to our headquarters office and
47 Branches
• 250,000 website visitors annually
• An interactive web-based
dyslexia forum
open to members and non-members alike
• 47 Branches conducting local conferences, workshops and support groups
• An
annual conference
bringing 200-300 experts in the field together with approximately 3,000 individuals who are concerned with the issue of dyslexia and other learning disabilities
• A content distributor to
international affiliates
for dissemination in their countries.
IDA as a world-wide publisher:
• Our peer-reviewed journal,
Annals of Dyslexia
, is available both in print and online for all members. In addition, archived issues of Annals are available online.
• Our subject-related quarterly publication--
Perspectives on Language and Literacy
, is distributed to members quarterly (past topics have included: teacher training, legal issues, parent issues, etc.) View the article: needs name and link to article.
• Other topic-related publications are available for purchase by the public.
•
Fact Sheets
are IDA's topic-related publications which are free to the public and can be found under the "Information and Resources" section of this website.
View "Dyslexia Basics
."
In addition, we fund research on neurological, educational and developmental issues as they relate to dyslexia. We advocate for the rights of individuals with dyslexia both through the legal and Federal legislative systems. And based upon models in place in our New Jersey Branch, we are developing programs to provide services (testing, tutoring, remedial instruction, etc.) throughout our branch network directly to individuals with dyslexia.
About COBIDA
The Central Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (COBIDA) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization formed to increase the public’s awareness of dyslexia in Central and South Eastern Ohio and parts of West Virginia and Kentucky. It is one of 47 branches of IDA in the country and the most recent branch to be formed in Ohio (1997). Sister Ohio branches include the Ohio Valley Branch located in Cincinnati and the Northern Ohio Branch in Cleveland.
COBIDA's Mission Statement is:
(1) to increase awareness of dyslexia and related learning disabilities;
(2) to assist professionals, dyslexics and their families;
(3) to promote use of effective teaching methods; and
(4) to disseminate research-based knowledge.
COBIDA has developed a three-tiered plan to accomplish this mission:
Training and Education
COBIDA’s main goal is to educate the public about dyslexia and to promote effective teaching methods. The dissemination of information to public school administrators, teachers and parents regarding the implementation of research-based reading instruction will be the first step. This group will be the most instrumental in creating change in the school system. We currently hold an
annual conference
in Columbus, Ohio to facilitate the training and education of teachers, parents, administrators and other professionals serving the needs of dyslexics.
Early Intervention
COBIDA hopes to enact legislation mandating pre-K screening for phonemic awareness, rapid naming and other National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) research-based neurological components required for learning to read. All children identified as “at-risk” will be referred for a full evaluation. Additionally, COBIDA wants to
enact legislation
requiring early intervention (K – 3) for children identified by the screen as “at risk”. Legislation would help correct the problem of institutional discrimination against dyslexics, provide additional training for teachers and change the standards of the college of education.
COBIDA is compiling a database of current and pending legislation in Ohio as well as contacting other branches of IDA to determine existing and pending legislation in other states. COBIDA has established a committee to review the legislation and determine “holes” in the legislation with the long-term goal of drafting and submitting appropriate legislation in Ohio. COBIDA is looking to hire a full-time lobbyist to promote appropriate pieces of legislation.
Community Partnerships
Through community partnerships, COBIDA will establish strong network opportunities for dyslexics, their families and professionals and seek additional funding opportunities through corporate and professional sponsorships. This will put COBIDA in touch with a larger portion of the community as well as joining with state goals and allow COBIDA to tap into resources that are already in place, including grant money. Community partnerships will help COBIDA achieve the other tiers in its business plan – it is the common thread and will benefit all aspects of the mission statement. COBIDA will seek appropriate
corporate and professional sponsorships
to help fund additional workshops and expand the distribution of resource materials.
2016 Board of Directors
Officers:
Martha G. Michael, Ph.D. - President
Dorothy Morrison, Ph.D. - Immediate Past President
Mike McGovern - Vice President
Ellen Bonk - Secretary
Diana McGovern - Treasurer
Directors-at-Large:
Karen Lykins
Blythe Wood
Pam Fidler
Rachel Shuster
Christine Lowe
Christine Johnson
Georgia Rauch
Brett Tingley
Janel Bowman
Jordan Rauch
Elizabeth Sidorenko, Ph.D.
Beth Reusser
Barb Murphy
If you wish to contact the local Central Ohio Branch, please use the following:
Central Ohio Branch of The International Dyslexia Association
P.O. Box 1601
Westerville, OH 43086
Phone: 614.899.5711
info@cobida.org
If you wish to contact The International Dyslexia Association, please use the following:
The International Dyslexia Association
40 York Road, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21204
Phone: 410-296-0232
www.eida.org
Our Sponsors
Platinum sponsors are sponsors who have donated $10,000 or more in monetary contributions and in-kind services.
Gold sponsors are sponsors who have donated $5,000 or more in monetary contributions
Silver sponsors are sponsors who have donated $2,500 or more in monetary contributions
Bronze sponsors are sponsors who have donated $1,000 or more in monetary contributions and in-kind services.
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