Scholarships A limited number of conference scholarships provide financial aid to attend conferences and teacher training courses. Newsletter A tri-annual publication provides members with information about current local and national conferences, publications, teacher training, and general information concerning dyslexia. The names from this directory are given as a free public services. IDA does not specifically endorse any tutor or evaluator. Multisensory Instruction Deeply committed to the training of teachers, speech pathologists, parents, literacy volunteers, and other related professionals in appropriate instructional methods for the dyslexic, the IDA Southwest Branch encourages the study of Orton-Gillingham based methodology.
Instruction is available in Albuquerque.
For information on this program and others in the Southwest region, contact us. Each year, the branch sponsors workshops and seminars in some core area. The instructors use multisensory instructional techniques which have proven to be effective over the years. The Southwest Branch was proud to be able to introduce the Southwest to Project Read, the Wilson Reading System, and Scientific Spelling. Regional Groups To serve the needs of the various geographic areas of the Southwest Branch, Regional Representatives have been selected.