Today we’ll be speaking with Nancy Rodriguez.

She grew up in a working class family in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.  Her parents, who came to New York from Puerto Rico, understood the value of education and made sure she received a good one.  She attended her neighborhood school, then Fordham University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's in Psychology, and finally Hunter College CUNY for a Master's of Social Work.   She has spent hundreds of hours helping dozens of families navigate DISD's Special Education and disability services system and has attended countless ARD and 504 conferences. She has 
addressed the DISD Board and lobbied its members on multiple occasions, advocating for policies that protect kids at school and ensure that every child receives a free appropriate public education. She understands, first-hand, what is actually happening in our schools

Facebook: Nancy Rodriguez for DISD Trustee

This show is sponsored in part by:
Learning Ally: www.learningally.org
Impact Dyslexia: www.Impactdyslexia.org
3 Dudes Design: https://3dudesdesign.com/
Learning Ally Demo
https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/Schedule-Demo
Texas Education Association Partnership

Today’s we’ll be speaking to an amazing person about his advocacy and his personal journey with Dyslexia. Today’s very special guest is Eric McGehearty he is CEO of a top- performing digital marketing agency, Co-founder spokesman for StandUp LD Advocate for people with learning differences. He is also dyslexic.

 Eric McGehearty founded Globe Runner in 2009, over the last 10 years under Eric’s leadership the company has become one of the most prominent digital agencies in Dallas and was recognized by INC5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the country. Eric also hosts the show “The Curious Entrepreneur” with season 1 now available on Amazon Prime Video. Eric cut his teeth in e-commerce, SEO and PPC in his
 first company, BabySafeTravel.com, which he co-founded with his wife Heather.

 In addition to his business ventures, Eric is also an award-winning sculptor whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States. He believes that being an artist helps him to envision creative solutions and is one of the major reasons he’s been a successful entrepreneur.

 Eric volunteers his time to work with and advocate for people with learning differences. A dyslexic himself he is committed to improving education for those of us that learn differently. In 2016, Eric and Heather founded StandUpLD, a non-profit support network for parents and educators seeking educational resources to support and inspire children
with learning differences.

Though McGehearty has achieved success in many fields, the role he cherishes most is that of a husband to his wife Heather and a father to their four children.

 @standUpLD FB
 @standUpLD Twitter
 www.standupld.org
https://globerunner.com/
@GloberRunner_ Twitter
@GlobeRunnerAgency FB
@globe-runner-seo Linkedin

This show is sponsored in part by:
Learning Ally: 

At five years old Jared Blank was diagnosed with Dyslexia and Sensory Processing Disorder, and with the support of my incredible family and community, He beat the odds. He graduated from USC and then went on to earn two Masters degrees. He kept this part of his life secret for a very long time, afraid that the stigma of a Learning Challenge would alter how people saw him and the opportunities that he'd have. Now, he is sharing his story with the world
www.jaredsblank.com
https://dyslexiaida.org/product/running-the-distance-hardcover-limited-edition/ 

This show is sponsored in part by:
Learning Ally: www.learningally.org
Impact Dyslexia: www.Impactdyslexia.org
3 Dudes Design: https://3dudesdesign.com/

Author Dan Gutman Talk: February 27th at 1:00 EST p.m.
Learning Ally is psyched to bring you an amazing author event! Come hear Dan Gutman, author of the My Weird School series, which has more than 60 books in this series, and has sold more than twenty-five million copies! Dan’s talk, “There’s Nothing Weird about Reading,” will be a hit with students of all ages! This event is on February 27th at 1:00 EST p.m. Register at www.learningally.org/greatreadinggames

Learning Ally Demo
https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/Schedule-Demo
Texas Education Association Partnership
https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/school-grants/Texas

Join us today as Stephen Yearout interviews his parents, we are going to talk about what impact Dyslexia can have on the family.
I know just the title is going to make some people upset, but I just ask that you stay with me through this. 
Preparing for this show was very hard, it brings back so many painful memories not only for me, but for my parents.
Someone told me once that when interviewing adult dyslexics, she expected to see old scars, but what she found was still very fresh wounds. 
I would have to agree!

This show is sponsored in part by: #Learning Ally www.learningally.org 
Author Dan Gutman Talk: February 27th
Learning Ally is psyched to bring you an amazing author event! Come hear Dan Gutman, author of the My Weird School series, which has more than 60 books in this series, and has sold more than twenty-five million copies! Dan’s talk, “There’s Nothing Weird about Reading,” will be a hit with students of all ages! This event is on February 27th at 1:00 EST p.m. Register at www.learningally.org/greatreadinggames

Learning Ally Demo
https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/Schedule-Demo
Texas Education Association Partnership
https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/school-grants/Texas
Volunteering Opportunities:
Your Voice Can Change a Child’s Life: Read the books you love, while helping children with a reading disability like dyslexia and those who are blind and visually impaired succeed in school and beyond. To volunteer visit: LearningAlly.org/volunteer or call 800-221-4792

Paul Voelker was appointed to serve as Mayor of the City Council in May 2015, was elected as Mayor in May 2017 and reelected in 2019 has served on the City Council since 2013. As part of his council duties, Voelker serves as the official community representative for economic development and activities organized through the Mayor’s Office of International Business Development. The office is operated by the Chamber of Commerce through the Richardson Economic Development Partnership with the City of Richardson.
If you would like to help those affected by the tornadoes we ask that you call 972-744-0900 or you can visit the this website www.thenetwork.org to donate money to families who have lost everything.
#empowerdyslexia #richardsontx #workingtogether #ThursdayThoughts

Today we take a look at what is being taught in our colleges to our new teachers. Teacher training and the science of teaching reading.
Our special guest is: Emily O. Dean, PhD, LDT, CALT
Director, Houston-Lantrip Center for Literacy and Learning
Hardin Simmons University.
Facebook: @hardin.simmons.university
Twitter: @HSUTX #HSULife 
Web: https://www.hsutx.edu/
Instagram: @hsutx
https://www.youtube.com/user/HardinSimmons
Links to research articles -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19542350/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Do-textbooks-used-in-university-reading-education-Joshi-Binks/3bc62d59bddd060d292e0d2b7f9b0c15bcd35bf3

Please join us as we speak to Decoding Dyslexia in 3 different states. New Jersey, Nebraska, Texas.

We want to hear what is going on to support our dyslexic students in your state.
Liz Barnes NJ
Clarice Jackson NE
Robbi Copper Tx

Dr. Gina Forchelli is a Licensed Child Psychologist and Nationally Certified School Psychologist at the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) within the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.  She is the Co-Director of Postdoctoral Training at LEAP and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Forchelli received a dual B.A.in psychology and music at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. She completed her M.Ed. in School Psychology at Teachers College-Columbia University in New York, NY.  Before returning to complete her Ph.D., she worked as a school psychology intern within the White Plains School District in NY. Her Ph.D. was completed at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. 
Dr. Forchelli specializes in pediatric neuropsychological, psychological, and educational assessment of children and adolescents with learning, emotional, and behavioral concerns.  She works closely with children with Dyslexia and other Specific Learning Disorders, AD/HD, Developmental Trauma/PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety. She has completed training across multiple settings including an outpatient trauma-based clinic, residential therapeutic school, public school, and post-secondary/college settings.  
Her research, professional, and clinical interests aim to facilitate understanding across providers on the management and appropriate intervention needed for children/adolescents with highly complex cognitive, academic, and social-emotional needs. 
Dr. Forchelli’s most recent publications focus on children with learning disabilities, executive functions, processing speed and the interplay with psychological health. Her work has been presented at meetings for the American Psychological Association and National Association of School Psychologists.

Adrianne Meldrum is the founder and owner of Math for Middles, an online math tutoring center focused on serving students with the gifts of dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. She’s a certified teacher and has been tutoring students since 2006. She received multisensory math training from Marilyn Zecher and is close to achieving trainer status. Adrianne is married with three boys. She lives in Boise, Idaho where she enjoys the outdoors. Currently she’s a graduate student at Bridges Academy working towards a Masters of Cognitive Diversity in Education.

We’ve gotten a lot of requests to find out what does an FIE (Full Individual Evaluation) entail.

In the studio today: Dr. Heather Stephens. 

•Since 2001, Dr. Heather Stephens has conducted over 1000 individual educational evaluations through her company, Academic Evaluation & Diagnosis. Since developing her independent practice, Dr. Stephens has consulted with hundreds of different school districts and private schools, colleges, and universities. She frequently works in consultation with other specialists and has provided professional development training for numerous organizations and private schools. 
•Dr. Stephens has over twenty years of experience in the field of education. Dr. Stephens earned a Master of Teaching in Special Education from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. She holds an additional Masters in Psychology and a Doctorate of Education in Supervision, Curriculum, and Instruction-Elementary Education with an interdisciplinary minor in Reading from Texas A&M University-Commerce. She has recently completed a specialty program in school neuropsychology. She previously taught general and special education in the Dallas Independent School District and served as a Master Reading Teacher and Dyslexia Coordinator. She taught graduate courses in assessment and consultation in the Reading Research Institute at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Stephens is a board-registered member of the Texas Professional Educational Diagnosticians and previously served on the National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians Board of Directors. 
•Dr. Stephens has specialized training from the McGuffey Reading Clinic at the University of Virginia and the Institute for Clinical Services at Texas Woman’s University. She has received much ongoing professional development including the Highland Park Multi-Sensory Approach to Language Arts, the Shelton Sequential English Education (SEE) program, and Scottish Rite Hospital’s Dyslexia Identification Intervention program. She is certified in Texas in a variety of areas including being an All-Level Reading Specialist (PK-12), Master Reading Teacher (EC-12) and teacher of English as a Second Language (EC-12).