Youth Summer Workshop for Students with Dyslexia

 

DYSLEXIA AND YOUR BRILLIANT STRENGTHS

Entering 3rd – 6th Graders

This Youth Summer Workshop will focus on what it means to have dyslexia, how to recognize and capitalize on strengths, and how to apply advocacy skills in the school setting through discussion, activities, and games.

Youth Summer Workshop - The Written Word

DETAILS

When:

June TBD, 2025

9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Cost:

$250 per student

-We reserve the right to cancel the program due to insufficient enrollment.

Where:

Learning Loft

The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning

Wheaton, IL 60187

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

Tara Chapman | The Written Word Dyslexia and Learning

Tara’s Credentials

Tara has taught public and private education students for over 30 years. She has extensive training in the field of education. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction-Reading, and an American Montessori Society Elementary I Credential. Tara is a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) and a Qualified Instructor (QI). She earned her CALT credential through Southern Methodist University’s Learning Therapy Program and Qualified Instructor (QI) credential at McKinney Christian Academy’s Multisensory Teacher Training Center in Texas.

 

As the founder of The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning, she provides academic language therapy for students and professional development opportunities in structured literacy for educators and parents. As the first QI in Illinois, Tara launched the ALTA Illinois State Chapter and serves on the board.

Erin Young | The Letter Loft

Erin’s Credentials

A Wheaton native, Erin taught in D200 for 22 years before opening The Letter Loft, in which she offers private reading therapy for students.  She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT).

REGISTRATION DEADLINE – JUNE 1st

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