Welcome from Pat Sekel Dear Friends, Welcome to The IDA Florida Branch website!   I am Pat Sekel, IDA Florida’s newly elected President, but I am certainly not new to IDA. I have dedicated most of my professional life to serving “our kids.” I am passionate about effective reading instruction, particularly for individuals with dyslexia. Before […]

Message from Retired Senator Tom Harkin July 26th, we celebrated the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. As you know, this annual commemoration is very important to me, as I was the chief sponsor of the bill and led the Senate effort to passage in 1990. In the past 26 […]

Webinar: Assistive Technology for Struggling Readers From apps to software to cloud-based cross-platform supports, this webinar explores tools that can aid struggling readers in the following areas: ‘phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency.’ Mike Marotta, Assistive Technology Consultant and president of Inclusive Technology Solutions, LLC shows a broad range of low – and high – tech […]

Learning Ally Link is an educational reading app, designed for learning through listening Choose from 80,000 human-read audio books including textbooks, fiction and classic literature using the Link app, now available at the Apple App Store and Google Play. Read more…

Webinar: Curing Dyslexia: What is Possible? Click on video to play!

What do you think of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in Florida? Florida Department of Education is soliciting public comments regarding the Every Student Succeeds Act on their website now. Visit the site now.  

Julie Stackhouse Represents IDA Florida in TeamQuest Challenge Our sponsored runner, Julie Stackhouse, represented FLIDA at the Suja Rock ‘n’Roll San Diego Half Marathon on June 5, 2016 breaking her personal best AGAIN! We are inspired by You, Julie! Thank you ALL who contributed to Julie’s TeamQuest challenge! We are in this together “until everyone […]