After-School Reading Program at the Boys and Girls Club

ACE is pleased to announce that we are currently running an after-school reading program at the Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley. This program is a collaborative effort involving the AASD, the Boys and Girls Club and ACE.

Thank you

ACE personnel would like to thank the JJ Keller Foundation, Inc. for new grant funding received in November. This funding will enable ACE personnel to run a collaborative reading program with the Boys and Girls Club-Fox Valley and the Appleton Area School District. This funding will also enable us to continue to provide tuition assistance for needy children and adults of the Fox Valley Region.

Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association

The Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with dyslexia. Visit their website at www.wibida.org

Learning Differences Network in Verona, WI

The Learning Differences Network was established in Verona, WI, in 2006, with the purpose of connecting parents and teachers who are supporting kids who learn differently. Monthly meetings offer the opportunity to learn about a variety of topics. Below is information about upcoming discussions.

Parent to Parent Discussion Night

Tuesday, January 12th

7 pm

Listening Session with Assembly Representative Sondy Pope-Roberts,

Chair of the Assembly Education Committee

Tuesday, February 9th

7pm

Verona Senior Center

Community Resource Room

108 Paoli Street

Verona, WI 53593

Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America's Annual International Conference will be held February 17-20, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. For more information on this conference, visit LDA's website at http://ldaamerica.org/conference/index.asp

RAVE-O

The Rave-O is a 70-session program that is based on the principle that a student only retrieves quickly what he or she knows well. The program is designed to increase children's knowledge and automatic use of decoding and word identification skills by teaching them to recognize common orthographic (letter) patterns instantaneously and fluently. To learn more about RAVE-O, see the Center for Reading and Language Research here: http://ase.tufts.edu/crlr/raveo.html

Traumatic Brain Injury Blog

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize neural pathways. Neuroplasticity can occur as the brain compensates for lost functions or utilizes remaining functions after a brain injury. To read more about the brain's amazing capacity for generating new pathways, please view the Aphasia and Brain Injury Blog here: www.parrotsoftware.com/blog/ .