Contact: Ann Malone
Tel. 608-252-4922, Email: dlcmdirector@gmail.com
http://www.cdc-madison.org
PACKERS COACH TO SPEAK ABOUT DYSLEXIA
WHITT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PERSEVERE
AND OVERCOME LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
MADISON, Wis. (April 29, 2014) — Green Bay Packers cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt, Jr., knows about persistence on and off the field and he’ll be sharing his experiences in Madison next Tuesday night. Whitt, who has struggled with dyslexia his entire life, will be the featured guest speaker at next week’s Celebration of Achievement at the Children’s Dyslexia Center-Madison (CDCM).
Dyslexia is a neurologically-based, often familial disorder, which interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. Varying in degree of severity, it is manifested by difficulties in phonological processing, receptive and expansive language skills, in reading, writing, spelling, handwriting and sometimes in arithmetic.
Whitt will congratulate this year’s Center graduates and offer inspiration to event attendees as he talks about how he has overcome challenges in his own life. The public is invited to this free event, to be held Tuesday, May 6, at 7:00 PM at the Center, located at 301 Wisconsin Avenue in Madison.
The CDCM provides free, specialized instruction to help children overcome the devastating effects of dyslexia. Founded in 2001, the Center has graduated more than 140 students ages 7-18 from across Dane County, teaching students to become independent, lifelong learners and to gain both skill and confidence in their ability to succeed in school. In addition, the Center provides free training for teachers or volunteers who want to tutor children with Dyslexia. All tutors are certified in the Orton-Gillingham model, a multi-sensory approach that uses phonetics to emphasize visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles to read, write, and spell. Under this approach, children are taught how to process language and how to read all over again and progress is made in small, readily quantifiable steps.
To learn more, please contact CDCM Director Ann Malone at 608-252-4922 or dlcmdirector@gmail.com, or visit http://www.cdc-madison.org.
