The Illinois Branch of The International Dyslexia Association provides multisensory language training opportunities for teachers, tutors and other interested individuals throughout the year thru our many workshops and training sessions. We also offer Study Groups for Tutors, please look below for a group in your area. If you do not find one in your area or are interested in starting one, please contact our office at 630-469-6900 or email us at info@readibida.org.

City of Chicago:
Please welcome our three new coordinators for the City of Chicago Tutor Study Group, Tara Joyce, Jennifer Zvi and Merle Holland. For more information please contact Tara Joyce at her email tarajoyce07@gmail.com or phone 708-660-9110.

 Please join the newly formed Chicago Study Group of the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IBIDA) which will meet monthly at a Chicago location.

We welcome teachers, tutors, psychologists, speech language pathologists, and parents to our meetings.

The 1st meeting will be in April. We will set future locations, dates, & topics for our meetings.

WHEN: Sat., April 16, 2011, 10-11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Whole Foods Market, 1550 North Kingsbury St., Chicago 60642 (Lincoln Park)

RSVP: Merle Holland at merleh6465@yahoo.com

Chicago Study Group Leaders: Drs. Jennifer Zvi, Merle Holland, & Tara Joyce

East Central Illinois:
This group meets monthly during the school year on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Sessions are held at the Urbana Free Library at 210 West Green. CPDUs are available to educators. For additional information, please contact Marilyn Kay at 217-367-0398 or mfkay@sbcglobal.net.

Western Suburbs:
This study group meets on the second Friday of each month during the school year and once during the summer. Sessions are held from 9:30 am-11:30 am at Juicy O’s in Downers Grove. Please contact Meg Kadlec at 630-969-1546 or megakadlec@yahoo.com or Joan Budovec at 630-920-9318 or r.budovec@comcast.net for additional information.