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Registration Available Now for the Shelton Summer Program

Linda Kneese — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:22:56 +0000

Enrollment is now being accepted online for Summer 2010. Please see our brochure for more information and registration.

Summer School dates for students in grades Pre-K through 12 are June 28th – July 22nd. There are academic courses in the morning and enrichment in the afternoon. Morning courses include things such as Math, Keyboarding, Composition, Study Skills, etc. Afternoon courses include classes such as Art, Drama, Gardening, Cooking, Martial Arts, etc.

High School credit courses (full year) begin June 14th and end July 23rd. There are also some semester credit courses that begin July 6th and end on the 23rd. Spanish I and II, Government, and Economics are among the courses offered.

Shelton Scholars (held on Saturdays during the school year) is also available June 28th – July 22nd. Scholars is a three hour program of one on one instruction in reading, writing, and spelling delivered by paraprofessionals under the close supervision of Academic Language Therapists.

Shelton Presentations Available to Community

Linda Kneese — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:56:38 +0000

Shelton Outreach Center will present a Simulation of Learning Differences or an Overview of Dyslexia and Related Disorders at no charge if the location for the presentations is within a 20 mile radius of Shelton School, located at Hillcrest and Arapaho in Dallas. Contact the Outreach Center at 972.774.1772 ext.223 if you would like more information. Also, the Shelton Training Brochure will be online in the next few days. We will post this information on the blog when it is available.

Upcoming Conferences for Parents and Educators

Nancy Coffman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:29:59 +0000

Those of us who live in the Dallas area have wonderful opportunities for quality information on dyslexia and related disorders. This spring we have two offerings. The Dallas Branch of the International Dyslexia Association will have its annual conference on February 20^th. Dr. David Chard will deliver the keynote: “Connect the Dots: From Referral to Identification to Intervention.” For more information, go to www.dbida.org. The branches of IDA are reliable sources for information and conferences.

The Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) will have its annual conference on May 1^st. ALTA is the professional organization for educators of students with written language difficulties, but the conference offers sound information for parents as well. Richard D. Lavoie is the keynote speaker and will address the issue of motivation in “The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child.” For more information, go to www.altaread.org.

Shelton will have a booth at both conferences, so drop by to visit while at the conference.