To celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month in October, Read October raises money through sponsored read-a-thons to fund public libraries. Set personal reading and fundraising goals, and ask family and friends for sponsorship. Your participation will provide decodable books to public libraries and raise dyslexia awareness.
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The International Dyslexia Association of Ontario partners with public libraries to bring awareness to the early signs of dyslexia and provides resources so families can support and advocate for their children. Funds from the Read October campaign help provide training for library staff, grants for decodable books, and information sessions for parents and caregivers.
For more information, please contact programs@idaontario.com
children, families and businesses welcome
Participate in Read October by fundraising! Top fundraisers can win a 10.5 inch brand new iPad or Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro!
educators welcome
Raise awareness about dyslexia by signing up for our read-a-thon! Registered educators will receive stickers, bookmarks, and an information packet. All registered classrooms will be eligible for a chance to win a set of Deck-Odables from Syllasense.
Everyone welcome
Join us in spreading dyslexia awareness online during October by using the hashtag #ReadOctober.
For every $50 raised, your name goes in the draw to win a picture book. (2 winners will be selected)
We are all very pleased with our growing collection. The school kids visit every two weeks and these decodable books circulate along with all the others, with several kids getting “hooked” on a series. It is wonderful to see their enthusiasm.
This program is fantastic! Without it I doubt our small library system would be able to include these many decodable books in our collection!
Staff were happy to finally have a decodable collection to offer the public. There has been an increase in homeschool families in our area and a higher demand for literacy materials, including decodable books.
