Happy American Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish all of my American friends a very Happy Thanksgiving, and give you a taste of what our day was. We've had lots of snow fall over the past 3 days, and the trees are laden with heaviness. Quite a beautiful site, and impetus for those individuals itching to begin their Christmas shopping!

Enjoy!

Field of Dreams

This past weekend I travelled to Kirksville, MO by way of Kansas City to present an eReadingPro workshop. It was a two and a half hour drive NE from Kansas City, during which time I saw three beautiful deer, two eagles (I think that's what they were) and this amazing entrance gate. I thought it was so cool! It led me to pondering throughout the duration of the drive, to what each person's dreams actually were that entered through that gate.

MY dream is that all children learn to read BEFORE they begin school. Wouldn't that be amazing? The teachers would have it made in the shade, the parents would be happy, and the children could use this skill to flourish!

What would your field of dreams consist of?

Great Read!

I recently presented a workshop in Knoxville, TN. While I was in the airport in Toronto awaiting my outbound flight, I came across a book that screamed out for me to read. The book was called "Someone Knows My Name: A Novel". I purchased it, and began reading when I settled into the flight. Needless to say, between meals, a workshop, and excercising, I completed my 500-page read on my return flight. I could not put it down! I have to say this is one of the best books I’ve ever read – and I LOVE to read! The prose is magnificent! I could not skip a word, a sentence or any minute aspect, as I was so enthralled with every ounce of the story! I especially love that it is fiction, but based on so many relevant historical facts that many Canadians (and Americans alike) are ignorant to.

If you are looking for the book in the US, it can be found under a different title: Someone Knows My Name.

I highly recommend this book!

New eReadingPro Kits Are Now Available!

The new eReadingPro kits are finally ready!

It took a while to find a new printer.
Then it took a while for him to get price quotes.
Then it took a while to edit the Instructional Guide.
Then it took a while for the parts to all come in.
BUT now that we have all of the components, we are ready to roll them out!

The first NEW eReadingPro kit was shipped out last Friday - but we made sure we snapped a few pics first :-). We really hope that you enjoy the new look!

eReadingPro goes to Knoxville, TN

eReadingPro is going to Knoxville, TN on Sunday, November 9th
from 1 - 4 pm at:
Tennessee School for the Deaf - Middle School Bldg.
2725 Island Home Blvd, Knoxville, 37920
(Directions at www.tsdeaf.org)

To REGISTER, click here.

You will learn to teach your child to read using the whole word approach, to teach your child to progress from reading single words to reading
sentences and books, and to implement a fun reading program that works for you and your child. Admission is free.

Each DSAG family (families that have an individual with Ds and are on DSAG’s mailing list) that registers and attends will receive a $40 voucher to use on take-home materials available at the workshop. (Be sure to check out www.ereadingpro.com for more information on the workshop and products for sale. Materials are for sale in complete kits or downloadable do-it-yourself programs.)

Childcare will be available – but must be reserved. Registration forms for workshop and childcare MUST be received by Wednesday, November 5.

Call or e-mail with any questions: 865.905.2968 or events@dsagtn.org.

eReadingPro donates eBooks in Nigeria!

eReadingPro has donated a set of eBooks to The mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) Health Foundation & Autism Centre in Nigeria.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Health Foundation/Autism Center was founded in June, 2006 by Dr (Mrs.) Doris Izuwah and is currently the first foundation that offers biomedical intervention for children in the Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Nigeria. OLG Foundation also runs the Defeat Autism In Nigeria project on whose platform they also organized the 1st World Autism Awareness Day celebration in Abuja Nigeria.

As some of you may know, I have a great love for Africa, and a deep desire to assist the children there who are in such unfortunate situations. eReadingPro will be working together with the founders of OLG to improve the lives of children in Nigeria with Autism by providing our easy to follow reading program in the form of eBooks.

A workshop in Nigeria is being planned for 2009!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well it is indeed my birthday AGAIN today, lol! It feels like I JUST had a birthday! What amazes me about birthdays is how many people tend to know it's your birthday. I actually had birthday wishes from people I went to high school with 30 years ago - thanks to Facebook!

When I decided to write a post today, I noticed that there was a comment on my post regarding Autism and the "On the Brain" blog by Dr. Merzenich. The gentleman who posted the comment suggested that we look at the Brain Fitness Program created by Dr. Merzenich's company, Posit Science. So I went to their site and eagerly tried the Brain Fitness Demo - in order to see just how far along I have actually aged, lol. I was happy to discover that my brain is still very functional, and that in fact I am able to visually track 5 moving objects on a screen at one time!!

I think that what Dr. Merzenich has created is wonderful, amazing, fun to use, and very necessary - especially with the size of our aging population. While their program is at the opposite end of the spectrum from eReadingPro (our program is for beginning readers, whereas Posit Science - Brain Fitness is for the aging reader), I think both program are equally important. After all, knowledge is power! Try it out for yourself at Posit Science!