Skip to Main Content
Call us at 800-221-4792
|
Help
|
Blog
|
Join
|
Browse Audiobooks
Donate
Login
Search
search
About Us
Overview
Our Team
Innovation
Careers
Latest News
Join
Solutions for School
Early Literacy
Audiobooks
Professional Learning
Efficacy
Schedule Demo
Funding Sources
Solutions for Home
Overview
Parent Resources
Dyslexia Resources
Community
College Adults
Browse Audiobooks
Join
Get Involved
Overview
Ways to Give
Volunteer Opportunities
Building Books Campaign
Specialists and Tutors
search
search
Login
search
search
About Us
Overview
Our Team
Innovation
Careers
Latest News
Join
Solutions for School
Early Literacy
Audiobooks
Professional Learning
Efficacy
Schedule Demo
Funding Sources
Solutions for Home
Overview
Parent Resources
Dyslexia Resources
Community
College Adults
Browse Audiobooks
Join
Get Involved
Overview
Ways to Give
Volunteer Opportunities
Building Books Campaign
Specialists and Tutors
Blog
Donate
800-221-4792
Help
< Back
Learning Ally Gives Me Chills! Dyslexia & Blindness Awareness Month Activities
Categories
:
Activities
,
Disability Type
,
Featured
,
Learning Disabilities
,
Students
September 28, 2016 by
Mir Ali
October is dyslexia and blindness awareness month!
What a great time to celebrate
EAR READING
(audiobooks) and our
Learning Ally
members! October is also a month centered around all things SPOOKY. With that in mind, we want to hear from YOU about your favorite book or line from a book that gives you chills.
How does it work?
Ask a parent's permission
Follow us on social media, either
Facebook
,
Instagram
, or
Twitter
(make sure we can SEE your posts by making them public).
Get
creative
posting books or lines from books that "give you chills" - you can read the line and video it, type it, or even take a photo of the book itself
(like the picture to the right)
. We'll accept them all in the contest!
TAG us by using
@LearningAlly
*and* use the hashtag
#LearningAllyGivesMeChills
Each post enters your name to win an autographed book from a spooky author like
R.L. Stine
,
Ursula Vernon
or
Robert Beatty
! Keep posting because you may be chosen!
We'll announce the winners on our social platforms on October 27th.
Other FUN Activities lined up:
Wear
RED
to school or work on
October 17th
, Monday, to honor World Dyslexia and Blindness Day (which is the 15th).
Tune into our
Learning Ally Facebook
page on
October 27th at 1pm Eastern
for a special message from
Robert Beatty
, author of the mysterious
Serafina
series (
Serafina and the Black Cloak
and
Serafina and the Twisted Staff
).
Ask parents and teachers to sign up for our December online conference,
Spotlight on Dyslexia
, to learn and grow this year!
Join our
Virtual Student Bonfire
on
October 19th
to connect with other students just like you! We do these once per month.
Parents
won't want to miss
Dr. Vaughn Lauer
of IEPHelp.com's
Q&A session
in our hour-long webinar on
October 19
. Dr. Lauer will also be speaking at our
Spotlight on Dyslexia
online conference.
Ask your teacher to join
#EdTechChat
on
October 24th at 8pm ET
when
AOGPE Certified teacher Sharon Plante
will lead us in a discussion surrounding dyslexia in the classroom. Ms Plante is also a
Spotlight on Dyslexia
Speaker. Follow us on
Twitter: @Learning_Ally
Want to do something bigger? Give yourself the gift of more knowledge by registering for our
Spotlight on Dyslexia
Online Conference today!
Download these awesome books to get the CHILLS started:
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Dragonbreath
Goosebumps: The Barking Ghost
The Hunger Games
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
Castle Hangnail
Ghosthunters
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
Learning Ally
is a national not-for-profit that provides services to students and adults with print disabilities, like dyslexia or blindness. Our library of
over 82,000 human-narrated audiobooks
includes both
textbooks and novels.
We also have peer-to-peer mentoring for college students who are blind or visually impaired and a high school dyslexia mentoring program.
Tagged With:
Tag
Featured Posts
Audiobooks for Kids: President's Day
Posted last month
In celebration of President's Day and long weekends, we're featuring three extraordinary audiobooks to get your child excited about reading. ...
Read More »
Categories
Activities (72)
Assistive Technology (80)
Audiobook Library (103)
Authors for Access (21)
Blind or Visually Impaired (148)
College Knowledge Podcast (4)
Disability Type (147)
Education & Teaching (119)
Featured (24)
General (10)
General (8)
Giving (20)
In the News (119)
Learning Disabilities (323)
Learning Disability (3)
National Achievement Awards (6)
Parenting (152)
Press Releases (57)
Public Policy/Advocacy (40)
Reading Champions (3)
Students (44)
Uncategorized (139)
Veterans (7)
Volunteerism (65)
Webinars (34)
Stay in Touch: Subscribe To Our Newsletter.
First Name (required):
Last Name (required):
Email Address (required):
Please select the option that best describes you:
--I am a--
Educator at school
Parent
Adult learner or college student
Volunteer
Supporter
Other