General Information

The KDA publishes its first issue of "Dyslexia", the official magazine of the KDA!

"Welcome to the first issue of Dyslexia Magazine, the official magazine of Kuwait Dyslexia Association (KDA). It is exciting times for the KDA and for me personally and I hope that this issue of the magazine marks the beginning of an informative, useful and much needed publication that would reflect the vibrant and mixed community we have here in Kuwait", Mohammed Al Qatami, chairman of the KDA

The first of its kind in the Middle East, the KDA is very pleased to announce that it has published the first issue of its official magazine, Dyslexia, in both English and Arabic. The magazine is designed and written for the general public and has various sections for teachers, parents as well as other professionals. Dyslexia aims to enable readers in Kuwait and abroad to keep abreast with the latest local, national and international news related to dyslexia as well as news of conferences, useful links, articles, useful tips for teachers and parents and many more dyslexia related features. Please contact the KDA to get a copy of the magazine!   

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Kuwait Parents' Dyslexia Support Group

The KDA is pleased to announce the creation of a Parents' Dyslexia Support Group, a support group of anxious and concerned parents of children with dyslexia who would like to make a difference by supporting other parents of dyslexics. 

Parents and teachers are the most important parties involved in assisting children with dyslexia and it's very encouraging that affected parents are getting together and helping each other by sharing information on how to cope with dyslexic children at home and where to go and obtain advice if you are a parent of a dyslexic.

If you are a parent of a dyslexic child or if you would like to participate and become a member of this support group, please write to the KDA and we will put you in touch with the support group.

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Adult Education Center, “Bildungszentrum Raiffeisenhof”, Graz (Austria), 27-29 October 2005

DYSLEXIA - PARENTS´ AND TEACHERS´ COLLABORATION

EU-Project (Socrates/Action Grundtvig2)

This EU-project is designed for a period of two years and started in August 2004. It includes a SYMPOSIUM in Austria in October 2005. The end product will be a guide on dyslexia in several languages useful for parents, teachers, specialists and school authorities.

Participating countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, United Kingdom NEWS : Symposium October 2005 in Graz (EU-grant possible) Official Patron:     Dr. Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria

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THE PREMIER EVENT IN THE FIELD OF LEARNING DISABILITIES!

IDA 56th Annual Conference
November 9-12, 2005
Adam's Mark Hotel Denver, CO

The international Dyslexia Association invites you to join us for what promises to be one of your most outstanding experiences!

• More than 400 national and international speakers
• Over 200 sessions including such topics as:

The KDA is very pleased to announce that it is participating in the IDA 56^th Annual Conference by a paper presented by its consultant: Dr. Gad Elbeheri "A Framework for Dyslexia Assessment in Arabic". For further information about the conference, please visit the website of the IDA (http://www.interdys.org)