TIA Quarterly Zoom - Tuesday, October 18, 7pm
The Texas Irlen Association provides Quarterly Zoom Meetings for members. Irlen Screeners need to know changes regarding how they can recertify! So don't miss our next meeting. If you are not already a member please enroll using the 'Membership' section of our website in order to attend the Quarterly Zoom Meetings.
TIA Quarterly Zoom - Tuesday, July 19, 7pm
The Texas Irlen Association provides Quarterly Zoom Meetings for members. This one was not only of interest to Irlen Screeners and Diagnosticians, but to parents and teachers! Topic was how to create an Irlen Friendly Classroom with Marge Harris as facilitator. If you are not already a member please enroll using the 'Membership' section of our website in order to attend the Quarterly Zoom Meetings.
Making accommodations for Irlen students (and teachers!) can be quick and easy. The top suggestions, at the meeting, were 'low- tech' but effective.
Making accommodations for Irlen students (and teachers!) can be quick and easy. The top suggestions, at the meeting, were 'low- tech' but effective.
- no lights if the classroom has windows or use half the lights
- lamps in the room if possible
- filters over the light fixtures if the fire marshal allows it
- use lower brightness of paper, for example 92 brightness
- use www.printablepaper.net for templates for notebook paper and graph paper if non-traditional colors of paper are needed
- turn down brightness on interactive whiteboards
- use colored backgrounds and pens on interactive whiteboards but give students permission to say that a color doesn’t work for them
- allow earbuds/headphones during work time to block distractions
- allow visors or caps in the classroom
- do not seat suspected Irlen students directly under fluorescent lights
- let them know that computers, tablets, and phones have accessibility features which allow them to change the background color
TIA Conference - Saturday, January 21, 2023
We are excited to announce that our next Irlen conference is scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Fredericksburg!!! Make this a destination vacation and get Irlen updates, too! Fredericksburg is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country and offers wineries, charming shops, fine dining, and German heritage, all in a beautiful and historic setting. It is also home to the National Museum of the Pacific War. Enjoy the old time feel of this enchanting town.
We are offering reduced hotel rates at our conference location, the Hangar Hotel & Conference Center, a 1940's-themed hotel. Also, we are offering screener recertification training on Friday, January 20, 2023. Be recertified on Friday and enjoy informative sessions on Saturday. (If you don't need recertification, come up early anyway and enjoy the town!)
Stay tuned for more information, but save the date now. Early registration and reservations will be required in order to take advantage of amenities. (For example, the Hangar Hotel is offering us reduced rates AND is also the ONLY hotel in Fredericksburg that is NOT requiring a two-night stay. We have a block of 20 rooms with king-sized beds.)
We are offering reduced hotel rates at our conference location, the Hangar Hotel & Conference Center, a 1940's-themed hotel. Also, we are offering screener recertification training on Friday, January 20, 2023. Be recertified on Friday and enjoy informative sessions on Saturday. (If you don't need recertification, come up early anyway and enjoy the town!)
Stay tuned for more information, but save the date now. Early registration and reservations will be required in order to take advantage of amenities. (For example, the Hangar Hotel is offering us reduced rates AND is also the ONLY hotel in Fredericksburg that is NOT requiring a two-night stay. We have a block of 20 rooms with king-sized beds.)
Quarterly TIA Meeting - Tuesday, April 19, 7pm 2022
It was great to meet fellow Irlen practitioners at April’s Quarterly Zoom meeting. Topic was “What can we learn from Helen Irlen’s Story? How can we promote the Irlen Method and keep inspired?”
We discussed the excitement that Helen felt when she found out how to help the adult learners and how we see dramatic changes ourselves during screenings and tinting sessions. All of that keeps us motivated and inspired and not afraid to spread awareness!
To see this video go to the Resources page!
We discussed the excitement that Helen felt when she found out how to help the adult learners and how we see dramatic changes ourselves during screenings and tinting sessions. All of that keeps us motivated and inspired and not afraid to spread awareness!
To see this video go to the Resources page!
TIA Conference - January 22, 2022
The 25th Anniversary Conference of the Texas Irlen Association took place on 22nd January 2022. It was well attended, and the option of attending in person or by Zoom appealed to people living in Texas and beyond. The venue was unique – Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston – and the included tour was fascinating as we explored the development and use of historic planes. The tour guide particularly thanked the attendees for their commitment to changing the lives of children.
The presentations at the Conference allowed us to develop our skills and knowledge further, and the theme of ‘More Than Just Reading’ explored current trends in Public Education, Irlen difficulties unique to math and music, and the use of assistive technology. Keynote speakers Helen Irlen and Sandra Tosta attended via Zoom and brought both charm and experience to the event. Helen particularly encouraged people to involve parents fully in the Irlen Screening process and Sandra ‘went down a rabbit hole’ when she explored the myriad of conditions that showed Irlen symptoms and that could be alleviated by color. What a wonderful tool we have and what a wonderful experience of networking we had at the conference – It both renewed us and made us more determined to spread Irlen awareness. Please join the Texas Irlen Association and help us with that mission.
The presentations at the Conference allowed us to develop our skills and knowledge further, and the theme of ‘More Than Just Reading’ explored current trends in Public Education, Irlen difficulties unique to math and music, and the use of assistive technology. Keynote speakers Helen Irlen and Sandra Tosta attended via Zoom and brought both charm and experience to the event. Helen particularly encouraged people to involve parents fully in the Irlen Screening process and Sandra ‘went down a rabbit hole’ when she explored the myriad of conditions that showed Irlen symptoms and that could be alleviated by color. What a wonderful tool we have and what a wonderful experience of networking we had at the conference – It both renewed us and made us more determined to spread Irlen awareness. Please join the Texas Irlen Association and help us with that mission.
Quarterly TIA Meeting - Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Thanks to all those who attended our quarterly Zoom meeting! It is always useful to keep up-to-date with Screener Training.....next time we meet together will be at our Yearly Conference on January 22nd.... please join us!
Quarterly TIA Meeting - Saturday, July 31, 2021
At our TIA Quarterly zoom meeting we discussed “How do Irlen lenses change your view and experience of the world?” We watched videos of adults and children explaining differences they noticed in areas such as: light sensitivity, depth perception, balance, walking, headaches, confidence, color perception and color sensitivity. Thanks so much for the input of all the zoom participants on how these areas also impacted them or their clients. Some great reasons for people to proceed from overlays to Irlen lenses!
New Executive Board - March 6, 2021
Because of all the uncertainty caused by Covid, the executive committee held a Zoom TIA meeting on Saturday, March 6th at 10:00 a.m. The main order of business was the election of five new officers as required by the constitution. Current members of the TIA were allowed to vote. Five officers were appointed and then they met via Zoom on the same day to determine who was best qualified for each position, in accordance of the guidelines of the newly adopted constitution. The following posts were filled: President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Liaison Officer for Organizational Affairs. Terms were randomly allocated for two or three years, to avoid all experienced members stepping down at the same time.
