Family Support Events
Home is where literacy takes root, and when a child struggles with reading, the search for answers and specialists trained in detecting learning differences can be difficult and intimidating. The Neuhaus Family Support Office (FSO) resources and referral services provide families with a welcome first step in unlocking a path to reading success. Each year, FSO offers a variety of parent seminars that address the unique needs of your children, ranging from elementary to college.
Virtual Monthly Information Session
Neuhaus hosts free virtual information presentations on reading challenges, especially dyslexia, multisensory, research-based instruction, and the Texas dyslexia legislation.
This repeating presentation includes information on resources available at Neuhaus and in the community. Parents, educators, and other professionals can benefit from these presentations. Sessions are hosted in English.
* To register, please click the website link and register. You will receive an email confirmation of your registration.
Dyslexia 101
Gain insight into the challenges individuals face when learning to read, including identifying those who may have dyslexia, and explore the necessary components of reading instruction crucial to their learning process.
Dyslexia 201
This session offers interested participants the opportunity to actively engage in learning essential vocabulary and procedures commonly found in structured literacy lessons for students with dyslexia, welcoming anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of dyslexia therapy and their child’s experience with it.
Virtual Dyslexia Simulation
Students with dyslexia frequently experience feelings of anxiety, frustration, and failure. This simulation guides you through reading and handwriting activities in a way that allows you to experience a sense of the struggles and frustration that students with learning differences often face. Understanding the difficulties that students face can help us provide more effective support.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (CT) | Virtual
$10 per person
College Share
Bring your high school-aged scholar! College Share gives college-bound students the opportunity to hear success stories from peers who have achieved higher-education goals despite having learning differences. It’s a hopeful and inspiring resource that encourages both students and their families.
This information is especially relevant for high school junior and seniors, as well as their parents and school staff that support them.
College Panel
For more than 20 years, Neuhaus Education Center, The Briarwood School, and the Houston Branch of The International Dyslexia Association (HBIDA) have hosted College Panel, an annual event where high school students have the opportunity to hear directly from current college students about how to successfully navigate college with learning differences. These students will share information about their colleges, programs available at their schools, and their strategies for success.
This panel is an inspiration for freshmen and sophomores and a necessity for juniors and seniors in high school who are planning to attend college.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
6:30 p.m. (CT) | Virtual