A massive thank you to everyone who attended the VCU Dyslexia Symposium! It was truly wonderful to be invited to participate, connect with such a passionate community of educators, families, and advocates, and dive into the spaces where we can better support structured literacy together. If you weren’t able to join live or want to revisit the insights, you can enjoy some prior keynote speeches here: https://soe.vcu.edu/ruth-harris-professorship/dyslexia-symposium/. So grateful for the rich conversations and shared momentum!

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, offering a wonderful opportunity to deepen our understanding of neurodiversity, celebrate different ways of thinking, and amplify accessible learning spaces. If you are looking to learn more or share insights with the children and adults in your life, there are incredible resources available. One of my absolute favorites is the children’s book Brilliant Bea by Shaina Rudolph and Mary Vukadinovich. It is a heartwarming, beautifully told story that captures the brilliance, creativity, and resilience of a young girl navigating dyslexia, reminding us all that learning differently is a strength. You can also listen to Mary

Welcome to My New Beginning: Zero Many of you know my clinical work through Windward Optimal Health and wind-opt.com. This site is something a little different. It’s a place to explore creativity, art, learning, and the things that spark my curiosity. Here, I’ll share ideas, discoveries, and events happening both online and in person that I’m passionate about. Some will be opportunities to learn, some will simply be fun, and others may offer a new way of looking at the world. Over time, some of these ideas will also find their way into a new Substack newsletter. So why start