ADVOCATE/INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Connect with Your Community... Branch Affiliation: Connection with the IDA Branch closest to you to receive local information, access to workshops, networking, and discounts on registration fees for local events. IDA Facebook Group: An exclusive group for members to share information, ideas, and resources, and to expand your network. Discounts on the IDA Annual Conference: Receive up to a $100 discount on registration fees when attending IDA’s annual conference on Reading, Literacy & Learning, a four day event that includes many topics devoted to teaching and learning. Discounted fees on branch conferences are also available to members. Note: the 2020 conference on November 13-14 is virtual! Stay Informed... Perspectives: You will receive by email an electronic copy of IDA’s quarterly publication, Perspectives on Language and Literacy. Perspectives discusses educational best practices, curriculum methods, case studies and firstperson application of multi-sensory structured language teaching techniques. Annals of Dyslexia: IDA’s tri-annual Annals of Dyslexia is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the scientific study of dyslexia, theory-based practices on remediation, and inter-vention of dyslexia and related areas of written language disorders, including spelling, composing and mathematics. Annals publishes original empirical studies, significant reviews, and well-documented reports of evidence-based effective practices. Electronic access is available to all members. Paper copies can be mailed to you for an additional fee. The Examiner: IDA’s monthly e-letter keeps you abreast of happenings at IDA and on top of dyslexia and literacy-related events and information in the field and around the world! Dyslexia Connection: An electronic newsletter written for parents that deals with dyslexia and related learning disabilities. Articles focus on parenting, advocacy and other issues facing families with children who learn differently. Reading and Writing: Reading and Writing is an interdisciplinary journal containing articles on the processes, acquisition, and loss of reading and writing skills. (ELECTRONIC) Get Great Deals... MY IDA Perks Save big on travel, lodging, jewelry, clothes , food and more with access to our new IDA Perks network. Receive discounts and savings across the U.S. Registration and access is free for members! Bookstore & Merch Store: Receive a 10% discount in the IDA bookstore and a 10% discount on regular priced items in the IDA merch store. IDA Streaming TV: Receive a 14-day free trial and a significantly discounted monthly subscription rate of $2.99/ month to IDA Streaming TV for on-demand viewing of IDA's video content including webinars and past conference sessions.