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Why Don’t Public Palm Beach North Chamber

Schools Test For Looking For Poster Artist

Dyslexia? For 36th Edition Of ArtiGras

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., Featured Artist Will Be About Palm Beach North Chamber Of Commerce
School Psychologist Highlighted Throughout The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce serves 10
The public school municipalities that make up Palm Beach North. The chamber
system does not test for ArtiGras is one of the largest and most active business organizations
dyslexia but instead tests in Southeast Florida. The chamber fosters a partnership of
for a general “specific The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is private, public, educational and civic organizations working
learning disability.” This looking for their next poster artist for their 36th edition together to ensure Palm Beach North is Florida’s “Prosperity
is surprising to many ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival, the premier fine arts festival Coast.” The chamber’s four strategic imperatives are: a
parents because dyslexia of the Palm Beaches. The theme for the 2020 ArtiGras prosperous economy, high quality of life for all residents, a
is a type of specific is “The Love of Art” since the festival will fall on smart and connected region and regional leadership. For
learning disability. You Valentine’s Day weekend. more information visit: www.pbnchamber.com.
need to seek private The commemorative poster can be made of the
testing if want to know if your child has dyslexia. following mediums: painting, photography, mixed
A main reason public schools don’t test for dyslexia media, digital art, drawing and printmaking. Artists are
is because of the definition of how kids qualify for encouraged to integrate the theme of “The Love of Art”
special services. They have a general definition to or the Palm Beach North region into their artwork.
qualify for special education services. Some of the perks of being selected as the ArtiGras
In Florida, a specific learning disability is a general poster artist include a free booth during the 2020 festival,
term defined as, “A disorder in one or more of the complimentary tickets to ArtiGras and being featured
basic learning processes involved in understanding during the annual ArtiGras kickoff party in January. The
or in using language, spoken or written, that may deadline to apply to be ArtiGras official poster artist is
manifest in significant difficulties affecting the ability Friday, Sept. 25.
to listen, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematics. For more information artists can email artists@
Associated conditions may include, but are not limited artigras.org, call (561) 748-3942 or visit www.artigras.
to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, or developmental org.
aphasia. A specific learning disability does not include Ranked as one of the Top 10 art festivals in the
learning problems that are primarily the result of a nation, the 2021 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival will feature
visual, hearing, motor, intellectual, or emotional/ over 280 juried artists, children’s activities, live music,
behavioral disability, limited English proficiency, or youth art and recycling art competitions among other
environmental, cultural, or economic factors.” demonstrations. The two-day outdoor festival will run
The International Dyslexia Association definition February 13 to 14, 2021 at Abacoa in Jupiter. For more ArtiGras commemorative poster in 2020 by artist Ellen
is very specific and states, “Dyslexia is a specific information visit www.artigras.org. Negley
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