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do his own casting, Museum of Glass, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, To learn more about Benzaiten’s Visiting Artist
as this requires and the Centro Fundacion del Vidrio in Spain. She has been Programs visit the website at benzaitencenter.org. To
specific materials a resident artist at the Pittsburgh Glass Center and received reserve a spot at one of these events or to sign up for a class
and a special type the Rosenberg Residency at Salem State University in call (561) 508-7315 or email aholmes@benzaitencenter.
of studio. Thus, Massachusetts. Recently, she was an artist-in-residence org or just stop by Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
by provi di ng at the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass where she For any questions do not hesitate to call J.B. Berkow at
this service to created a new body of work using specialty glass from (561) 310-9371 or email her at jbberkow65@gmail.com.
professional artists, Effetre, a glass company based in Murano, Italy.
our center will
help to eliminate Benzaiten founder, J.B. Berkow’s new
the need for local casted glass creations with flameworked
artists to invest roses and hand-painted embellishments all abouT Kids
large amounts of
money to set up their own glass-casting studio. Better still,
it will free them up to create more of their own sculptures.
Do Not Miss Benzaiten’s Upcoming Visiting Artist Events Make Your Child A Better Reader

In January Featuring Renowned Artist, Claire Kelly
• Thursday, Jan. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 22 features artist, By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., School Psychologist
Claire Kelly
• Thursday, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Meet the Artist Cocktail Every child needs to enjoy reading graphic novels such as I Survived or The
Reception, $50 learn how to read but Baby-Sitters Club.
• Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., Artist Blow-Out featuring Claire one in five children Next, recognize and verbalize that you notice your
Kelly, $15 have dyslexia so it is no child’s struggle. It is alright to say, “I know reading is
• Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m., Family Fun Day, featuring Claire surprise that many kids harder for you but you have what it takes to become a
Kelly, $0 have problems learning good reader. The more we practice, the better you’ll
Claire Kelly’s body of work examines the relationships to read. Warning signs of become.” Teach your child to have grit which is the
we have with animals and their larger presence in our dyslexia include having a ability to start and stick with a task until it’s finished.
world and the current environment. The result is a series family member diagnosed Notice your child having grit in a preferred task and then
of fantastical microcosms, which bring a consciousness or suspected to have link it back to the harder task. You might say, “You really
and introspection dyslexia, slow reading stuck with that project and put in a lot of effort to finish
to their decorative aloud, difficulty sounding it. You can have that same kind of grit when it comes to
appeal. Kelly works out unfamiliar words, and weak everyday spelling. reading or anything you set your mind to accomplish.”
with murinne, cane, Here are three ways you can help make your child a Third, if your child and you butt heads during
and bright colors to better reader. academic work time, hire a well-qualified reading tutor. It
create her fascinating First, make reading enjoyable and capitalize on takes at least twice a week tutoring to make a substantial
and whimsical works your child’s interests since when we are interested in a difference in your child’s reading ability. I have a list
of art. Claire has topic it holds our attention and intrinsically motivates of specialized reading tutors at JimForgan.com/tutor or
been an instructor at us. Children who struggle with reading need adults to visit the Lindamood-Bell Learning Center in Palm Beach
Penland School of read to and with them well into middle school. While Gardens or the Reading Success Center in Palm City.
Crafts, Pilchuck Glass typical readers prefer to read by themselves starting We offer dyslexia, learning disability, IQ, and ADHD/
School, the Pittsburgh in about fourth grade, struggling readers continue to ADD testing. Learn more at JimForgan.com or call (561)
Glass Center, The need you to be the guide by their side. Many children 625-4125.
Studio at the Corning Ethos by Claire Kelly