{"id":4565,"date":"2011-01-17T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=4565"},"modified":"2011-01-13T17:44:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T21:44:15","slug":"2011-smart-kids-with-ld-youth-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/2011-smart-kids-with-ld-youth-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Smart Kids with LD Youth Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"2011%20Smart%20Kids%20with%20LD%20Youth%20Achievement%20Award\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartkidswithld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/YAA_form_2011_no_crops%282%29.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 3px;float:left\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/smart.kids.ld.sm.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a>Nominations are open for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartkidswithld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/YAA_form_2011_no_crops%282%29.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This $1,000 award recognizes the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning disabilities and ADHD.<\/p>\n<p>It will be given to a student 19 or younger who has demonstrated initiative, talent and determination resulting in a notable accomplishment in any field\u2014including art, music, science, math, athletics or community service.<\/p>\n<p>Winners are nominated by a parent, teacher, mentor, coach, or self. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Deadline!<\/strong><\/span> Applications must be submitted by February 15, 2011.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The award will be presented at the organization\u2019s annual benefit on the evening of Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 3px;float:right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/melissa.rey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"186\" \/><strong>The winner of the 2010 Youth Achievement Award was 16-year-old Melissa Rey of Chesterfield, MO. <\/strong> Melissa\u00a0 told the audience at the 2010 benefit that dyslexia is her \u201csecret weapon\u201d in overcoming challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa spent three difficult years learning to read, after being diagnosed with dyslexia in first grade. Applying the skills she learned in mastering the task of reading, she won the Discover 3M Young Scientist Challenge and was named America\u2019s Top Young Scientist. She has conducted science webinars for middle-school students across the country, and runs a weeklong summer science camp for underprivileged girls in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a Melissa in your family &#8211; or know someone who does?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn about this Award and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartkidswithld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/YAA_form_2011_no_crops%282%29.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">download an application<\/span><\/a> from the Smart Kids with LD website.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Deadline!<\/strong><\/span> Applications must be submitted by February 15, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations are open for the Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award. This $1,000 award recognizes the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning disabilities and ADHD. 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