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Dyslexia; Best Jax events; Grammy-nominated cellist Dave Eggar

It’s estimated that 20% of people have some level of dyslexia, which accounts for 80–90% of all learning disabilities. But like many other cities in the U.S., Jacksonville has limited support resources to offer dyslexic students.

Guests:

  • Teri K.  Modisette, director of Advancement and Community Relations at DePaul School of Northeast Florida. 
  • Annessia Powell, principal of GRASP Academy
  • Steve St.Amand, grandparent,and GRASP volunteer

Jax events

Yaya Cardona joined us to talk about this weekend’s and next week’s top event picks from Cre8jax

Dave Eggar

Friday Musicale and Atypical Arts are bringing back Grammy-nominated cellist and composer Dave Eggar for two shows in Jacksonville Saturday and Sunday. Get tickets.

Kathy Waterman joined WJCT News 89.9 as associate producer after graduating from the University of North Florida with a degree in multimedia journalism. She was previously a production intern on the station's talk shows.