Understanding Dyslexia

Resources for Parents
Overcoming dyslexia online course https://www.coursera.org/learn/dyslexia 
Yale Center for Dyslexia  www.dyslexia.yale.edu 
Dyslexia First 100 Days https://www.dyslexiafirst100days.com/ 
Landmark resources https://www.landmarkschool.org/our-school/landmark-360-blog/?id=320540 
Dyslexia Help Success Starts Here https://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/ 
Reading Matters - Seidenblog https://seidenbergreading.net/ 
Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children https://www.dyslexiaallianceforblackchildren.org/
The National Center for improving Literacy ​improvingliteracy.org 
Decoding Dyslexia International https://www.decodingdyslexia.net/​

Resources for Educators
International Dyslexia Association https://dyslexiaida.org/
Reading Matters - Seidenblog https://seidenbergreading.net/​ 

Navigating the Special Education Process

Understood.org https://www.understood.org/
A Parent's Guide to Special Education in Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/10/04/Parents%20Guide%20to%20Special%20Education_0.pdf 
Tests for Dyslexia and Language Disorders https://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/learn-about-dyslexia/diagnosing-dyslexia/tests
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Understanding Your Rights

Wright's Law https://www.wrightslaw.com/
Dyslegia Dyslexia Legislature Site https://www.dyslegia.com/ 
IDEA https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ 
IDEA Parent Guide https://www.ncld.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IDEA-Parent-Guide1.pdf 

Dive Deeper into the Reading Process 

Sold a Story podcast https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Lessons in Dyslexic Thinking podcast ​https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Black and Dyslexic podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-and-dyslexic/id1588272642 
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Dive Deeper into Neuroscience and why it matters

Resources indicating that students are not accessing the specialized reading instruction based on scientifically based reading research for dyslexia. Systematically, the regulations exclude students based on subjective and unscientific methods, like income and culture, otherwise in need on services.
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Dyslexia & Literacy in High- Risk & Diverse Populations: Issues in Literacy Among Low Socio-Economic Status Populations,

Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D., Executive Director,The Urban Child Study Center npterry@gsu.edu (The Dyslexia Foundation Fall 2015 Conference)

Executive Director,
The Urban Child Study Center npterry@gsu.edu
The Dyslexia Foundation Fall 2015 Conference
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The National Center for improving Literacy
Funded by the READ ACT 2017
​improvingliteracy.org

​This website is federally funded and provides accurate information and resources for educators and families.
On the page for the State of Dyslexia you can see a map showing which states have some type of legislation concerning dyslexia. Some involve studies or pilot programs others screening and information.
In July 2018 Alaska, Wisconsin, and Kansas passed Dyslexia Legislation.

Finding an Education Advocate

How to find a special education advocate https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-to-find-a-special-education-advocate 

Summer Programs:
The Landmark School   |  www.landmarkschool.org/summer-programs  ​
Tufts RAVO   |  https://ase.tufts.edu/crlr/summerProgram
The Carroll School   |  http://www.carrollschool.org/summer-carroll/overview​​
The Kildonan School   |  http://www.kildonan.org/page.cfm?p=1044

Tutoring:
Orton Gillingham   |  https://www.orton-gillingham.com/training/tutors/  ​
Wilson Reading System   |  http://www.wilsonlanguage.com/contact-us/
Commonwealth Learning Centers   |  http://www.commlearn.com/
Children's Dyslexic Centers   |  http://www.childrensdyslexiacenters.org/ContactUs/CenterLocations/Massachusetts.aspx

Book Resources:
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.;  Vintage (2005) — A great book that explains what dyslexia is and gives parents tools for helping their children become fluent readers. One of the most helpful and informative books that most parents read early in their journey
that really open their eyes and pointed them in the right direction to seek the help their kids needed.

Parenting a Struggling Reader
by Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats; Broadway (2002) — This book helped explain how school systems work and provided
real-world practical guidance on how to understand and work within the framework of the public school system. It also helped us understand the need to sometimes look outside public schools for additional resources.

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide
by Pam Wright and Pete Wright; Harbor House Law Press (2006) — Realizing that your child has an LD (or any disability) can set parents off on a roller coaster of emotions. This fabulous book helped us distinguish facts from emotions in order to properly document the facts and best advocate for our daughter.

The Human Side of Dyslexia: 142 Interviews with Real People Telling Real Stories About Their Coping Strategies with Dyslexia
by Shirley Kurnoff; London Universal, (2001) — Just as the title says, this book is packed with real stories by people with dyslexia. While many books on dyslexia focus on the mechanics of the learning disability, this is the human story of the people who live with it. Through their stories we learn their strategies and tools for coping with the reading disability. Many of the stories are inspirational and will be a comfort to parents who worry about their child’s future.

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
by Norman Doidge; Penguin Books (2007) — An astonishing new science called “neuroplasticity” is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look at the brain, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., provides an introduction to both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed.

The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
by Brock L. Eide M.D. M.A. and Fernette F. Eide M.D., Plume (2012) — In this groundbreaking book, Brock and Fernette Eide explain how 20% of people—individuals with dyslexia—share a unique learning style that can create advantages in a classroom, at a job, or at home. Using their combined expertise in neurology and education, the authors show how these individuals not only perceive the written​word differently but may also excel at spatial reasoning, see insightful connections that others simply miss, understand the world in stories, and display amazing creativity.

The Dyslexic Empowerment Plan, by Ben Foss
After years of battling with a school system that did not understand his dyslexia and the shame that accompanied it, renowned activist and entrepreneur Ben Foss is not only open about his dyslexia, he is proud of it. In The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan he shares his personal triumphs and failures so that you can learn from his experiences, and provides a three-step approach for success.

Tests Commonly used to identify dyslexia: CLICK HERE
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