Resource List

Recommended books and Internet Sites

Hall, Susan & Moats, Louisa C Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years.
Parenting a Struggling Reader: A Guide to Diagnosing & Finding Help for Your Child’s Reading Difficulties.
Susan Hall’s Website www.proactiveparent.com
Shaywitz, M.D., Sally Overcoming Dyslexia:  available in book & CD
Vail, Priscilla L.

1) Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know & Ways to Help. 2 ) Seize the Meaning! Help Your Child Move From Learning to Read to Reading to Learn, Grades K-5

Birsh, Judith R., Editor Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, 2nd Ed. This book is a teacher resource w/separate Activity Book by Carreker & Birsh.
International Dyslexia Association http://www.interdys.org/ See Fact Sheets & FAQ’s. Publications: From ABC to ADHD, Eric Tridas, Editor, 2007.  Basic Facts About Dyslexia and Other Reading Problems by Louisa C. Moats & Karen E. Dakin, 2008
Schwab Foundation for Learning www.schwablearning.org (since 2008 Great Schools website)
LDOnline Website

www.ldonline.org/

Reading Rockets www.readingrockets.org
Florida Center for Reading Research www.fcrr.org Reports section has independent reviews of reading programs. Great resource for teacher materials.
All Kinds of Minds www.allkindsofminds.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities www.ncld.org
Children of the Code www.childrenofthecode.org/Tour/c3b/return_index.htm
Adolescent Literacy www.adlit.org
National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities www.aacld.org
Wright’s Law Advocacy Information www.wrightslaw.com
Multisensory Language Instruction

http://www.resourceroom.net/readspell/mssl.asp For information on programs go to the Matrix on IDA's Home Page.  Independent reviews of many reading programs can be found at the www.fcrr.org website in Reports.

The Academy of Orton Gillingham Practitioners & Educators www.ortonacademy.org

College & Scholarship Information

www.college-scholarships.com/learning_disabilities.htm
Dayton Read daytonread.wordpress.com
IMSLEC Accreditation www.imslec.org