National Dyslexia Resources

If your child is a slow reader, poor speller or writing is excruciating, check out these external websites and podcasts. We have included our favorites!

International Dyslexia Association

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Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

Want to know everything about dyslexia? Check out Yale University’s site on dyslexia. This site provides access to thousands of articles, research and advocacy on how to help your child.

Parent Power - Decoding Dyslexia

Have you heard about Decoding Dyslexia? Every state has one, and they are active on Facebook. They help parents find quality diagnosticians, tutors, and more. They pass education laws in your state. Check them out today!

How Do They Diagnose Dyslexia?

If you want a diagnosis of dyslexia, that goes beyond a screen, click here to learn what is involved in a full educational evaluation.

Dyslexia can be identified at birth

Research shows the dyslexic brain pattern can be seen as early as birth. Read the latest findings.

Dyslexia can affect math

Some dyslexic students have a very hard time learning math facts and remembering the steps to multiplication and long division.

Why don't US schools teach reading programs that work for students with dyslexia?

Most US schools do not use science-based reading methods to teach children to read. Kids with dyslexia suffer the most. Listen to this American Public Media podcast to learn more!

Hard to Read by Emily Handford, APM

The Reading Wars have been studied, and phonics has proven to be the best method for teaching children to read, not whole word. Why is the educational system entrenched in whole word? Grab your ear buds and listen!

What is Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and Is it Dyslexia?

If your school says your child is going to be evaluated for a Specific Learning Disability…what does that mean? Watch this great video!

Understood.org

Understood.org is a website created by a consortium of non-profits to educate parents on learning differences that can occur in children. It presents a wealth of information in a clear concise way, with lots of videos.

Catch Them Before They Fall

Catch Them Before They Fall is an article by a leading reading researcher – Dr. Joseph Torgesen. This article explains the symptoms of dyslexia and why it causes so many problems for children when they are learning to read. It also challenges schools to better address these needs in the school system.

The American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics fully recognizes dyslexia, and its prevalence. The following article provides a wealth of information.

How Do Kids Learn To Read?

For years the battle of how kids best learned to read was fought between phonics and whole-word. But scientific research has shown that kids succeed at reading only with systematically taught phonics so that they can crack the code. Whole word programs leave upto 60% of kids not reading at grade-level. Orton-Gillingham programs are systematic phonics at its best!