Below is a list of carefully vetted resources that you can use to learn more about dyslexia and special education. Many parents have asked how to know which are good resources and which are resources to avoid. The general principle is that if any resource offers to “cure” dyslexia, you should avoid it. If any resource says it can help students with dyslexia in a set number of hours, you should avoid it. If a resource is offering advice based on their own personal experience and that is their only point of reference, you should avoid it.
Dyslexia Resources
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Books: Dyslexia
- The Adult Side of Dyslexia, Kelli Sandman-Hurley
- Dyslexia and Spelling: Making Sense of it All, Kelli Sandman-Hurley
- The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain, Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide
- The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child’s Confidence and Love of Learning, Ben Foss
- Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention, Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling
- Overcoming dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at any Level, Sally Shaywitz
- Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Maryanne Wolf
- Reading at the Speed of Sight, Mark Seidenberg
- Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read, Stanislaus Dehaene
- Undiagnosed: The Ugly Side of Dyslexia, Ameer Baraka
Books: Advocacy
- 7 Steps for Success: High School to College Transition Strategies for Students with Disabilities, Elizabeth C. Hamblin
- All About IEPs, Peter Wright, Pamela Darr Wright and Sandra Webb O’Connor
- Dyslexia Advocate! How to Advocate for a Child with Dyslexia within the Public Education System, Kelli Sandman-Hurley
- How to Get the Yes! Securing Special Education Services for Your Child, Vaughn Lauer
- Self-Advocacy For Higher Education, Dan Jordan
- Special Education Law, Peter Wright and Pamela Darr Wright
- When the School Says No… How to Get the Yes! Securing Special Education Services for Your Child, Vaughn Lauer
- Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments, Melissa Lee Farrall and Pamela Darr Wright
- Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy – The Special Education Survival Guide, Peter Wright and Pamela Darr Wright
Books: English Language
- The American Way of Spelling, Richard Venezky
- Backpocket Words, Gail Venable
- Beyond the Surface of Words, Sue Hegland
- Dyslexia and Spelling, Kelli Sandman-Hurley
- The High Frequency Word Project, Fiona Hamilton and Rebecca Loveless
- How the Written Word Works, Peter Bowers
- A Course in Phonetics, Peter Ladefoged and Keith Johnson
- The Stories of English, David Crystal
- Structured Word Inquiry: An Implementation Guide for Teachers, Jennifer Constantine and Kara B Lee
Dyslexia Websites
- British Dyslexia Association: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
- Decoding Dyslexia: www.decodingdyslexia.net
- Dyslexia Training Institute: www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org
- Dysgraphia Life: www.dysgraphia.life
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
- International Dyslexia Association: dyslexiaida.org
- Learning Ally: learningally.org
- TED Ed – What is Dyslexia? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM
- Wrightslaw: www.wrightslaw.com
Podcast Episodes
Simulation Kits
- Dyslexia for a Day Simulation Kit, produced by Dyslexia Training Institute
- How Difficult Can This Be? The FAT City Workshop with Rick Lavoie, produced by PBS
