Resources
The Extreme Cost of Excluding Dyslexia from Teacher Teacher Training
Dyslexia affects up to 20% of the population, yet teacher education programs -at all levels-do not include dyslexia. The effect is on children’s mental health.
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Dyslexia affects up to 20% of the population, yet teacher education programs -at all levels-do not include dyslexia. The effect is on children’s mental health.
Download the PDF
Organizations & Helpful Sites
- Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
Guide for Parents
Signs of Dyslexia
Navigating School with a Dyslexic Child - Learning Ally
Learning Ally Warning Signs Tip Sheet - Decoding Dyslexia
- Dyslexia Training Institute
- Dyslexic Advantage
- Understood.org
- Headstrong Nation
- University of Michigan Dyslexic Help
- Marianne Sunderland’s HomeschoolingwithDyslexia.com
Illinois Dyslexia Resources
The families Dyslexia Buddy Network have contributed to this valuable compilation that includes:
- Illinois Dyslexia-Focused Organizations
- Evaluations & Screening
- Dyslexia Remediation
- Emotional Support
- Attorneys & Advocates
Advocacy and Legal
- COPAA (Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys)
- Wrights Law
- Wrights Law: Illinois Yellow Pages for Kids
Dyslexia Teacher Training
- ALTA: Academic Language Therapists Association
- IMSLEC: The International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council
- IDA: International Dyslexia Assocation
- Susan Barton’s Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
- Wilson Language System
Books
- Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz
- The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan, Ben Foss
- The Dyslexic Advantage, Brock and Fernette Eide
- All About IEPs, Wrights Law
- Dyslexia Advocate, Kelli Sandman-Hurley
- A Guide to Helping Your Child at Home, Diana Hanbury King
- Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Judith Birsch
- Proust and Squid, Dr. Maryanne Wolf
- High School Dropout to Harvard, John Rodrigues
- My Dyslexia, Phillip Schultz
- Profiles of Success, Yale Center for Dyslexia
Films
- What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia (short film)
Dyslexia Buddy Network - The Big Picture (Netflix)
By James Redford & Windy Borman - Journey Into Dyslexia (HBO Documentary)
- Embracing Dyslexia
Luis Macias (Member of our Buddy Network)
What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia
Bike Riding for kids with Dyslexia
Dyslexia can make learning to ride a bike especially difficult. Our group attended the REI store’s “How to Ride a Bike” class at the recommendation of one of the moms in DBN, and it was a success! We highly recommend the REI class.
Illinois Schools for Bright Kids with Dyslexia
- Hyde Park Day School
- Wolcott School
- Brehm Academy
Boys Scouts of America Special Needs Accomodations
- Advancement for Scouts with Special Needs
- Scout Handbooks & Merit Badge Pamphlets in Audio Format at Learning Ally
- Scouting Audio Books and Accessible Materials at the Bookstore.org