Resources

Tell me and I may forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. – Benjamin Franklin

National Resources

Dyslexia

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) –  www.ida.org

The International Dyslexia Association – SC (IDA-SC) http://sc.dyslexiaida.org

The Reading League – thereadingleague.org

Tufts University Center for Reading and Language Research – www.ase.tufts.edu/crlr/

The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity – dyslexia.yale.edu

National Right to Read Foundation – www.nrrf.org

Dyslexia Help – www.dyslexiahelp.umich.edu

Learning Ally – www.learningally.org (see Breakwater Associates for discount on subscription)

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level – Dr. Sally Shaywitz

Proust and the Squid – Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century: The Literary Agenda – Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Parenting a Struggling Reader – Susan Hall and Louisa Moats

Why Kids Can’t Read, Challenging the Status Quo in Education – Phyllis Blaunstein and Reid Lyon

National Reading Panel: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf

Orton-Gillingham Based Reading Instruction Materials

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Special-Inspirations

Dyslexia

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) –  www.ida.org

The International Dyslexia Association – SC (IDA-SC) http://sc.dyslexiaida.org

The Reading League – thereadingleague.org

Tufts University Center for Reading and Language Research – www.ase.tufts.edu/crlr/

The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity – dyslexia.yale.edu

National Right to Read Foundation – www.nrrf.org

Dyslexia Help – www.dyslexiahelp.umich.edu

Learning Ally – www.learningally.org (see Breakwater Associates for discount on subscription)

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level – Dr. Sally Shaywitz

Proust and the Squid – Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century: The Literary Agenda – Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Parenting a Struggling Reader – Susan Hall and Louisa Moats

Why Kids Can’t Read, Challenging the Status Quo in Education – Phyllis Blaunstein and Reid Lyon

National Reading Panel: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf

Orton-Gillingham Based Reading Instruction Materials

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Special-Inspirations

Dyslexia Documentaries/Media

Dislecksia: The Movie – dislecksiathemovie.com

The Big Picture; Rethinking Dyslexia (film available on Amazon.com)

Seedling TV: a newly sprouted media hub and subscription-based video platform dedicated to creating cause-driven content that retools how we approach learning and growth.

Speech and Language

American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA) www.asha.org

Learning Disabilities

The Learning Disabilities Association of America: www.ldaamerica.org or www.ldasc.org

LD Online: www.ldonline.org (learning disabilities)

ADHD/Executive Function

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD):  www.chadd.org

Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D. (ADHD): www.russellbarkley.com

Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents – Russell A. Barkley

The ADHD Book of Lists — A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorder – Sandra Rief

Smart but Scattered – Peg Dawson

Late, Lost, and Unprepared — A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning – Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. & Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.

State Street Education (Academic/EF Coaching):
State Street Education provides one-on-one, virtual Academic Coaching for students who need executive function support to reach their academic goals. Our goal is to help students become more organized, productive, and self-directed learners. State Street Academic Coaches work with students to build executive function skills that are vital to long-term academic success. We support high school and college students who struggle with ADHD, procrastination, anxiety, academic underperformance, and general feelings of stress and overwhelm related to school. You can learn more by visiting statestreeteducation.com or you can reach out to Ashley Wood at Ashley@statestreeteducation.com.
Autism

Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org

Occupational Therapy

American Occupational Therapy Association: www.aota.org/about-occupational-therapy.aspx

Parenting

Active Parenting: www.activeparenting.com

Raising a Self-Disciplined Child – Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.

Raising Resilient Children – Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.

What Really Matters at Home – Susan and John Yates

Siblings without Rivalry – Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Homeschooling

Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists – Virginia W. Berninger and Todd L. Richards

Mary Pride’s Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling – Mary Pride

Special Education Law and Advocacy (IEP’s and 504 Plans)

Wrights Law: www.wrightslaw.com

All About IEP’s – Peter W.D. Wright, Esq., Pamela Darr Wright, MA, MSW, Sandra Webb O’Connor, M.Ed.

Special Education Law – Peter W.D. Wright, Esq., Pamela Darr Wright, MA., MSW

From Emotions to Advocacy – Pam Wright and Peter Wright, Founders of Wrightslaw website

All About Tests & Assessments – Melissa Lee Farrall, Ph.D., SAIF, Pamela Darr Wright, MA., MSW, Peter W.D. Wright, Esq.

Nutrition

Broccoli Boot Camp by Keith E. Williams, Ph.D., BCBA and Laura Seiverling, Ph.D., BCBA – www.woodbinehouse.com

 

Local Resources in Charleston/South Carolina

Dyslexia

Beacon Learning (April Murphy and Emily Fratantuono): https://beacon-learning.info

International Dyslexia Association – South Carolina Branch (IDA-SC): sc.dyslexiaida.org

Trident Academy: www.tridentacademy.com

The Dyslexia Dilemma: http://childhood-developmental-disorders.imedpub.com/the-dyslexia-dilemma-a-history-of-ignorance-complacency-and-resistance-in-colleges-of-education.php?aid=11208

Dyslexia

Beacon Learning (April Murphy and Emily Fratantuono): https://beacon-learning.info

International Dyslexia Association – South Carolina Branch (IDA-SC): sc.dyslexiaida.org

Trident Academy: www.tridentacademy.com

The Dyslexia Dilemma: http://childhood-developmental-disorders.imedpub.com/the-dyslexia-dilemma-a-history-of-ignorance-complacency-and-resistance-in-colleges-of-education.php?aid=11208

Speech and Language Therapy and Evaluation

Kristen Baldo

Social Skills

Katie Hodgson: katiehodgsonslp.com

ABA Therapy

Carolina Coastal Behavioral Therapy: www.ccbs-sc.com

New Horizons Therapy: www.newhorizonstherapy.net

Autism

CHADD: www.chadd.org

Summer camp for individuals on the Autism Spectrum: www.campgoodtimesofcharleston.org

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