Dyslexia Resources
Organizations
- Decoding Dyslexia – National
- Dyslexia Training Institute
- ESC Dyslexia Program
- Impacting Dyslexia Education Awareness and Support
- International Dyslexia Association
- LD Online
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- Literate Nation
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Neuhaus Education Center
- PACER Center, Champion for Children with Disabilities
- Partners Resource Network
- The 1in5 Initiative
- Understood
Films
- Journey into Dyslexia
- The Address
- The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
- Understanding Learning Disabilities: How difficult can this be?
Leaders in the Field of Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia
Ben Foss: Inventor of the Intel Reader, Co-Founder of Headstrong Nation, author ofThe Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child’s Confidence and Love of Learning
David Flink: Author of Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities, Co-Founder and CEO of Eye-to-Eye
Henry Winkler: Actor, Author of Hank Zipzer, the World’s Greatest Underachiever(Childrens series)
Jonathan Mooney: Co-Author of Jonathan Mooney: Co-Author of Learning Outside the Line: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and AD/HD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution, and Co-Founder ofEye-to-Eye
Philip Schultz: Pulitzer Prize winner for Author of My Dyslexia
Piper Otterbein: Overcoming Dyslexia, Finding Passion at TEDxYouth
Quinn Bradlee: Founder of Friends of Quinn
Researchers, Research Institutes, Books
Drs. Brock L. and Fernette F. Eida, Reseachers, Authors of The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain, founders, Dyslexia Advantage Organization
Florida Center for Reading Research
Landmark College for Research and Training
Dr. Louisa C. Moats: Researcher
Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Researcher, Tufts Center for Reading and Language Research, Author of Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Dr. Mathew Schneps, Founder, Laboratory for Visual Learning, founding member of the Science Education Department at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development
National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read
Dr. Reid Lyon: President and CEO, Synergistic Education Solutions
Dr. Sally Shaywitz, Researcher, The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, Author,Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, The Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders
Post Secondary Resources
College for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Students, Families, and Educators
Landmark College, The College of Choice of Students Who Learn Differently
For more information about college programs and services for students with learning disabilities, check out The K&W Guide to College Programs & Services for Students with LD or AD/HD by Marybeth Kravets and Imy Wax.
College Resources for Students with Disabilities
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