ADHD

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These are some resources I have used while working with and advocating for my youngest child. Please share resources you've found that I should check out.

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According to the National Institute of Child Health & Development, Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read.

Signs of Dyslexia

Information about Universal Screening for Reading Difficulties, like Dyslexia, in California provided by Decoding Dyslexia, CA

ADHD at a Glance

Websites

• Decoding Dyslexia CA

• The California Department of Education, California Dyslexia Guidelines

• International Dyslexia Association

• The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

• Wilson Reading & Spelling

• Bright Solutions for Dyslexia

• National Center for Learning Disabilities

• Dyslexia Help at the University of Michigan

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A Few Books I Recommend

• Looking For Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters by Aidan A. Colvin (2016)

• The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child's Confidence and Love of Learning by Ben Foss (2013)

• Smart but Scattered; The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential By Peg Dawson & Richard Guare (2009)- I love this entire series!

• Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Lessons from Teaching and Science by Virginia Berninger, Ph.D.(2009)

• Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz (2008)

• DyslexiaLand: A Map and Guide for Students, Parents & Educators by Cheri Rae

Common Accommodations

• More time for homework and tests

• Reduced level of class and homework (i.e. 10 spelling words vs. 20)

• Audiobooks (Bookshare, Learning Ally)

• Dictation software (Google text to speech or similar extensions, , Dragon, CoWriter)

• Oral testing (vs. written responses)

Check out the Dyslexia Toolkit from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Most of it is info you may be very familiar with but I thought the accommodations section and the interview with Ben Foss were worth sharing.

Some Intervention Methods That Are Successful for Students With Dyslexia

• Orton-Gillingham-based systems are recommended for students with Dyslexia. There are many intervention systems available that are based on the work done by Doctors Samuel Orton & Anna Gillingham. These systems are multi-sensory, sequential, and phonics-based. Some of the most popular Orton-Gillingham systems are listed below:

  • Barton Reading & Spelling System (This is what I initially chose to use personally and professionally, 1:1)

  • Recipe for Reading (AUSD was using a modified version of this intervention system and it is a good system for fluency, but not necessarily a great method for decoding and encoding.)

  • Wilson Reading & Spelling System (This is what I chose to use personally and professionally, 1:1 and small group, AUSD was using Wilson Materials and getting a limited number of teachers trained in WRS in 2019-2022)

  • Slingerland (classroom, group-based)​

  Other intervention models parents and teachers have suggested to me.

  • Lindamood Bell - Seeing Stars by Nancy Bell, LIPS can be a good resource for students struggling with letter/sound correspondence

  • Explode the Code*

  • Read Naturally*

  • Hooked on Phonics*

  • SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words)*

  *These are systems my youngest child worked with that were strong in phonics but were not effective for them.