For Educators
Our AIM Institute Quarterly includes a section entitled What We're Reading. Here are our latest mentions:
- The Role of Auditory and Visual Processing in Learning to Read - An explanation of multimodality vs. multisensory integration
- Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective - Catherine McBride
- Learning Disabilities - From Identification to Intervention - Jack M. Fletcher
- Hard Words: Why Kids Aren't Being Taught to Read- Emily Hanford's Latest APM Report - has launched a nationwide discussion about reading instruction and teacher training with articles in the New York Times and Education Week.
- Guiding Questions for Evaluating a Reading Screener -Dr. Yaacov Petscher of FCRR's follow up to his IDA Research Colloquia Presentation provides important information to evaluate new literacy and dyslexia screeners.
- Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition from Novice to Expert - Dr. Kate Nation spoke about reading development at The Dyslexia Foundation's Extraordinary Brain Series in South Africa
ONLINE Dyslexia and Literacy RESOURCES
Child Mind Institute
Decoding Dyslexia
Dyslexic Advantage
The Dyslexia Foundation
Eye to Eye
Florida Center for Reading Research
How Many Syllables
International Dyslexia Association
National Center for Learning Disabilities
The Reading League
Reading Rockets
Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
Understood.org
The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
PODCASTS AND ARTICLES
Hard to Read - How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia - APM Reports
Why We Stopped Teaching Children How to Read - Slate Magazine
Hard Words - Why Aren't Kids Being Taught to Read - APM Reports
FILMS
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia thebigpicturemovie.com/
Embracing Dyslexia embracingdyslexia.com/
Journey Into Dyslexia www.hbo.com/documentaries
On the Bookshelf
Research and Science
Adams, M. J. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Berch, Daniel B. & Mazzocco, Michelle M.M. (2007) Why Is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. Paul Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD.
Brooks, Robert & Goldstein, Sam. (2002) Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child. McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NY
Carroll, J. M., Bowyer-Crane, C., Duff, F.J., Hulme, C., & Snowling, M.J. (2011). Developing language and literacy: Effective intervention in the early years. West Sussex, England: Wiley-Blackwell.
Clarke, P. J., Truelove, E., Hulme, C., & Snowling, M.J. (2013). Developing reading comprehension. West Sussex, England: Wiley.
Colvin, Aidan. (2016) Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters. Think Out of the Box Press.
Dawson, Peg & Guare, Richard (2009) Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. The Guildford Press, New York, NY
Dehaene, S. (2009). Reading in the brain. New York, NY: Penguin Viking.
Flink, David. (2014) Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities. William Morrow Paperbacks, New York, NY.
Hall, Susan. L. & Moats, Louisa C. (1999) Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference in the Early Years. Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL.
Kilpatrick, D. A. (2015). Essentials of assessing, preventing and overcoming reading difficulties. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Moats, Louisa C. & Dakin, Karen. (2008) Basic facts about Dyslexia and other Reading Problems. International Dyslexia Association, Baltimore, MD.
Oakhill, J., Cain, K., & Elbro, C. (2014). Understanding and teaching reading comprehension: A handbook. Abingdon, England: Routledge.
Seidenberg, M. (2017). Language at the speed of sight: How we read, why so many can’t, and what can be done about it. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Shaywitz, Sally (2003). Overcoming Dyslexia, A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY.
Stuart, M., & Stainthorp, R. (2015). Reading development and teaching. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
Tridas, Eric Q. (2007) ABC to ADHD: What Every Parent Should Know About Dyslexia. International Dyslexia Association, Baltimore, MD.
Willingham, D. (2017). The reading mind: A cognitive approach to understanding how the mind reads. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Wolf, M. (2007). Proust and the squid: The story and science of the reading brain. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
BOOKS & RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN
ELEMENTARY
Gantos, Jack. (1998) Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. Harper Collins Children’s Books, New York, NY
Malchow, Hal and Malchow, Alex (2011) The Sword of Darrow. BenBella Books, Inc. Dallas, TX
Pollaco, Patricia. (1998) Thank you, Mr. Falker. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York, NY
Robb, Diane Burton. (2004) The Alphabet Story: A Story About Dyslexia. Albert Whitman Company, Morton Grove, IL
Winkler, Henry. (2004-2009) The Hank Zipzer Series — 14 book series based on the life of Henry Winkler. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY.
ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE-SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS
Nadeau, Kathleen and Dixon, Ellen (2005). Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A book for kids about ADHD. Magination Press, Washington DC, American Psychological Association
Schultz, Philip. (2012) My Dyslexia. W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Hunt, Linda Mullaly. (2015) Fish In A Tree. Nancy Paulsen Books. London, England.
MATH ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND PARENTS
Zaslavsky, Claudia (2001) Number Sense and Nonsense: Building math creativity and confidence through number play. Chicago Review Press, Chicago, Il.
ADOLESCENT RESOURCES
Fischer, Gary & Cummings Rhoda Woods (1991) The School Survival Guide for Kids with LD. Free Spirit Publishing, Golden Valley, MN.
Frostig Center (with Foreword by Rick Lavoie) (2009) The Six Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities. John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco, CA
Hamblet, Elizabeth. (2017) From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students with Disabilities. Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA.