For Parents

Oregon Tutors and Assessment Providers

Decoding Dyslexia Resource Directory
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Questions to Ask a Prospective Tutor

IDA list of Oregon Providers | http:eida.org/ida-accredited-provider-directory

IEP and 504 Support

Decoding Dyslexia Oregon – Contact us if you would like support!

FACT Oregon Support Line | www.factoregon.org/fact-support-line

Oregon Organizations and Resources

FACT Oregon |  factoregon.org/

Oregon Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (ORBIDA) | or.dyslexiaida.org

Disability Rights Oregon | ororegon.org

Assistive Technology Lab at Community Vision | cv-atlab.org

Local Community Groups 

Alameda Dyslexia Community | facebook.com/alamedadyslexiacommunity

Lake Oswego Parent Dyslexia Community | Facebook page no longer active

Beaverton Parent Dyslexia Community | facebook.com/groups/395794537508794

Decoding Dyslexia Kid’s Network | facebook.com/groups/155525871904583

National Organizations and Resources

National Right to Read Foundation | Website on Reading Instruction

Bookshare | www.bookshare.org

Bright Solutions for Dyslexia | www.dys-add.com

Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc | www.childrensdyslexiacenters.org

Dyslegia: A Legislative Information Site  |  www.dyslegia.com

International Dyslexia Association | eida.org

Learning Ally (formerly RFB&D) | www.learningally.org

LD Online | www.LDonline.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities | www.ncld.org

Proactive Parent  | www.proactiveparent.com

Understood | www.understood.org

Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy |  www.wrightslaw.com

Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity  |  www.dyslexia.yale.edu   (For teachers: http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/teachers.html)

Getting Started

Dyslexia: The First 100 Days | www.dyslexiafirst100days.com

Culturally Inclusive Resources

Doctor Dyslexia Dude | drdyslexiadude.com

Chillins Creations | chillinscreations.com

21 Children’s Books Every Black Kids Should Read

Top 154 Recommended African-American Children’s Books

19 Back Children’s Books by Black Authors

Brilliant Black Kids Book Bundle for Lower Elementary Readers

African-American Interest Young Readers’ Titles, 2018–2019

25 Children’s Books Every African American Little Boy Should Read

150 Children’s Books Celebrating Black Boys

The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2018

Information Sharing and One Page Profiles 

Understood | 8 Tips for Talking to Your Child’s Teacher About Dyslexia

Author Unknown |  My Instructional IEP and ACCOMMODATIONS Template

FACT Oregon – Person Centered Plans | factoregon.org/person-centered-plan-samples

Films on Dyslexia

Dislecksia – The Movie  |  www.dislecksiathemovie.com

Embracing Dyslexia  |  www.embracingdyslexia.com  (free online video)

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia  |   www.thebigpicturemovie.com

Podcasts

APM Reports: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

APM Reports: Kids with Dyslexia are not getting what they need in American Public Schools

APM Reports: In Ohio, parents demand change for dyslexic kids

NPR Series: Unlocking Dyslexia

Book Resources

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.;  Vintage (2005) — A great book that explains what dyslexia is and gives parents tools for helping their children become fluent readers. One of the most helpful and informative books that most parents read early in their journey that really open their eyes and pointed them in the right direction to seek the help their kids needed.

Essentials of Assessment and Intervention by Nancy Mather & Barbara Wendling;  John Wiley & Sons (2013) — A great book for teachers that provides practical e step-by stepinformation on accurately identifying, assessing, and using evidence based interventions with individuals with dyslexia. Addressing the components that need to be considered in the assessment of both cognitive and academic – this book includes descriptions of the various tests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment along with detailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals and parents can use to help individuals struggling with dyslexia.

The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan by Ben Foss; Ballantine Books (2013) — A great book for parents that gets down to the heart of the matter; how to empower children with dyslexia. The author from personal experience knows that our kids will learn to read and write, but it is their feeling of self-worth and empowerment that will facilitate their life long success. This is a must read!

Parenting a Struggling Reader by Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats; Broadway (2002) — This book helped explain how school systems work and provided real-world practical guidance on how to understand and work within the framework of the public school system. It also helped us understand the need to sometimes look outside public schools for additional resources.

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide by Pam Wright and Pete Wright; Harbor House Law Press (2006) — Realizing that your child has an LD (or any disability) can set parents off on a roller coaster of emotions. This fabulous book helped us distinguish facts from emotions in order to properly document the facts and best advocate for our daughter.

The Human Side of Dyslexia: 142 Interviews with Real People Telling Real Stories About Their Coping Strategies with Dyslexia by Shirley Kurnoff; London Universal, (2001) — Just as the title says, this book is packed with real stories by people with dyslexia. While many books on dyslexia focus on the mechanics of the learning disability, this is the human story of the people who live with it. Through their stories we learn their strategies and tools for coping with the reading disability. Many of the stories are inspirational and will be a comfort to parents who worry about their child’s future.

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge; Penguin Books (2007) — An astonishing new science called “neuroplasticity” is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look at the brain, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., provides an introduction to both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed.

The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L. Eide M.D. M.A. and Fernette F. Eide M.D., Plume (2012) — In this groundbreaking book, Brock and Fernette Eide explain how 20% of people—individuals with dyslexia—share a unique learning style that can create advantages in a classroom, at a job, or at home. Using their combined expertise in neurology and education, the authors show how these individuals not only perceive the written word differently but may also excel at spatial reasoning, see insightful connections that others simply miss, understand the world in stories, and display amazing creativity.