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Picture Books

  • Brilliant Bea

    An endearing and empowering story that demonstrates that a learning difference like dyslexia doesn't define who you are.

  • A Walk in the Words

    Hudson Talbott’s inspiring story vividly reveals the challenges–and ultimately the rewards–of being a non-mainstream kind of learner.

  • The Map Challenge

    SEN Superpowers: The Map Challenge explores the topic of dyslexia with an empowering story and adorable illustrations

  • Aaron Slater, Illustrator

    An uplifting story about the power of art, finding your voice, and telling your story even when you’re out of step with your peers.

Informational Texts

  • Overcoming Dyslexia

    From one of the world’s preeminent experts on reading and dyslexia, the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book available on identifying, understanding, and overcoming reading problems–now revised to reflect the latest research and evidence-based approaches.

  • The Dyslexic Advantage

    Blending personal stories with hard science, The Dyslexic Advantage provides invaluable advice on how parents, educators, and individuals with dyslexia can recognize and use the strengths of the dyslexic learning style.

  • Science of Reading: Defining Guide

    The Reading League provides a firm definition of what the science of reading is, what it is not, and how all stakeholders can understand its potential to transform reading instruction.

  • "If only I would have known..."

    What I wish the Pediatrician, the Preschool Teacher, and the Librarian would have told me about Language, Literacy, and Dyslexia

The Science of Reading

  • What is the Science of Reading?

    “The science of reading is a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing.

    This research has been conducted over the last five decades across the world, and it is derived from thousands of studies conducted in multiple languages. The science of reading has culminated in a preponderance of evidence to inform how proficient reading and writing develop; why some have difficulty; and how we can most effectively assess and teach and, therefore, improve student outcomes through prevention of and intervention for reading difficulties.”

    -The Reading Leauge

  • Scarborough's Reading Rope

    The Reading Rope lower and upper strands. The word-recognition strands (phonological awareness, decoding, and sight recognition of familiar words) work together as the reader becomes accurate, fluent, and increasingly automatic with repetition and practice.

    Concurrently, the language-comprehension strands (background knowledge, vocabulary, language structures, verbal reasoning, and literacy knowledge) reinforce one another and then weave together with the word-recognition strands to produce a skilled reader. This does not happen overnight; it requires instruction and practice over time.

    -The International Dyslexia Association

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