 ONBIDA disclaimers Regarding Products and Services The International Dyslexia Association supports efforts to provide individuals with dyslexia with appropriate instruction and to identify those individuals at an early age. The Association, however, does not endorse any specific program, speaker, product, or instructional materials, noting that there are a number of such which present the critical components of instruction as defined by the Association. Regarding Information on this Site The information contained in the resources section of this site is meant to provide suggestions and information. Addresses and other information may change, but we do our best to provide the most up-to-date information possible. The International Dyslexia Association does not endorse any specific organization, noting that there are a number of them that provide valuable services to individuals with learning disabilities.
Ontario Organizations and Website Resources
The Ontario Branch of the International Dyslexia Association maintains a list of tutors, therapists and teachers who are specifically trained to work with students with dyslexia of all ages. To request this list, click here and fill in the CONTACT US form.
www.idaontario.com
ARCH Disability Law Centre non-profit legal resource centre established to defend the rights of people with disabilities in Ontario
www.archdisabilitylaw.ca
The results of a Canadian Study examining the impact of living with a learning disability (LD) in Canada.
http://www.pacfold.ca/what_is/index.shtml
International Websites
Handbook of Language and Literacy Development: A Roadmap from 0 to 60 Months.
Edited by Linda M. Phillips, PhD
An evidence-based reference and guide for researchers, parents and caregivers to the milestones for children's development in the areas of: Auditory, Narrative, Reading Speech-Language, Spelling and Writing, Social-Emotional, Vision, Computer Use, Children's Literature and Numeracy. The resources created by the Roadmap combine the best of what is known about each of the relevant factors and their interactions to provide the big picture of how children's abilities as language and literacy learners develop from infancy onwards.
www.theroadmap.ca
Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction
www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/smallbook.htm
Learning Disabilities Online
www.ldonline.org
Balanced Reading
www.balancedreading.com
International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org
Reading Rockets
http://www.ReadingRockets.org
A resource website for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldresources.com/resources/index.html
Ability Online: An interactive website for persons with disabilities of all ages.
http://ablelink.org/public/generalinfo1.htm
Dyslexia International
http://www.ditt-online.org
SUGGESTED READING
About Dyslexia: Unraveling the Myth
by Priscilla Vail
Common Ground: Whole Language and Phonics Working Together
by Priscilla Vail
Keeping a Head in School
by Mel Levine, M.D.
Your Child’s Growing Mind
by Jane Healy
Straight Talk About Reading – How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years
by Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed. D.
Parenting the Struggling Reader
by Susan L. Hall and Louisa Moats, Ed. D.
Overcoming Dyslexia
by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Please contact www.interdys.org for a complete listing of publications and monographs in the Orton Emeritus Series. The IDA also has reading lists for parents, adolescents, college students and professionals. These are available from www.interdys.org, or if you would like them mailed to you, please contact us.
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