Parent and Educator Resources

Videos: 

Is my Kid learning to Read?  Part 1: Purple Challenge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxx7hs0qdKQ

Is my Kid learning to Read?  Part 2: Our Friend “ur” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWgUvza6XyM

Movie: 

The Right to Read (83 minutes)

https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/

Podcast: 

Sold a Story; Emily Hanford (Set of 13 30-minute podcasts)

https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

Organizations: 

Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia

https://dyslexia.mtsu.edu/

International Dyslexia Association 

https://dyslexiaida.org/

YOU MAY BE DYSLEXIC IF YOU …

… Read slowly and with much effort.

… Are often the one to solve the problem.

… Can’t spell; have messy handwriting. 

… Show terrific imagination in your writing. 

… Have trouble remembering dates and names.

…Think out of the box; grasp the big picture.

… Have difficulty retrieving and pronouncing spoken sounds.

… Have excellent vocabulary and ideas. 

 (S. Shaywitz, 2011; Overcoming Dyslexia, Second Edition)