Resources
Plain Talk About Literacy conferences are where so many global leaders in the field present cutting edge reading research and strategies for those who teach all ages and grades.
Because of the hard work of Alaska reading advocates our Alaska Department of Early Education has offered two Alaska Science of Reading Symposiums for free to all.
International Dyslexia Association
Extensive and well-researched fact sheets and other resources from the International Dyslexia Association
The Reading League
The Reading league's YouTube Channel
This video is especially important for teachers, administrators, and policymakers to watch.
Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
A leading source for research and information to better the lives of people with dyslexia
Ohio State Literacy Academy 2021
A series of videos that are awesome and show that entrenched systems of education can change
Understood.org
A resource site dedicated to learning and attention issues, including specific resources dedicated to dyslexia
Colorado's Professional Development is based on the Colorado Reads Act
Colorado's approved reading curriculum and interventions. Notice what isn't listed.
Dyslexia Help (University of Michigan)
Tips, ideas, activities, materials, website links, and other resources related to dyslexia
Stanislas Dehaene about his new book How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine...for Now
Purple Star Award Schools Schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military
How the Brain Learns to Read - Prof. Stanislas Dehaene
IDA Alaska
The Alaska Branch of the International Dyslexia Association provides information about dyslexia in Alaska.
Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams on Learning To Read: What's hard developmentally was also hard historically
Download Alaska's HB64 Task Force Report on Reading and Dyslexia was a collaborative legislative effort to improve reading outcomes for all Alaskan students.
Alaska Science of Reading - What I Should Have Learned in College Facebook Group
National Center for Learning Disabilities
A comprehensive guide to understanding learning and attention issues
Decoding Dyslexia Alaska
A network of parent-led grassroots movements across the country is concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexia within the public education system. Keep up with the latest news here through each state’s Facebook page.
The Reading Well
Provides resources for dyslexia, including a list of schools serving students with language-learning differences.
Edutopia
Repository for cutting-edge educational practice and learning. Use the search tool for information specifically about dyslexia and learning differences.
Book Recommendations
Basic Facts on Dyslexia & Other Reading Problems by Louisa Cook Moats
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, Second Edition
Proust and the Squid: the Story & Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
Dyslexia is My Superpower (Most of the Time) by Margaret Rooke
My Dyslexia (a memoir) by Philip Schultz