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PRINT-OUTS
FOR PARENTS
Please
include www.worldofdyslexia.com on the hand-outs,
so that parents can refer to the website at home.
 International
Dyslexia Association Fact Sheets
 BOOKS AND SOFTWARE:
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SOFTWARE and PHONICS PROGRAMS ON CD-ROM:
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LEFT-HANDED SHOPS
Left-handed
shops online are to be found in most countries, including the following:
United
States, Britain, Britain,
Canada and New
Zealand
ORTON-GILLINGHAM (US)
The
Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) has developed a program to
empower parents to give their children a head start on the basics of
reading, to support beginning readers, and to assist children who are
struggling with the reading process. The Orton-Gillingham method is
language-based and success-oriented. The student is directly taught
reading, handwriting and written expression as one logical body of
knowledge. Learners move step by step from simple to more complex
material in a sequential, logical manner that enables students to
master important literacy skills. 'Sensational
Strategies for Teaching Beginning Readers'.
(Comments/reviews
welcome)
 HOOKED
ON PHONICS (US)
A program
for Dyslexic learners is ‘Hooked on Phonics’, and you can see details
at their website Hooked on Phonics (Comments/reviews
welcome)
 SRA OPEN
COURT PHONICS REVIEW KIT (US)
Widely used
graded reading scheme for K-6, with the emphasis on interest and
motivation rather than phonics. Open Court's new reading, writing, and
learning program, provides young readers with a solid foundation in
phonics. Children develop print and phonemic awareness and learn about
how the alphabet works. They are explicitly taught about sound/letter
associations and how to blend sounds and letters to read words.
Children also have regular opportunities to use this knowledge in
reading connected text and in spelling. Open Court Phonics.
(Comments/reviews
welcome)
GO PHONICS (US)
Teacher-developed
to provide struggling and natural beginning readers with a strong
foundation for decoding the English language. Skills are taught
sequentially, one step at a time. With over 70 components, Go Phonics
features 48 games that integrate with its workbooks and decodable
storybooks. Go Phonics
(Comments/reviews welcome)
 CATCH UP
(UK)
A phonics
kit programme with CD-Roms designed to help the
one in five of 6-11 year olds who struggle with their reading. The
Programme has been developed out of detailed academic research and
extensive practical experience and can be delivered by teachers or
teaching assistants. It is based on one or two individual 10 minute
sessions a week (15 minutes for 10-11 year olds). There is also an
optional 20 minute group session. 'Recommended'
L.L., UK. (Comments/reviews welcome)
READING RECOVERY (US)
Reading Recovery is an early intervention program designed by Marie M.
Clay (1979, 1985) to assist children in first grade who are having
difficulty learning to read and write. Reading Recovery (Comments/reviews
welcome)
 SPARK
ISLAND (ages 5-11)
BBC CD-Roms program - 'an excellent tool to assist
in some of phonological awareness difficulties as they teach phonic
rules in a game-like multi-sensory way (young learners).' (D.D.,
Singapore) Spark Island (More
comments/reviews welcome)
THE PATTERNS OF
ENGLISH SPELLING (US)
by Don McCabe, published by the AVKO Dyslexia
Research Foundation. This reference tool lists words by patterns
together. You can download sample pages from this book at www.spelling.org
(Comments/reviews welcome)
GOLDEN KEY SPELLING
RULES (UK)
35 basic
spelling rules explained in simple terms. Contains photo-copiable
worksheets for the exercises, word games and puzzles. Available through
Better Books. (Comments/reviews welcome)
 CROSSBOW EDUCATION (UK)
A range of
games and photocopiable materials designed by experienced special needs
teachers for helping overcome literacy and numeracy difficulties.
Established in 1993; widely recommended in the UK by specialist
teachers and other professionals. Crossbow
Education. - 'An amazing range of phonic games,
puzzles, matching cards, etc. - invaluable to anyone helping dyslexic
children.' John Bradford, Direct Learning.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
WORKSHEETS (UK)
By Hilda
King Educational. Using the concept of fruit trees, in which the pupil
fills in missing letters/words, these worksheets help teach a variety
of vowel and consonant combinations. Available from Hilda
King. (Comments/reviews
welcome)
KICKSTART PUBLICATIONS
(UK)
Designed
for pupils having Specific Learning Difficulties. This book covers b-d
confusion, consonant digraphs ch, ph, sh, th, wh, and the magic e rule
with vowels a,i,o,u. Available from KickStart Publications. (Comments/reviews welcome)
BARRINGTON STOKE BOOKS (UK)
Barrington
Stoke specialize in story books for young people who are late starting
to read or may suffer from Irlen Syndrome. The pages are off-white to
stop the glare, and the print is double-spaced. The story books are
aimed at 'reluctant readers' aged 8 to 13 with a reading age of above 8
years. They publish a series of books, the most well-known of which is "Screw
Loose" by Alison Prince, published by Barrington Stoke (ISBN
1902260015).You can see an article about their website in Dyslexia
Online Magazine (Other comments/reviews
welcome)
 TEXTHELP
(Worldwide)
This
computer program sits alongside a normal word-processor, like 'Office',
and helps the child or student to find spellings as they type. There is
a small box on the screen which attempts to guess each word as the
person starts to type it. For example, if you type in 'b', it will come
up with a list of words you have used before beginning with 'b', like
big, better, beginning, etc. If one of these is the word you need, you
can select it, and the word will go straight into where you are typing.
As
you type more letters, the guesses get better. At the end of each
session you are asked to save your spellings so that the program can
begin to learn your particular vocabulary and make better guesses based
on the words you use most frequently.
It
can also read out what you have written so far - a very popular feature
with children - so that you can hear if you have missed out any words
or put in a wrong word. There are two versions - TextHelp Read and
Write and Type and Talk. You can see details at TextHelp.
Highly recommended. (John Bradford) (More comments/reviews welcome)
CONFUSING LETTERS (UK)
This
series of books focuses on letters which pupils often find particularly
confusing - b/d, p/q, etc. - and aims to help them to feel confident in
recognising and writing the letters both in isolation and in text.
Recommended series of four books - John Bradford. Available from Learning Meterials for Special Needs. (Comments/reviews welcome)
SUPPORT FOR BASIC
SPELLING (UK)
Series of
six photocopy masters supports the teaching of basic spelling skills
and has been developed to take into account the requirements of the UK
National Curriculum and the objectives of the UK National Literacy
Strategy Framework. The books are incremental in difficulty and can be
used to complement the work being undertaken from any spelling
programme to provide additional learning opportunities. Assessment
pages and record sheets are included in each book to provide convenient
ways of recording pupils' progress. Each book costs £12.50. Recommended
positive worksheets - John Bradford. Available from Learning
Meterials for Special Needs.
(Comments/reviews welcome)
POWERLINE READING PROGRAMS (US)
Particularly aimed at dyslexic children: Powerline
Reading Programs (Comments/reviews welcome)
ALPHASMART
 The
AlphaSmart 3000 allows you to enter and edit text, then send it to any
computer for formatting or directly to a printer. Its portability
allows students to use it anywhere and anytime - in the classroom, at
home, or on field trips. Its low cost allows you to provide technology
access to an entire classroom of 30 students for the price of three to
four computers. The AlphaSmart 3000 is a smart way to extend your
technology dollars, to increase technology access, and to alleviate the
equity issues at school. AlphaSmart
TOE BY TOE (UK)
This is a
highly structured multi-sensory reading and spelling program for
parents and teachers. It is ideal for parents who desire resources for
home-based support for their dyslexic children. It is an inexpensive
program, which Keda developed over many years teaching the dyslexic.
The lessons are given daily and are twenty minutes in length. The book
is self-contained. Keda says that the book is able to be used anywhere
and can be used with or without a trained teacher. It is used in Kenya,
and has a home course to supplement schoolwork. The parents who use it
speak enthusiastically to me about the progress their children are
making. It does require a commitment by parents and students to work
through the program but I'm told that the benefits are well worth the
effort. (William Ferguson) - Toe
By Toe (Comments/reviews welcome)
LDLearning (US)
Source for
a range of workbooks, flashcards, study guides, and other educational
tools for students with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit
Disorder. LDLearning.com
(Comments/reviews
welcome)
 Mrs
Alphabet (US)
Online
resource designed for teachers at the primary levels. This site was
created by Anne Lynch, an author and creator of children’s books,
learning tools, and educational materials to assist kids in early
learning and successful progress in alphabet recognition, phonics and
beginning reading. This website contains a variety of lesson plans,
links to other beneficial sites, a newsletter, and a section for kids
structured around the alphabet. This site has another interesting
feature called the classroom. In this section, there are multiple ideas
about creating word walls, name activities, alphabet jobs, calendars,
and it provides sample portfolios for teachers to view. Mrs Alphabet
 Pencil grips
These
useful aids provide help for a child who grips their pencil or pen too
tightly. UK
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LETTERBOX (UK)
Teaching
aid made of sturdy, heavy duty plastic. Suitable for all ages from
three through adulthood, it teaches students to develop reading,
spelling and math skills. The
box lid provides a storage and display area for the letters, numbers,
punctuation and common letter pairs. These are printed on tough,
durable plastic strips which are held in place by metal spring tabs so
that they will not fall out. The base provides a work area with seven
rows which hold words, sentences or sums in place. Letterbox
Learning (Comments/reviews welcome)
 Puzzle
Maker
Puzzle
creation tool for teachers and parents. Create and print customized
word search, crossword puzzles using your own word lists.
Puzzle Maker
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (UK)
- What the law says in the UK.
 Primary
Resources (UK)
Source for
a range of useful worksheets.
Primary Resources
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