Please see below for a full recording of the LDAK Literacy Panel Discussion, as well as resources and a recommended reading list shared by the panelists on March 9, 2022.
Resources for Parents and Educators of Students Struggling to Read:
- Dyslexia Canada: https://www.dyslexiacanada.org/
- Decoding Dyslexia: https://decodingdyslexiaon.org/
- International Dyslexia Association, Ontario Chapter: https://www.idaontario.com/
- IDA Dyslexia Handbook What Every Family Should Know:
- https://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/IDA%20Dyslexia%20Handbook.pdf
- IDA webinars for parents AND educators: https://www.idaontario.com/previous-webinars/
- The Occupational Therapy Classroom: https://sites.google.com/view/schoolbasedot/home?authuser=0
Recommended Reading List on the Science of Reading:
Recommended Books:
- The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, by Christopher Such
- Know Better, Do Better, by Liben and Liben
- BrainWords: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching, by Richard Gentry
- Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz
- The Knowledge Gap, by Natalie Wexler
- Shifting the Balance, by Kari Yates and Jan Burkin
- Speech to Print, by Louisa Moats
- Reading in the Brain, by Stanislas Dehaene
- Language at the Speed of Sight, by Mark Seidenberg
- Proust and the Squid, by Maryanne Wolf
Recommended Articles (click below):
- Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science, by Louisa Moats
- Structured Literacy and Typical Literacy Practices, by Louise Spear Swerling
- Put Reading First, The National Reading Panel
- Structured Literacy: An Introductory Guide, International Dyslexia Association
- Hard Words, by Emily Hanford
- What the Words Say, by Emily Hanford
- At a Loss for Words, by Emily Hanford
Recording of the LDAK Literacy Panel Discussion (March 9, 2022):
