Resources and Links

Useful websites and online support

• Assistive Technology Solutions for Dyslexia (https://www.atdyslexia.com/)
• Bright Solutions (curriculum, videos, information, and more) (http://www.dys-add.com/)
• Decoding Dyslexia Utah (http://www.decodingdyslexiautah.org/)
• Dyslexia Training Institute (training, information, and more) (http://www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org)
• Head Strong Nation (http://headstrongnation.org/)
• International Dyslexia Association (https://dyslexiaida.org)
• Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers (http://www.lindamoodbell.com)
• National Center for Learning Disabilities (https://www.ncld.org/archives/reports-and-studies/idea-parent-guide-2)
• Neuhaus Education Center (http://neuhaus.org/resources/)
• RtI (https://www.rti4success.org)
• Slingerland Institute for Literacy (http://slingerland.org/Home)
• Understood (https://www.understood.org/en)
• University of Michigan (http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/)
• Utah Parent Center (http://www.utahparentcenter.org)
• Washington State Dyslexia Resource Guide (http://www.k12.wa.us/Reading/pubdocs/DyslexiaResourceGuide.pdf )
• Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity (http://dyslexia.yale.edu/)

Online Structured Literacy Programs

• MindPlay (on-line intervention) (http://mindplay.com/parents/)
• Reading Horizons Discovery (www.readinghorizons.com)
• Free seating for software. Contact Marlin Struhs (marlin.struhs@utah.edu)

Foundational Skills for Beginners

• Fundations (www.fundations.com)
• Read, Write, Spell and Type (www.readwritetype.com)
• Road to the Code. Blachman, B.A., Ball, E.W., Black, R., & Tangel, D.M. (2000). Road to the code:
  • A phonological awareness program for young children. New York: Brookes.
• Straight Talk about Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years. Hall, S.
  • L., Moats, L. C. (1999) ISBN # 0-8092-2857-2

Word Recognition, Phonics, & Spelling

• Directions for high frequency word study and list of words (http://www.uurc.org)
• Reading Horizons Discovery (https://www.readinghorizons.com)
• UURC Home Word Charts (Grades 1-8) (http://www.uurc.utah.edu/General/HomeWord.php)

Fluency and Text

• Great Leaps (http://www.greatleaps.com)
• Moby Max (leveled text) (http://www.mobymax.com/curriculum/reading-stories)
• Reading for All Learners (decodable text) (http://iseesam.com/)
• Reading A to Z (leveled text) (https://www.readinga-z.com)
• Repeated Reading Graph (http://www.uurc.utah.edu/General/Forms-Charts.php)
• Scientific Learning Reading Assistant (https://www.scilearn.com/products/fast-forword)
• The Six Minute Solution. Sopris West. ISBN# 1-57035-919-9
• Suggestions for “listening to a child read aloud” (http://www.uurc.utah.edu/Parents/AtHome-Primary.php)

Comprehension and Vocabulary

• Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L.(2002). New York: Guilford.
• Comprehension Bookmark/questions (https://uurc.utah.edu/General/UURCStepsCompBookmark.php)
• Comprehension Instruction for Parents (http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/comprehension)
• Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement with Text. Beck, I.L.& McKeown, M.G. (2006). New York: Scholastic.
• Vocabulary Instruction for Parents (http://www.readingrockets.org/atoz/vocabulary)
• Vocabulary Through Morphemes (for intermediate grades). Ebbers, S.M. (2004). Sopris West.