Support Resources
Despite the fact that we feel we have gathered some of the brightest minds in the area to know what works with children who struggle in the area of reading, there are times, that we will refer our clients to other great resources. This page is dedicated to helping you quickly find those resources. Click on the title of the website to visit these important resources.
Additude online magazine offers many helpful suggestions on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Whether you are the one with the symptoms or a loved one. This website can offer organizational suggestions as well as treatment options…not all of them medication based.
Academic Language Therapy Association
The ALTA (Academic Language Therapy Association ~ A National Certifying Organization) website offers all of the information regarding a national professional member organization. ALTA also offers a national Find-A-Therapist, for both certified and in-training professionals.
Children of the Code is a wonderful resource that offers a multitude of video interviews with all of the top specialists in the area of reading or learning to read this amazing code that we call the English Language.
It’s commonplace in schools to see stacks of textbooks, paper notebooks, pencils and pens. These are the “conventional” learning tools in schools, and they are effective for many students. But for students with unique physical, cognitive, or learning differences, these tools pose significant barriers to learning. Students with unique literacy needs require specialized accessible technology and media to maximize their learning. This is where Don Johnston excels. Since 1980 we have been developing and supplying innovative technologies to schools who recognize that each student has unique learning needs and can thrive in the right environment.
We strive to create the right environment. This environment requires the right tools, the right implementation and the right instructional approaches. We are committed to providing you the most value from product selection to ongoing support and implementation. Be sure to check out Read: Outloud 6, Write: Outloud 6, and Co:Write as products that might help assist your learning different student.
Have a preschool aged child that you are concerned about? Then this is the site for you! Get Ready To Read has a wonderful screener for young children (ages 3 & 4) as well as many colorful downloadable activities for parents or preschool teachers to use for young children to get them Ready To Read.
This website is formerly the CharlesSchwab.org. This website is full of wonderful resources particularly in the area of special education. If you are headed back to school, be sure to check out the Getting off to the right start article.
International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families, and the communities that support them.
International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC)
IMSLEC is the national organization that accredits training courses for the professional preparation of multisensory structured language education specialists. Fundamental Learning Center is accredited by IMSLEC.
Kansas-Missouri Branch of International Dyslexia Association
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dsylexia, their families and the communities that support them. We can provide referrals for diagnosis, treatment, tutoring and schooling, as well as, information on assistive technologies and emerging educational and medical research. By joining the International Dyslexia Association, you are automatically a member of your local branch.
Kildonan School: Summer Program
Dunnabeck at Kildonan, the oldest residential program of its kind, was established in 1955 to meet the needs in a camp setting of intelligent children who are underachieving or failing in their academic work because of dyslexia or language based learning differences.Dunnabeck at Kildonan provides the necessary kinds of teaching to students who return from their summer of intensive work to find successes in school, often for the first time. The camp’s outdoor setting, informal atmosphere, and varied recreational program enables students to work hard without feeling that they are being deprived of a summer.
While Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. was founded in 1996, the roots of the company extend back to 1976 and the introduction of the world’s first reading system, the Kurzweil Reading Machine. Today, the company is recognized as the leading developer of reading technology for people with learning difficulties and those who are blind or visually impaired.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Since many of our students are dyslexic, dysgraphic, or have other learning disabilities, it is wise to have access to a great resource like National Center for Learning Disabilities. NCLD not only provides a great source for the latest research, however, it also provides informational articles such as “Effects of Learning Disabilities on a Family and Marriage”.
The research that we have available to us today is because of the data that was driven from the National Reading Panel Report to Congress in 2000. This information is readily available to the public and very insightful! Both the 33 page document as well as the 480 page document are available.
Reading Rockets is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers research-based and best-practice information on teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D) works with leading publishers and technology innovators to bring accessible materials to individuals with visual and learning disabilities.
Available in every grade level and most subjects, RFB&D textbook and literature titles are used nationwide. In addition to the classics, RFB&D’s digital library provides current editions of state adopted texts ensuring students learn from the same versions as their classmates. Our textbooks, literature titles and other adult resource books are suitable for individuals, students and working professionals so that all can participate in lifelong learning. Used as part of a multisensory learning system, RFB&D’s audiobooks allow educational equality for students who struggle with reading so they can learn along side their peers in class, at home or wherever they choose.
The Science of Reading and Dyslexia
In the area of dyslexia, you will find the names Dr. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz among those who lead the country in information and research regarding the area of dyslexia and other reading related problem. If you are interested in finding out more information written in easy to understand terms, then be sure to check out this website.
Pete and Pam Wright are Adjunct Professors of Law at the William and Mary Law School where they teach a course about special education law and advocacy and assist with the Law School’s Special Education Law Clinic. They have co-authored several books about advocacy, navigating the school system, special education, and how to get what’s best for your child.
