Statewide Support

• Wisconsin Reading Coalition
• Find all things about Reading, including statistics and analysis
• http://decodingdyslexiawi.org
• Information, Support, Dyslexia Awareness, Advocacy

• Bright Young Dyslexics
• Provides Dyslexia Simulations, Dyslexia Awareness, Fundraises for tutoring, Donates materials to Libraries
• http://https://www.creativekidsrock.org/
• Celebrating Artisitc gifts of Dyslexic children

National Support

See the interactive map showing the states with Dyslexia laws https://improvingliteracy.org/state-of-dyslexia ( disclaimer this needs to updated, there are so many pending actions it is difficult to keep up)

• http://https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/Pages/index.aspxBest Resource for Educators and Parents about Readinghttp://www.fcrr.org/ 
• http://ctl.uoregon.edu/
• http://boonphilanthropy.org/mission.php
• http://http://www.dys-add.com/
• https://homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com/
• The International Dyslexia Association
• http://www.asha.org/
• WrightsLaw
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates http://www.copaa.org/
• https://www.noticeability.org/
• Learning Ally
• Book Share
• https://kidsread2kids.com/
• Literate Nation
• Eye to Eye
• Decoding Dyslexia State Network
• http://www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/
• The Yale Center For Dyslexia & Creativity
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• Dyslexic Advantage
• http://madebydyslexia.org/
• Headstrong Nation
• https://www.understood.org/en
• http://wordworkskingston.com/WordWorks/Structured_Word_Inquiry.html
• https://www.readworks.org/
• http://www.literacyhow.com/

Philanthropy in Milwaukee, Madison, and Eau Claire FREE Tutoring 

Children’s Dyslexia Centers (A Scottish Rite Charity): Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc. provides tutoring at no charge to children from early elementary through high school who have been diagnosed as dyslexic. Children are eligible regardless of economic status or Masonic affiliation.  Click here to find the centers that are located throughout WI

Professional Organizations

• Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE)
  • Orton-Gillingham Introductory Online Course
• Academic Language Therapy Association® (ALTA®)
  • Directory of Certified Members
• The Alliance for Accreditation and Certification of Structured Language Education, Inc. (The Alliance)
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
• International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC)
• Click here to get a brief overview of ALTA, The Alliance, IDA, and IMSLEC
• American Speech and Language Pathologists (ASHA)  http://find.asha.org:8085/pro#f:@Provider=[Speech-Language%20Pathologist]&f:State=[Wisconsin]&f:@Expertise=[Learning%20disabilities,Literacy,Language%20Disorders]

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BOOKS FOR KIDS with Characters that have dyslexia:

“Sir Kaye The Boy Knight” Don Winn ( Middle school ages)

“Looking for Heroes” Aidan Colvin  ( Middle and High school ages)

“If you’re so smart how come you can’t spell Mississippi?” Barbara Esham  (Elementary ages)

“It’s called Dyslexia”  Jennifer Moore Mallinos ( Elementary ages)

“Thank you, Mr. Falker” Patricia Polacco  ( Elementary ages)

“Hank Zipzer” series  Henry Winkler  (Elementary, Middle school ages)

“Tom’s Special Talent” Kate Gaynor  ( Elementary ages)

“My name is Brain Brian” Jeanne Betancourt (Late Elementary, Middle school)

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Rick Riordan ( Late Elementary, Middle school)

“Malina’s Zoo Adventure” Keith Fechtman

BOOKS FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS: 

“The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan” Ben Foss

“Dyslexia Advocate” Kelly Sandman-Hurley

“Dyslexic Advantage” Dr.s Brock Eide M.D. & Fernette Eide M.D.

“The Mislabeled Child” Dr.s Brock Eide M.D. & Fernette Eide M.D.

“A Guide To Helping Your Child at Home Developing Foundational Skills in Reading and Writing” Diana Hanbury King

“Dyslexia A Teacher’s Journey” Ruth  Fuller Lature

“Speech to Print Language Essentials  For Teachers” Louisa Cook Moats

“Proust and the Squid” Maryanne Wolfe

“Essentials of Dyslexia assessment and Intervention” Nancy Mather

“Overcoming Dyslexia ” Sally Shaywitz M.D.

“Reading in the Brain” Stanislas Dehaene

“Dyslexia over the Lifespan a fifty-five-year Longitudinal study” Margaret Byrd Rawson

“Beginning to Read Thinking and Learning about Print” Marilyn Adams

“Language at the Speed of Sight” Mark Seidenberg

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change”  

Stephen Hawking  Professor of Mathematics, Author, Researcher and dyslexic.