International Dyslexia of Indiana: www.inbofida.com
IDA membership promotes the right of individuals to achieve their potential. The IDA promotes teaching approaches and related clinical educational intervention strategies for dyslexics. DII is a member of IDA.

Schwab Learning: www.SchwabLearning.org

• Provides information for parents including signing up for free subscription to quarterly publication
• Downloading of free publications on assistive technology, reading problems, education and more
• Advice via message boards
• Support
• Email newsletter

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic: www.rfbd.org. Best source of textbooks and tapes from kindergarten through post-graduate

Talking Book Service, Special Services Division, Indiana State Library, 140 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204. (317) 232-3684 or (800) 622-4970. Provides the cassette player. Best source for literature and magazines on tape.

Children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org

LD Online: www.ldonline.org

Learning disabilities Association of America: www.ldanatl.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities: www.ncld.org

National Reading Panel: www.nationalreadingpanel.org/default.htm

Wrights Law: www.wrightslaw.com A really good site focused on parent support and advocacy. Special education law for parents and professionals.

Videos

Understanding Learning Disabilities: How Difficult Can This Be?, by Richard Lavoie. PBS Video. 800-344-3337. Allows viewers to experience the same frustration, anxiety, and tension that children with learning disabilities face in their daily lives.*

ADHD: What Do We Know: by Russell Barkley, Guilford Publishing, 1992.
Characteristics Prevalence, causes and problems associated with ADHD.

Last One Picked, First One Picked On, by Richard Lavoie.
PBS Video. 800-344-3337. Describes how parents and teachers can help children overcome social difficulties.

When the Chips Are Down... Learning Disabilities and Discipline with Richard Lavoie
Strategies for Improving Children's Behavior. Practical advice on dealing with behavioral problems quickly and effectively.

Books

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Overcoming Reading Problems at Any Level -- by Sally Shaywitz

About Dyslexia by Priscilla L. Vail, Linda Skladal (Editor)

Foundations of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia: Implications for Early Intervention by Benita A. Blachman (Editor), National Dyslexia Research Foundation

How To Reach and Teach Children and Teens with Dyslexia: A Parent and Teacher Guide to Helping Students of All Ages Academically, Socially, and Emotionally by Cynthia M. Stowe

The Human Side of Dyslexia: 142 Interviews with Real People Telling Real Stories About Their Coping Strategies with Dyslexia - Kindergarten through College by Shirley Kurnoff