Understanding Learning Difficulties: A Guide for Parents
http://www.speld-sa.org.au/faq/understanding-learning-difficulties-a-guide-for-parents.html
Structured Synthetic Phonics Programs for Schools and Families
ABC Cracking the Code http://crackingtheabccode.com
MultiLit Programs http://www.multilit.com/programs/
Little Learners Love Literacy http://littlelearnersloveliteracy.com.au
Sounds Write http://www.sounds-write.co.uk/page-98-australia.aspx
Jolly Phonics http://www.speld-sa.org.au
Barton Reading and Spelling System https://bartonreading.com/
The Hickey Multisensory Language Course https://shop.acer.edu.au/the-hickey-multisensory-language-course-3rd-ed
Alpha to Omega https://shop.acer.edu.au/alpha-to-omega-teacher-s-handbook-pack-6th-ed
Outside the Square
Outside the Square is a series of films to increase awareness and understanding of dyslexia in our education system.
The scene is set with brave and inspirational children supported by their proactive parent advocates. They share their struggles and difficulties encountered in our current education system. Their journey continues through the eyes of teachers that have embraced change. Through their shared experiences and supported by Australia’s leading education researchers, a deep understanding of dyslexia is developed that showcases effective teaching strategies to assist students with dyslexia.
All three films can be viewed here.
This is a community project driven by parents and educators passionate about social justice and education reform. The films aim to empower children with dyslexia in education by closing the research-to-practice gap in our schools. Outside the Square was designed to get ‘blanket’ awareness in schools as a first step to change.
Reading problems and what to do about them – Research Based Answers to 24 Frequently Asked Questions. Free e-book from Banter Speech and Language.
Fun Phonics Facts
31 Facts a Day for Dyslexia Awareness Month – October 2016 – Click here to read them!
Maths Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
Lois MacCullagh – Study Strategies for Students
Educational Implications for Dyslexia Disability
Reading Doctor
Adelaide’s own literacy specialist, Dr Bartek Rajkowski – Speech Pathologist, has developed the Reading Doctor® computer software and tablet apps to make it easier for anyone to teach students to read and spell. These teaching tools are designed to teach students using synthetic phonics – the most effective way of teaching kids to read according to scientific research. The apps strengthen skills that reading scientists have identified as crucial for literacy learning; skills such as phonemic awareness, letter-sound knowledge, blending, segmentation, decoding and sight word recognition. Reading Doctor® apps include presets for popular synthetic phonics programs such as Jolly Phonics and Multilit and are fully customisable, you can create your own activities to match your teaching sequence, regardless of which phonics program you use!
Spelfabet
The Spelfabet materials are designed by Australian Speech Pathologist, Alison Clarke, for non-experts to use to teach struggling spellers/readers, including students with speech-language and cognitive difficulties, to sound out words. They’re carefully-sequenced, easy-to-use, affordable, downloadable, reproducible and should be used with decodable readers.
Reading Bear
Reading Bear is a fun way to learn to read. We teach over 1,200 vocabulary items. Our 50 presentations cover all the main phonics rules. All free and nonprofit!
IDA Dyslexia Handbook – What Every Family Should Know
You can download this as a pdf file by clicking here
iPad Guide – Add your name and give to your school
Download this as a pdf file by clicking here
Dyslexia – Anxiety – Self-esteem Cycle
Postcard For Your Teacher
Postcard to your teacher – front view
You can download this as a pdf file by clicking here.
Genius Within
Dyslexia Strengths and Weaknesses
