Books to Read: 

If you buy one book about Dyslexia let it be: Dyslexia Advocate! by Kelli Sandman-Hurley. I give this book to all of families.

• Basic Facts About Dyslexia and Other Reading Problems by Louisa Cook Moats and Karen E. Dakin (published by the IDA)

• Basic Facts about Assessment of Dyslexia by S.C. Lowell, R.H. Felton, and P.E. Hook (published by the IDA)

• The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan by Ben Foss

• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz

• The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L. Eide M.D. M.A. and Fernette F. Eide M.D.

• Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf

• Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in the Digital World by Maryanne Wolf

• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly

• My Dyslexia by Philip Shultz

• Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How we Read by Stanislas Dehaene

For ADHD and Executive Functioning Families:

• Scattered: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr. Gabor Mate

• Taking Charge of ADHD: The complete authoritative guide for parents by Dr. Russell A. Barkley

• Articles to Read:

• Signs of Dyslexia by The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

• Dyslexia Basics Factsheet by The IDA

• Children With Learning Disabilities … in the New York Times

• The Unique Power of Reading and How to Unleash it by American Educator

• Findings from the National Reading Panel

• How Spelling Supports Reading by Louisa C. Moats

• Strengthening the Mind’s Eye by Virgina Berninger