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Articles and Additional Resources
What is Response to Intervention (RTI)? from Understood.org
Response to intervention (RTI) aims to identify struggling students early on and give them the support they need to thrive in school. The word intervention is key to understanding what RTI is all about. The goal is for the school to intervene, or step in, and start helping before a student falls really far behind.
IDA Dyslexia Handbook: What Every Family Should Know
This handbook not only contains invaluable information like the characteristics of dyslexia, what it is and what it isn’t, but also provides information on valid assessments, effective teaching approaches, self-advocacy ideas and a vast array of resources. Further, the handbook contains information that will be useful throughout a child’s life, from elementary school through college.
Dyslexia in the Classroom: What Every Teacher Needs to Know
The purpose for this vital resource is to open the door to a better understanding of dyslexia, address the myths and misconceptions and provide educators key information. We encourage you to share the kit with administrators, educators, parents, the medical profession and other interested parties.
DYSLEXIA: Fact and Fiction by Meg Porch, M.A., CCC-SP, CALT
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability. This article addresses specific details related to dyslexia.
Embracing Dyslexia: The Interviews, by Dr. Ken Pugh
With a focus on cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging, Dr. Pugh researches the development of language and reading and how it effects children who experience difficulties. Dr. Ken Pugh is President, Director of Research and a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut. He is also the Director of the Yale Reading Center.
Knowledge and Practice Standards for Classroom Teachers and Dyslexia Specialists
The components of structured literacy outlined by the International Dyslexia Association.
Washington State Dyslexia Resource Guide
A collaboration between The Washington Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (WABIDA) and the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
The Library Project – Denver Public Library
Our Branch donates materials to the Denver Public Library for region-wide circulation.
Policy Statements
Joint Technical Report – Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision (reaffirmed 2014)
A collaboration between The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Ophthalmology and Council on Children with Disabilities, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and American Association of Certified Orthoptists.
Recorded & Online Professional Development Resources
2022 PaTTAN Literacy Symposium
The 2022 PaTTAN Literacy Symposium provides practitioners with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills through focused strands and direct collaboration with researchers and school-based implementers of the science of reading. Keynote by Louisa Moats!
FREE Access to IDA Conference Recordings
The International Dyslexia Association is giving free access to presentations from past Reading, Literacy & Learning conferences. The page (https://dyslexiaida.org/free-conference-recordings) will be updated as new videos are released with available handouts and resources related to each video.
The Early Literacy Trifecta: Language, Print and Executive Function in African American Students
Free Webinar from the AIM Institute for Learning and Research – Click here to learn more and watch the recording!
The Fox Reading Conference –
edWEB.net Webinar with Louisa Moats – Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teaching Reading
Watch the 202 ED-Webinar recording!
CORE Library of On Demand, Free, Professional Learning Webinars
View recorded webinars by Dr. Kyndall Brown, Dr. Nancy Hennesy, Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, and more!
Movies and Videos
Helpful Web Sites
The International Dyslexia Association – Provides resources for professionals and families dealing with individuals with reading disabilities.
The Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators – Established and authorized expressly to set and maintain professional and ethical standards for the practice of the Orton-Gillingham Approach and to certify teachers and to accredit instructional programs that meet these standards.
Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) – A national professional member organization dedicated to the remediation of written language skills and certification of individuals trained in the remediation of written language skills.
Audio Information Network of Colorado – AINC is a not-for-profit organization and provides free access to recorded programming, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. AINC’s mission is to provide news and information in audio format for the blind, low vision and print disabled community of Colorado.
Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE) – Provides support materials to facilitate assistive technology use for home, school, work and play.
Colorado Talking Books Library – A free service to Coloradans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical or learning disabilities whether permanent or temporary. CTBL provides audio, Braille and large-print books and magazines.
C.C.L.D. – The Colorado Council for Learning Disabilities (CCLD) provides resources to support a collaborative effort between general education, special education, families and related professionals. We believe all students can engage in higher-level learning through the implementation of evidenced-based instructional practices.
The Dyslexia Toolkit – An Essential Resource Provided by the National Center for Learning Disabilities
C.H.A.D.D. – Provides support and advocacy for Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Children’s Hospital Colorado – Department of Audiology, Speech and Learning Care
Colorado Department of Education
Dyslexia Resource Group – Provides education, support, and voice for families of students with dyslexia in the Denver metro area
Learning Ally – Provides recorded copies of reading materials including books and textbooks and have an extensive library in several convenient formats.
Learning Disabilities Association of America – Provides information, resources and support for individuals with learning disabilities.
LD OnLine – Provides resources for parents and teachers on attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders.
National Center for Learning Disabilities – Provides information about learning disabilities, such as checklists, guides, videos, podcasts, Ask the Experts and FAQs.
Reading Rockets – Provides monthly newsletters with reading resources in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills.
Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science, 2020
What Expert Teachers of Reading Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do – By Louisa C. MoatsReading is not simply a desire; it is a fundamental skill necessary for virtually everything we do. And we need to ensure all of us, particularly our children, learn to read and read to learn so they too can do everything. That’s why the AFT is pleased to update and republish Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science, 2020: What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do. This report, written by Louisa C. Moats (a teacher, psychologist, researcher, and professor who has been at the forefront of science-based reading instruction for five decades), translates the latest reading research into accessible language so that those of us who are not steeped in the pedagogy of reading can apply it to our own teaching and learning.
Wrightslaw – Provides parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys with accurate, reliable information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.