Dyslexia Testing
The Blosser Center does not provide diagnostic dyslexia testing. If you are searching for testing resources, we can provide this list of recommended Portland metro area testers, with whom we have had positive experiences.
Recent Dyslexia Research
The Most Popular Reading Programs Aren’t Backed by Science | Education Week
Narrowing the Third-Grade Reading Gap Research Briefing
Imaging scans show where symbols turn to letters in the brain | Science News
Dyslexia News
The Miseducation of the Fonz – The Atlantic
Teen With Dyslexia Helps Deaf and Blind Passenger During Flight
Information
Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators
www.ortonacademy.org
International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America
www.ldaamerica.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.ncld.org
Yale Center For Dyslexia & Creativity
www.dyslexia.yale.edu
Learning Ally (Audio Books and more)
www.learningally.org
Oregon Branch, International Dyslexia Association
www.orbida.org
Advocacy
The Advocacy Institute
http://www.advocacyinstitute.org
Decoding Dyslexia Oregon
www.decodingdyslexiaor.org
F.A.C.T. Oregon
http://factoregon.org
Wrightslaw
www.wrightslaw.com
The Child Mind Institute
https://childmind.org/
For ADHD with Dyslexia
Additude Magazine
www.additudemag.com
Recommended Resource Centers and Books on Reading and Dyslexia
Hall, Susan and Moats, Louisa (1999) Straight Talk About Reading. Contemporary Books Lincolnwood, IL
Hall, Susan and Moats, Louisa (2002) Parenting a Struggling Reader. Crown Publishing Group
Hampshire, Susan (1982) Susan’s Story. St. Martin’s Press New York, NY
Lavoie, Rick; (1989) How Difficult Can This Be? F.A.T. City. DVD
National Reading Panel (2000) Report of the National Reading Panel. National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Literacy.
Schultz, Philip; (2011) My Dyslexia. W.W. Norton & Company
Sherman, Lee and Ramsey, Betsy (2006) The Reading Glitch. Rowman & Littlefield Lanham, MD
Smith, Sally; (1981) No Easy Answers. Bantam Books New York, NY
Smith, Sally; (1991) Succeeding Against the Odds. Jeremy Tarcher, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Simpson, Eileen; (1979) Reversals. Houghton Mifflin Boston, MA
Vail, Priscilla; (1989) Smart Kids with School Problems. Penguin Books New York, NY
Adams, Marilyn; (1990) Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
Balmuth, Miriam; (1992) The Roots of Phonics. York Press Baltimore MD
Berninger,Virginia and Wolf, Beverly; (2009) Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia. Brookes, Baltimore MD
Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne and Frith, Uta; (2005) The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education. Blackwell Malden, MA
Birsh, Judith;(2011) Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills. Brookes Baltimore, MD
Chall, Jeanne; (1967) Learning to Read: The Great Debate. McGraw Hill, Inc. New York, NY
Dehaene, Stanislas; (2009) Reading in the Brain. Penguin Group New York, NY
McCardle, Peggy; (2004) The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research. Brookes Publishing Baltimore, MD
National Research Council (1998) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children. National Academy Press Washington, DC
Shaywitz, Sally; (2003) Overcoming Dyslexia. Alfred A. Knopf New York
Cox, Aylett, (1985) Alphabetic Phonics. School Specialty EPS, Cambridge MA
Enfield, M.E. and Greene, V. (1970) Project Read.
projectread.com
Gillingham, Anna and Stillman, Bessie; (1936, 1956, 1960, 1997) The Gillingham Manual: Remedial Training for children with Specific Disability in Reading, Spelling and Penmanship. School Specialty EPS, Cambridge MA
Neuhaus Education Center
neuhaus.org
Orton, June; (1964) A Guide to Teaching Phonics. School Specialty EPS, Cambridge MA
Rome, Paula and Osman, Jean; (1972) The Language Tool Kit. School Specialty EPS, Cambridge MA
Slingerland Institute
slingerland.org
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children; (1965) Dyslexia Training Program. School Specialty EPS, Cambridge MA
Traub, Nina; (1977) Recipe for Reading. School Specialty EPS, Cambridge MA
Whitehead, Dorothy; (1993, 2006) Unlocking the Power of Print. International Dyslexia Association Bookstore or W.V.C. Education
Wilson Reading System & Wilson Language Training
www.wilsonlanguage.com
