For Educators
Teachers, did you know that research shows between 5%- 20% of your students will struggle with dyslexia? Here’s a list of resources to assist you in reaching students on the dyslexia continuum. If there are any additional resources that you have found helpful, please let us know.
The READ Act requires school districts and charters to adopt and implement a K-3 literacy screener from the list of Minnesota Department of Education’s approved literacy screening tools.
MDE Approved Literacy Screening Tools for Grades K-3:
- DIBELS 8th Edition
- FastBridge
- earlyReading (K-1) and CBMReading (Grades 1-3) (Renaissance)
The PAST Test is a free assessment used to determine a student’s phonological proficiency.
Podcasts
- Teaching, Reading, and Learning: The Podcast by The Reading League
- Science of Reading: The Podcast by Amplify Education
- EDVIEW360 by Voyager Sopris Learning
- Melissa and Laurie Love Literacy by Great Minds
- Educate by American Public Media
- Sold a Story by American Public Media
- Education Research Reading Room by Ollie Lovell
- Research to Practice Podcast by Glean Research
- Reading Meetings by Mark Seidenberg and Molly Farry-Thorn
- The Literacy View by Faith Borkowsky
- Literacy Talks by Reading Horizons
Blogs
- Shanahan on Literacy by Timothy Shanahan
- Reading Matters by Mark Seidenberg
Videos
- Teaching Content is Teaching Reading by Daniel Willingham
- What Could a Dyslexic Look Like in the Classroom? by The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
- Actor Ameer Baraka at Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Dyslexia
7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-to-3 Reading Success by Lindsay Kemeny
Speech to Print by Louisa Moats
Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilkpatrick
The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text by Nancy Lewis Hennessy
Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction by Isabel Beck, Margaret McKeown, and Linda Kucan
The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler
Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done About It by Mark Seidenberg
Outsmart Your Brain by Daniel Willingham
Unlocking Literacy by Marcia Henry
Writing Matters: Developing Sentence Skills in Students of All Ages by William Van Cleave
The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler
Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties by David Kilkpatrick
The ABC’s and All Their Tricks by Margaret M. Bishop
Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eiden
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Nancy Mather and Barbara Wendling
- Higher Education Literacy Partnership of Minnesota webinar series
- PaTTAN Literacy Symposium 2022
- PaTTAN Literacy Symposium 2020
- Syntax Matters! A Kendore Learning Webinar featuring William Van Cleave
- How the Brain Learns to Read by Dr. Stanislas Dehaene
- Supporting Reading Though Writing About Reading: Instructional Suggestions. IDA Dyslexia Webinar featuring Joan Sedita.
- Reading 101: Self-Paced Learning Modules by Reading Rockets
- Dyslexia 101 and Dyslexia in the Classroom: free online professional development modules by The Reading Center
- Learning Ally free on-demand webinars:
- Dr. Pam Kastner’s Kastner Literacy Collection
Teachers can make a huge difference in the lives of their students.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about dyslexia!
Disclaimer: Please note that DDMN does not endorse, represent or have any legal connection with any of the resources listed above. These are resources that many parents have found useful in searching for information about dyslexia.
