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The science of reading

Dr. Stanislas Dehaene, Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How we Read (2020)
Dr. Mark Seidenberg, Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t and What Can Be Done About It (2017)
Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (2008)

Understanding dyslexia, empowering students (Guides for parents, students and educators)

Neil Alexander-Passe, Dyslexia and Mental Health (2015)
Dr. Brock Eide and Dr. Fernette Eide, The Dyslexic Advantage.
Dr. Brock Eide and Dr. Fernette Eide, The Mislabeled Child: Looking Beyond Behavior to Find the True Sources — and Solutions — for Children’s Learning Challenges
David Flink. Thinking Differently – An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities (for teens and older)
Norm Forman, Exceptional Children-Ordinary Schools: Getting the Education You Want for Your Special Needs Child
Ben Foss, The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child’s Confidence and Love of Learning
Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth, The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People
Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth, The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do (2020)
Cheri Rae. Dyslexialand; A Field Guide For Parents Of Children With Dyslexia (US)
Margaret Rooke, Dyslexia is my superpower (most of the time)
Sascha Roos. At Home with Dyslexia: A parent’s guide to supporting your child (UK)
Dr. Kelly Sandman Hurley, Dyslexia Advocate
Sally Shaywitz, M.D. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
Dr. Linda Siegel. Not Stupid, Not Lazy: Understanding Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities (Canadian author)

Memoirs and fiction

Philip Schultz, My Dyslexia (memoir by Pulitzer prize winning poet)
Dr. Mary Avery Kabrich, Once Upon a Time a Sparrow (novel based on the real life story of a school psychologist)

Dyslexia books for children and teens

Fiction

Non-fiction

Dyslexia on film

Videos by Decoding Dyslexia Ontario:

Documentaries, animated film, and drama:

Dyslexia in the news

School shutdowns have put children up to eight months behind in reading, research indicates (Globe and Mail, Nov. 26, 2020)
Influential literacy expert Lucy Calkins is changing her views (APM, Oct. 2020)
Many kids struggle with reading – and children of color are far less likely to get the help they need (APM, Aug. 2020)
Problem-solving mom helps dyslexic daughters thrive in Sask. school system (Oct. 2019)
Award-winning USask professor shares personal journey with dyslexia (Oct. 2019)
Human rights commission launches public inquiry into reading levels in Ontario (Canadian Press/Globe and Mail, October 2019)
Inquiry into EQAO results begins (Drydon Now, Oct. 2019)
Human rights commission launches public inquiry into reading levels in Ontario (SooToday, Oct. 2019)
What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy (PBS, April 30, 2019)
People in prison are more likely to have dyslexia. The justice system set them up to fail. (Mother Jones, April 30, 2019)
David Flink on how we can all think differently about learning (Alan Alda podcast, April 15, 2019)
Hard words: Why aren’t kids being taught to read? (APM Reports, Sept. 2018)
- More articles by Emily Hanford at APM
When your kid is diagnosed with dyslexia (Lauren Ferranti-Ballem , Today’s Parent, Oct. 2019)
Sopel: I wasn’t diagnosed with dyslexia until I was 35 (TSN, October 2018)
All children should feel like they belong at school (Toronto Star, Sept. 2, 2018)
Ableism rife in Ontario schools (CBC, August 30, 2018)
Midland student hoping to erase stigma surrounding dyslexia (Midland Mirror, May 2018)
A student take on what works and what does not when it comes to teaching children with dyslexia (TES, Oct. 8, 2017)
Five ways school leaders can demonstrate they take dyslexia seriously (TES, Oct. 5, 2017)
Understanding Teachers Make “All the Difference” for a High School Student with Dyslexia (Office of Special Education, US, Oct. 3, 2017)
Dyslexic kids in Canada deserve better (op-ed by Keith Grey, Dyslexia Canada, Globe and Mail, August 27, 2017)
Lost in my mind (Brent Sopel, The Players’ Tribune, February 2017)
Undiagnosed and Misunderstood, Students with Dyslexia Face Stigma and Shame, CBC News, (September 2016)
An Alphabet Soup of Remedies for Dyslexia, Globe and Mail, (October 2015)
School Discriminated Against Boy by Cutting Special Needs Program: Top Court, Globe and Mail, (November, 2012)
Early intervention in dyslexia can narrow achievement gap – Intervention should begin in first grade, or earlier (Science Daily, Nov. 2, 2015)
Learning to Read a Struggle for One in Five, Vancouver Sun, (October 2015)
How Children Learn to Read, The New Yorker (February 2015)
What Does Equal Education Look Like After the Landmark Court Ruling, Globe and Mail (December 1, 2012)
The Paradox of Dyslexia: Slow Reading, Fast Thinking, Yale Scientific (April 2011)
NPR – Unlocking Dyslexia

Dyslexia success stories

Gifted and Dyslexic (2E)

Gifted, but struggling to read (Daily Journal, April 13, 2019)
Why So Many Gifted Yet Struggling Students Are Hidden In Plain Sight (NPR Ed, May 2018)

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