They want your child to succeed just as much as you do. Here are 15 ways to help you develop a strong, positive relationship with your child's teachers and support staff.
Your child's teacher may see 100 or more students per day. There is no way they can possibly know more about your child than you do. Be confident when working with the school!
This video series in our February 2012 eNewsletter explains UDL by informing advocates, families, and communities about professional development and policy initiatives.
If you are visiting this website, you most likely have concerns about your communication, reading, spelling, or writing skills. The lists contain examples of behaviors that may indicate that you have dyslexia...
We have developed checklists for you to use with parents or older individuals who suspect they may be dyslexic. They can help you get an understanding of the behaviors of concern, and provide a starting point for assessment and diagnosis...
I am seeking advice in the consideration of a foreign language waiver for my son. He is in the tenth grade and is dyslexic. Will this limit his ability to get into the college of his choice?
A quick list of age-specific functional tasks or activities that most children can do at a particular age and that your pediatrician might ask you about at each annual well-child visit.
You may use formal and informal channels for determining where your child’s strengths and interests lie. You probably are more of an expert on this than you think...
Living with a language or reading disability can greatly affect you, as well as those around you. We offer some tips to help you adjust and accommodate.
If we lived in the days before the printing press, this website would not be needed. This is because the majority of people did not need to read, and dyslexia didn't exist. But that is not the case...
In this section, we provide information specific to the therapy program. In addition to information about what constitutes a good treatment plan, we provide software information and guidelines to finding the type of therapy that is best for your child...
The following was written by a very ambitious, intelligent, and confident dyslexic law student who got in touch with us via Reddit in May of 2013 and offered to share his remarkable story.
Engaging in activities in which we are successful fosters positive self-worth and builds resilience, which we can then use when we are tackling challenging tasks.
Consistency, firmness, and a forgiving attitude are just three of these five solid attributes required for guiding your dyslexic child down the path of success.
Writing a letter to the IEP team prior to meeting with them is an opportunity for the team to learn about your hopes for -- and concerns about -- your child. It also helps the team prepare to address your needs before the meeting.
In response to requests from UM students who attending UCLL’s successful workshop Six Steps to Academic Success (SSAS), which is a group format, we developed a program that is based on individual needs to help students with their course work during the semester...
As a parent of a child with special needs, it is important for you to know about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law that sets specific standards for the education of your child...
Parents - one of your most important rights that you hold within the school system is whether or not to give your consent for certain actions regarding your child.
This section is designed with you, the parent, in mind. Our goal is to provide pertinent, helpful information regardless of where you may be along the continuum of understanding dyslexia and language disability and ways to get your child help...
We know that dyslexia is a language-based learning disability with a neurological component. And, although it is a language-based disability, most dyslexics do not have problems with oral language in general...
We are fortunate to have many individuals around the country and the globe working to answer questions about the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia and language disabilities...
To begin therapy, the clinician (e.g., speech-language pathologist (SLP), reading specialist, psychologist) identifies those skills and behaviors that need to be strengthened or learned...
This essay is designed to give you, the parent, a rationale for helping your child with dyslexia to achieve her potential by cultivating her strengths and interests.
I have read several books that were recommended to me, but I feel she needs more help. I am overwhelmed and don't know where to turn. Can you make any other suggestions?
Just like phonics skills, there is a developmental sequence to teaching phonological awareness skills. This short video explains phonemic awareness and provides ideas for ways to promote your child's learning of this skill.
Phonological awareness is different from phonics (and includes phonemic awareness) and is an essential skill to learn to read. Therefore, it is critical to make this concept explicit for all students with dyslexia. This page and video help explain further.
Despite overwhelming evidence showing no connection between vision and reading disorders, we continue to encounter questions about the role of vision in dyslexia.
Developmental dyslexia is the most common learning disability and affects between 5–10% of the population. It is a language-based learning disability. Contrary to popular belief, the core problem in dyslexia is not reversing letters (although it can be an indicator)...
