RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Associations

• American Association of People with Disabilities --
• American Medical Association --
• American Psychological Association --
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association --
• Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Portland -- offers and after-school program that has been instrumental in changing the education direction of many of its participants.
• Bright Solutions for Dyslexia -- sharing the latest research about dyslexia
• Child Development Institute -- provides information on child development, parenting, family life, teenagers, and learning.
• Circle of Inclusion --
• Council for Exceptional Children -- assists teachers, administrators and service providers to appropriately implement changes to the US special education programs
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates -- a resource for information on securing high quality educational services for children with disabilities.
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA)-- has excellent resources and information for teachers, tutors, parents and students. IDA is dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia. Phone: 410-296-0232 or 1-800-ABCD-123. 
• International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council --  
• Learning Disabilities Association of America -- provides support to people with learning disabilities
• LD Online -- an interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities -- an easy-to-use resource for people seeking authoritative information on learning disabilities
• National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities -- study the status of ________________________________________________
• National Reading Panel --
• Schwab Foundation provides information, support and hope for parents and educators helping kids with learning differences.
• School Psychology Resources for Psychologists, Parents and Educators-- presents online information about learning disabilities, special education, psychological assessments, parenting, mental health and more.
• US. Department of Education --

Schools

A list of schools specializing in teaching students with dyslexia can be found at independent schools.

Materials

In addition to the materials available through the Slingerland® Institute website, the following organizations are an additional source for training materials and information.

• AKA Dyslexia -- a resource for books, articles and advanced screening materials.
• Educators Publishing Service
• Go Phonics -- provides a comprehensive set of tools that supports this multisensory phonics approach. Teacher-developed, it features 48 colorful games that integrate with its workbooks and decodable storybooks.
• Lexia Institute -- This organization develops computer technology for people with learning disabilities and their teachers.  Its LessonPlanner software and Scope & Sequence textbook by Carol Murray help teachers using the Slingerland® Approach develop better lessons and achieve better mastery of phonics-based instruction.
• Pro Ed -
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Legal Resources

• ABA Center on Children and the Law -- American Bar Association resource page for education law
• Center for Law and Education -- contains useful information on
• Education Administration Online -- assists in researching issues in education law and keeping up to date on the latest laws and news.
• Family Education Network -- provides a great expanse of information to parents generally; includes a number of articles written by special education attorneys and advocates for parents of children with disabilities re: the special education system
• Special Education Advocate -- provides legal information useful to those advocating for students with disabilities.
• Special Education Law -- provides informational resource for parents and school personnel advocating for children with learning disabilities.
• Wrights Law Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities -- a state-by-state listing of educational consultants, psychologists, diagnosticians, health care specialists, academic tutors, speech/language therapists, advocates, and attorneys, government programs, grassroots organizations, special education schools, and parent support groups.

SLINGERLAND® TUTORS

Find a Slingerland Tutor - The Slingerland® Institute provides a referral service, connecting parents with teachers who have had Slingerland® training