The State of Literacy Law in the STATES: Focus Wisconsin
Share This: 2011 By Claire R. Mullins, IDA Advocacy and Government Affairs Staff Proponents of creating strong literacy laws in Wisconsin were feeling cautiously optimistic […]
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Dyslexia in the First Person: Extraordinary Achievers
Share This: December 2013 Lindsay’s Gift By Christy Blevins When a young girl is 13, her days are filled with laughter, friendship, and anything hot […]
Dyslexia in the First Person: Extraordinary Achievers
Share This: October 2013 Quinn’s Quest By Kristen L. Penczek, M.A. Anyone with dyslexia is all too aware of the many challenges one has to […]
Dyslexia in the First Person: Extraordinary Achievers
Share This: December 2012 Tiffany Coletti Titolo, a Woman to Watch By Karen Dakin, Editor of The Examiner, and Secretary of the International Dyslexia Association […]
False Claims Mislead About Dyslexia Treatment
Share This: August 2013 By Kristen L. Penczek, M.A. In recent months, articles have surfaced claiming that ChromaGen colored lenses have been FDA approved for […]
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) – A Common Knowledge Base
Share This: 2012 By Nancy K. Hennessy, M.Ed., Educational Consultant, The Consulting Network, Past National President, IDA The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a prominent […]
Understanding Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities – A Book Review
Share This: October 2013 By Louisa Moats, Ed.D. Understanding Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities Linda Siegel Pacific Educational Press September 2013 Paperback. 296 pages. ebook […]
2015 IDA Conference Program
Conference Overview Click here to view or download the 2015 Conference Program. The entire program is over 15 MB and may take several minutes to […]
New this Summer! IDA’s Perspectives on Vocabulary
Share This: June 2015 “The gap in vocabulary acquisition between those dwelling on the higher rungs of America’s economic divide and those at the bottom […]
Reading E-Text: Alternative Strategies Using AT
Share This: June 2015 By David C. Winters, Ph.D. I thought I heard you coming down the hall! Great, because it’s time for another visit […]
Summer Vacation: Important Insights for Reading Development
Share This: June 2015 By Joanna A. Christodoulou, Ed.D. and Fumiko Hoeft, M.D. Ph.D. Once the academic year comes to a close, students throughout the […]
The Emotional Side of Dyslexia: Two Women’s Personal Stories of Overeating to Cope
Carey Cort and Kathy Elkind found each other because they both share two issues in their lives; they both have dyslexia, and they both struggle […]
A Parent’s Guide to Online Virtual Schools
Adapted from original article, “Maximizing Student Success in Online Virtual Schools” by Kimberly Coy and Kristin R. Hirschmann, which appeared in Perspectives on Language and […]
How to Explain Dyslexia to People You Meet
Salespeople know that there is an art to getting their pitch down to a succinct speech that is short enough to share on an elevator ride […]
Dallas Baptist University Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Multisensory Graduate Degree
Share This: By Nancy Coffman, MS, LDT, CALT, QI and Carolyn Spain, EdD Q: Why did you participate in the IDA Review process? A: […]
IDA Photo Release Form
A picture is worth a thousand words! The following photo release form provides consent and permission to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and partner organizations […]
Dyslexia Connection: Call for Submissions
Dyslexia Connection is a monthly e-newsletter provided for the parent members of the International Dyslexia Association. We strive to make sure parents are educated about every […]
Dyslexia Accommodations: How to know what your child needs
By: Michelle Reeves is the Senior Consultant for State and Federal Programs at Region 8 Education Service Center in Pittsburg, Texas. She assists districts with […]
Jose’s Story
Since they began teaching the alphabet at school, my son, Jose, has had difficulties. We noticed how a once attentive and lively boy began falling […]
Practice Handwriting on the iPad
Share This: April-May 2015 By Dr. Cheesman’s App Chat: Practice Handwriting on the iPad Attention: parents, educators, and tutors! If your child or student spends just […]