Links
These links to other related websites are provided as a
reference source for interested parents and educators.
The UURC has identified the following links and commercial products as potentially helpful in helping children address reading difficulties. This list is not exhaustive, but merely a "starting place" for locating research-based products and services. Please note that the UURC does not guarantee results deriving from use of these products, nor is the UURC responsible in any way for any effects potentially derived from their use.
Dyslexia Information
- International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
- Utah Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (UBIDA)
- Neuhaus Education Center
- Slingerland Institute for Literacy
- Interview with Dr. Brown & Cindy Strong (Parent/Reading Specialist) on KCPW's Midday Metro
Resources for Children with Special Needs
- Utah State Library for the Blind & Disabled - Source of books on tape.
- Utah Parent Center
- Utah State Office of Education: Special Education Services
- Educational Equity - Section 504 Parent Guide
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
General Information on Reading
- The National Reading Panel Report & other National Institude of Child Health and Human Development Reports
Commercial Products
For foundational, pre-reading skill-building and beginning reading development
For fluency (specifically accuracy and rate) development for readers whose reading levels fall between grades 2 - 5
- Scientific Learning Reading Assistant (formerly Soliloquy Reading Assistant)
- Renaissance Learning Accelerated Reader - quizzes for leveled books
Sources of reading materials
- Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled
- Reading A-Z
- Thousands of books on tape, CD, and DVD
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
- Bookshare.org
- National Library Service for the Bling and Physically Handicapped