The links have been selected based on their
correlation with the goal of the ADMISSION project to supply
educational and vocational counsellors as well as teachers and
vocational trainers of dyslexic individuals with strategies on how
to guide, teach, counsel and motivate young adults with dyslexia.
The selected websites all have a wealth of information of importance
to young adults with dyslexia, counsellors, teachers of dyslexic
students, researchers and other professionals on research projects
and articles on dyslexia, case studies, books and news articles, the
diagnosis and assessment of dyslexia, successful strategies for
teaching and counselling dyslexic students and much more. The
websites are all very professional, and of a high quality and
standard.
Dyslexic
students at college or university as well as teachers at the
college or university level.
DESCRIPTION:
The site
offers valuable information for dyslexic college students
and teachers on reading strategies, giving presentations,
taking notes, essay writing, concentration, organization,
time management, stress, and strategies on coping with
dyslexia as a college student. Moreover the site has the
latest news and research on dyslexia and information on
dyslexia symptoms and assessment.
The site offers information on coping
with dyslexia as an adult and features stories on various
successful individuals with dyslexia and their personal
experiences with dyslexia. The site has valuable information
on coping with dyslexia in the workplace including overall
working strategies, organization and working methods, and
has a dyslexic adult discussion forum as well as a news
letter with news, resources, and research in the world of
dyslexia and an online journal containing articles about
different approaches to dyslexia among the academic and
professional community.
The site offers valuable information for
teachers and counsellors of dyslexic students on teaching
methods, confidence building, reading recovery, text help,
learning books, magazines, journals, software, specialist
bookstores and publishers as well as conferences,
conventions and exhibitions. The site moreover has news and
research on dyslexia of interest to teachers and counsellors
of dyslexic students and information on symptoms of dyslexia
and assessment.
Teachers, classroom assistants, teaching assistants,
learning support assistants and teacher’s aides assisting in
educating dyslexics.
DESCRIPTION:
The site offers information to teachers
of dyslexic students on dyslexia symptoms, teaching methods,
and confidence building. The site has information on useful
books, journals, and magazines and discussion forums for
teachers and other classroom assistants. The site moreover
has case studies as well as news and research articles on
dyslexia that are helpful to the teaching professional.
Parents of dyslexics, dyslexic teenagers
and counsellors of dyslexics.
DESCRIPTION:
The site has information for parents and
counsellors of dyslexics on dyslexia symptoms, low
self-esteem, lack of confidence, listening skills and ideas
and methods of supporting dyslexic children and teenagers.
The site also features an online magazine as well as news
and research articles on dyslexia of interest to teachers
and counsellors of dyslexics and moreover has a guide for
dyslexic teenagers which includes information on literary
skills, short-term memory, hand-eye skills and reactions to
being a dyslexic teenager.
SITE:
The Learning
Disabilities Association of America:
www.ldanatl.org
TARGET GROUP:
Teachers, professionals, counsellors, and
adults with dyslexia.
DESCRIPTION:
This site offers valuable information to
teachers of dyslexic students on the signs, symptoms, and
strategies of learning disabilities, techniques and aids for
learning, successful strategies for teaching students with
learning disabilities, reading instruction tips and reading
methods. Moreover, the site has information for counsellors
on counselling students with learning disabilities and
articles on social acceptance and social adjustment
problems. For professionals, the site has articles on
emotional problems in adults with learning disabilities, a
guide for screening for adults with learning disabilities,
and an overview of multisensory structured language programs
found to be successful in working with adults with learning
disabilities. For adults the site has articles on workplace
issues, job advancement and self advocacy in the workplace
and articles of social and emotional issues. Moreover, the
site has information on research of student success formulas
that is useful for teachers and dyslexic students.
Teens, adults and students with dyslexia as well as
educators.
DESCRIPTION:
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia,
their families and the communities that support them. Their
goal is to provide a forum for parents, educators, and
researchers to share their experiences, methods, and
knowledge. The site offers information on Dyslexia and
definitions of dyslexia, multisensory teaching, testing,
social and emotional problems related to dyslexia, spelling,
tips for succeeding in college, recommended readings for
professionals and adults, language education, dyslexia in
the workplace and much more.
Dyslexics, teachers of dyslexic students, and counsellors.
DESCRIPTION:
This site offers general information on dyslexia in English
and French. The site has information on the characteristics
of dyslexia and simultaneous multisensory teaching and
moreover has very useful articles for dyslexics, teachers
and counsellors on dyslexia vs. learning disability,
tragedies and triumphs of dyslexia, specific developmental
dyslexia, dyslexia and the university, and dyslexia and the
workplace.
The site offers general information on dyslexia,
contributing factors, indicators of dyslexia, assessment
tests, dyslexia in the workplace, dyslexia at higher
educational institutions, language and dyslexia, maths and
dyslexia, music and dyslexia, dyslexia and computer aids,
dyslexia study skills and dyslexia research information.
Adult with dyslexia and teachers of dyslexic students.
DESCRIPTION:
The site has general information on dyslexia, causes of
dyslexia, and indicators of dyslexia. The site offers advice
to teachers of dyslexic students and information on how to
diagnose and assess dyslexia. Moreover, the site has
information for students and teachers on exam preparation,
study skills, exam accommodation, and recommendations on
special arrangements for dyslexic students in exam
situations. The site also has information on learning
foreign languages as a dyslexic, computers and assistive
technology for dyslexics, dyslexia friendly software, and
career paths for people with dyslexia.
Dyslexics, teachers of dyslexic students, and researchers of
dyslexia.
DESCRIPTION:
This site offers information to dyslexics, teachers of
dyslexic students and researchers of dyslexia on the
development of language difficulties through a bio
psychosocial model of language development, auditory
laterality, auditory problems and reading problems, as well
as case studies and papers on auditory stimulation.
Moreover, the site has personal accounts from teachers of
dyslexic students and summaries of research studies in
Europe and the USA.
This site offers general information to dyslexics and
teachers of dyslexic students on learning disabilities in
general, reading disabilities, and literacy. The site has a
great number of articles of interest to teachers of dyslexic
students on reading disability, functional analysis to
improve reading instructions for students, strategic
spelling skills, peer-assisted learning strategies in
reading, phonological awareness for students with learning
disabilities, multisensory structured language programs,
scientific approaches to reading instruction, and
collaborative strategic reading. Moreover, the site offers
news articles of interest to teachers of dyslexic students
and student support.
Adults with dyslexia, counsellors, and employed and
unemployed dyslexics.
DESCRIPTION:
The site offers general information on dyslexia, personal
accounts of dyslexic difficulties, a therapist’s guide to
identifying dyslexia, information on dyslexia in the
workplace, dyslexia and unemployment, information on the
learning styles of adults with dyslexia, student
information, dyslexia assessment, as well as information on
visual discomfort and reading.
Dyslexic college students and teachers of dyslexic students.
DESCRIPTION:
This site has useful writing resources for dyslexic college
students and teachers of dyslexic students. The site has
information on citation and style guides, making arguments,
paper types and strategies, reading and lecture strategies,
scientific writing, writing about literature, thesis and
research papers, and tools for writing well. Moreover, the
site has articles for teachers of dyslexic students on
writing with a learning disability, systematic approaches
for assisting students with learning disabilities in
postsecondary education, teaching a college student with a
learning disability, and working with a dyslexic student.
Teachers of dyslexic students and researchers of dyslexia.
DESCRIPTION:
The site offers broad and narrow definitions of dyslexia,
reviews of remediation technology, a discussion of learning
disabilities and the media and a great number of dyslexia
success stories of people from various professions who have
succeeded despite struggles with dyslexia. Moreover, the
site has statistics on learning disabilities, current
dyslexia research findings and recommendations as well as
issues for teacher training such as lectures and articles on
research and practice.
SITE:
The AVKO Dyslexia
and Spelling Foundation:
www.avko.org
TARGET GROUP:
Adult dyslexics, teachers, and researchers of dyslexia.
DESCRIPTION:
The site offers general information on dyslexia and
information for teachers on handwriting, keyboarding,
sequential spelling, testing and research findings that the
teacher can replicate in the classroom, as well as a list of
essays by extinguished educators. Moreover, the site has
information for researchers in the form of diagnostic tests,
research surveys and essays.
The site offers general information on dyslexia, the causes
of dyslexia, information on how to identify dyslexia,
diagnostic tests, and enhanced lateration. Moreover, the
site has research articles on neuropsychological techniques
for training dyslexics, the corpus collosum’s role in
dyslexia, and the brain’s reading network as well as helpful
hints for teachers of dyslexic students and an informative
newsletter of interest to teachers of dyslexic students.
The site offers general information on dyslexia, the causes
of dyslexia, and information on how to correct it. The site
has a thorough description of the characteristics of
dyslexia in hearing and speech, math and time management,
behaviour, health, development and personality, vision,
reading and spelling, writing and motor skills as well as
memory and cognition. Moreover, the site has information on
how dyslexics view words, sentences and pages of text.
Adult individuals with dyslexia and professionals.
DESCRIPTION:
This is a personal website which offers general information
about dyslexia in English, Danish, and Swedish. The site has
definitions of dyslexia, articles on guiding children
according to their deficits, the development of identity,
the working memory deficit disorder, naming, visual
thinking, and lowered psychomotoric speed. Moreover, the
site offers explanations of dyslexia according to
phonological awareness, the Geschwind-Galaburda hypothesis,
the temporal processing hypothesis, and the hypothesis of
automization deficits.
Dyslexics, teachers of dyslexic students and researchers.
DESCRIPTION:
The site has general information for dyslexics and teachers
of dyslexic students on the causes of dyslexia, phonemic
awareness, improvement of reading skills for teenagers, and
working with learning disabled students. Moreover, the site
has a great many articles for researchers of dyslexia on
brain activity detected in people with dyslexia, the
physical and environmental causes of poor reading skills,
the neurological basis of dyslexia, new ways of viewing
dyslexia, and the physical basis of dyslexia.
