National (United States) Resources [Back to Resources | Back to Support Organizations]

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
40 York Road, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21204
Tel: 800-ABC-D123 (general info)
Tel: 410-296-0232 (detailed info)
Fax: 410-321-5069
E-Mail: info@interdys.org
Web: www.interdys.org

National (United States) Resources—Computers & Technology

Center for Electronic Studying (CES)
5265 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5265
Tel: 541-346-2544

CES is a research and development group in the University of Oregon College of Education investigating innovative applications of technology for students, their teachers and their schools.
Web: www.ces.uoregon.edu

Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
EASI Corp.
P. O. Box 818
Lake Forest, CA 92609
Tel: 949-916-2837

EASI's mission is to serve as a resource by providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities.

Web: http://easi.cc

Learning Disabilities Resources
The website provides information for people with learning disabilities and people who work with people with learning disabilities. This website is technically a weblog (blog) and as such provides RSS feeds, commenting, and all of the things you expect from a weblog.

Web: www.ldresources.com

National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP)
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-1060
Tel: 617-969-7100

The NCIP was federally funded to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities by promoting the effective use of assistive and instructional technologies among educators and related personnel serving these students.

Web: www2.edc.org/NCIP

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Tel: 703-524-6686

RESNA is an organization for those engaged in the research, development, and application of assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering.
Web: www.resna.org

Lexia Learning Systems
200 Baker Avenue Extension
Concord, MA 01742
Tel: 800-435-3942

Lexia reading software supports the teaching of primary reading skills in all levels of ability, pre-K through grade 12.

Web: www.lexialearning.com

National (United States) Resources—General Assistance & Support

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 888-575-7373
Tel: 212-545-7510

This is a very good site with lots of good information and advice about reading/dyslexia. Look under LD Basics - Language & Math to find specific link to reading topics.

Web: www.ncld.org

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health
P. O. Box 3006
Rockville, MD 20847
Tel: 800-370-2943

This website provides access to research articles related to dyslexia and learning to read. In the search box type in "dyslexia" or "reading".

Web: www.nichd.nih.gov

National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD)
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-3279

Parents & Educators Resource Center (PERC)
The Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation
1650 South Amphlett Blvd., Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel: 800-471-9545 (general info)
Tel: 650-655-2410 (detailed info)
Fax: 650-655-2411
E-Mail: perc@perc-schwabfdn.org
Web: www.perc-schwabfdn.org

Reading Rockets
WETA Public Television
2775 South Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22206
Tel: 703-998-2001

This is an outstanding site with volumes of information for parents, teachers, principals, librarians, and other professionals. Includes a link to a sister site that is in Spanish. This program is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education.

Web: www.readingrockets.org/about

Riggs Institute
4185 SW 102nd Avenue
Beaverton, OR 97005
Tel: 503-646-9459
Fax: 503-644-5191
E-Mail: riggs@riggsinst.org
Web: www.riggsinst.org

Schwab Learning
1650 South Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel: 800-230-0988
Tel: 650-655-2410
Fax: 650-655-2411
Web: www.schwablearning.org

World Institute on Disability (WID)
510 16th Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510-763-4100

Dedicated to promoting independence and societal inclusion of people with disabilities. Includes publications, programs and events.

Web: www.wid.org

National (United States) Resources—Instructional Materials & Books

A.D.D. Warehouse
300 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 102
Plantation, FL 33317
Tel: 800-233-9273

Academic Therapy Publications
20 Commercial Blvd.
Novato, CA 94949-6191
Tel: 800-422-7249

Book Lab
P. O. Box 230206
New York, NY 10023-0206
Tel: 800-654-4081

Educators Publishing Service
31 Smith Place
Cambridge, MA 02138-1089
Tel: 800-225-5750
Fax: 617-547-0412
Web: www.epsbooks.com

Lexia Learning Systems
P. O. Box 466
Lincoln, MA 01773
Tel: 800-435-3942

Lingui Systems
3100 4th Avenue
East Moline, IL 61244
Tel: 800-PRO-IDEA 31

Pro-Ed
8700 Shoal Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78757-6897
Tel: 800-897-3202

Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Tel: 800-221-4792 (book orders)
Tel: 609-452-0606 (information)
Fax: 609-987-8816
Web: www.rfbd.org

National (United States) Resources—Legal Assistance

Wright's Law
Peter W. D. Wright
P. O. Box 1008
Deltaville, VA 23043
E-Mail: pwright@wrightslaw.com
Web: www.wrightslaw.com

National (United States) Resources—Training

Framework for Informed Reading and Language Instruction
Click on the link to IDA's Matrix of Multisensory Structured Language Programs. It includes:

* Alphabetic Phonics
* Association Method
* Language!
* Lexia-Herman Method
* Lindamood-Bell
* Orton-Gillingham Approach
* Project Read
* Slingerland
* Sonday System
* Sounds In Syllables
* Spalding Method
* Starting Over
* Wilson Fundations & Wilson Reading

Web: http://www.interdys.org/