Helpful Resources for Parents and Educators

Websites:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• International Dyslexia Association
• The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

Books:

• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz M.D.
• Proust & the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by MaryAnne Wolf
• The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the hidden potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L Eide M.D., M.A. & Fernette F. Eide M.D.
• My Dyslexia by Philip Schultz
• The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen
• The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley
• Do You Believe in Magic by Paul A. Offit, M.D.
• The Anxious Generation, by Johathan Haidt

Articles

• NYTimes: The Power of Talking to Your Baby
• NYTimes: Defining My Dyslexia
• NYTimes: How to Teach Reading
• NYTimes: The New Science of Mind
• NYTimes: The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder
• NYTimes: Babes in a Digital Toyland: Even 3-Year-Olds Get Gadgets
• NYTimes: The Brain, in Exquisite Detail
• NYTimes: Goodnight. Sleep Clean
• NYTimes: Where Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?
• NYTimes: Thoughts That Can’t Be Spoken
• NYTimes: Giving Up on 4-Year-Olds
• NYTimes: How to Think About the Risk of Autism
• NYTimes: Inside the Mind of a Child With Autism
• NYTimes: Raising a Moral Child
• NYTimes: Parental Involvement Is Overrated
• NYTimes: A Son’s Deafness Prompts a Scientific Journey
• NYTimes: Autism and the Agitato
• NYTimes: What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades
• NYTimes: Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth
• NYTimes: This Is Your Brain on Writing
• NYTimes: Why Teenagers Act Crazy
• NYTimes: The Fallacy of ‘Balanced Literacy’
• NYTimes: Math Under Common Core Has Even Parents Stumbling
• NYTimes: What Writers Can Learn From ‘Goodnight Moon’
• NYTimes: Why Do Americans Stink at Math?
• NYTimes: Three Myths About the Brain
• NYTimes: The Case for Delayed Adulthood
• NYTimes: Better Ways to Learn
• NYTimes: To Help Language Skills of Children, a Study Finds, Text Their Parents With Tips
• NYTimes: Our ‘Mommy’ Problem
• NYTimes: Study Finds Reading to Children of All Ages Grooms Them to Read More on Their Own
• NYTimes: Can Students Have Too Much Tech?
• NYTimes: Can Attention Deficit Drugs ‘Normalize’ a Child’s Brain?
• NYTimes: Hey, Kids, Look at Me When We’re Talking
• NYTimes: Kindergartens Ringing the Bell for Play Inside the Classroom
• NYTimes: Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children
• NYTimes: Building Attention Span
• NYTimes: Today’s Exhausted Superkids
• NYTimes: Bedtime Stories for Young Brains
• NYTimes: Short Sleepers May Catch More Colds
• NYTimes: Teachers Aren’t Dumb
• NYTimes: Stop Googling. Let’s Talk
• NYTimes: The Melancholy Mystery of Lullabies
• NYTimes: Many Children Under 5 Are Left to Their Mobile Devices, Survey Finds
• NYTimes: Nationwide Test Shows Dip in Students’ Math Abilities
• NYTimes: Long Line at the Library? It’s Story Time Again
• NYTimes: Teaching Peace in Elementary School
• NYTimes: The Gift of Reading
• NYTimes: Notable Children’s Books of 2015
• NYTimes: Why the New Education Law Is Good for Children Left Behind
• NYTimes: Traditional Toys May Beat Gadgets in Language Development
• NYTimes: Is the Drive for Success Making Our Children Sick?
• NYTimes: How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off
• NYTimes: Is the A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Helping or Hurting Kids?
• NYTimes: In ‘Screenagers,’ What to Do About Too Much Screen Time
• NYTimes: The Best Way to Fight With a Teenager