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Dyslexia & The Brain - Research & Background Information:
McCardle, Peggy & Vinita Chhabra. The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research. amazon.com.
Moats, Louisa Cook & Karen E. Dakin. Basic Facts About Dyslexia. interdys.org.
Shaywitz, Sally. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level. www.amazon.com.
Teaching Manuals & General Resources:
Gillingham, Anna and Bessie W. Stillman. Remedial Training for Children with Specific Disability in Reading, Spelling and Penmanship. epsbooks.com.
Pincus, Arlene R. H., Editor. Tips From The Experts: A Compendium of Advice on Literacy Instruction from Educators and Researchers. interdys.org.
Van Cleave, William. Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where To Find It: A Reference Guide for Teachers of Orton-Gillingham & Other Multisensory Approaches. vcedconsulting.com.
Whitehead, Dorothy Blosser. Unlocking the Power of Print. vcedconsulting.com.
Reading Readiness and Phonemic & Phonological Awareness:
Catts, Hugh & Tina Olsen. Sounds Abound: Listening, Rhyming, and Reading. www.linguisystems.com.
Donah, Sandra. Improving Phonemic Awareness Skills for Struggling Readers of All Ages. vcedconsulting.com.
Donah, Sandra. Improving Phonemic Awareness Skills In Reluctant Readers of All Ages - Especially Designed for Parents to Use at Home. vcedconsulting.com.
Donah, Sandra. Improving Morphemic Awareness Skills in Struggling Readers of All Ages. vcedconsulting.com.
Edwards, Ann & Karen Goldberg. BumpyBooks. vcedconsulting.com.
Torgesen, Joseph K. & Bryan R. Bryant. Phonological Awareness Training for Reading. www.proedinc.com.
The Motor Component (Manuscript & Cursive Writing):
Gillingham, Anna and Bessie W. Stillman. Chapter 9. Remedial Training for Children with Specific Disability in Reading, Spelling and Penmanship. epsbooks.com.
“Handwriting Doesn’t Have to be a Lost Art.” Montessori Life. Fall ‘01.
King, Diana H. Chapter 9. Writing Skills - Teacher’s Manual. epsbooks.com.
Sheffield, Betty. “Handwriting: A Neglected Cornerstone of Literacy.” Annals of Dyslexia. Vol. 46, ‘96.
Decoding & Spelling:
Henry, Marcia. Unlocking Literacy: Effective Decoding & Spelling Instruction. www.amazon.com.
Moats, Louisa Cook. “How Spelling Supports Reading: And Why It Is More Regular Than You May Think.” American Educator. Winter 2005/06.
Van Cleave, William. Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where To Find It: A Reference Guide for Teachers of Orton-Gillingham & Other Multisensory Approaches. vcedconsulting.com.
Advanced Word Structure & History of the English Language:
Carreker, Suzanne. Word Detective: Discovering The History of The English Language. neuhaus.org.
Fifer, Norma & Nancy Flowers. Vocabulary From Classical Roots, Books A-D. epsbooks.com.
Follis, Margaret. Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes. e-mail: mfollis@telus.net.
Kemmer, Suzanne. Words In English (website). ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04
King, Diana Hanbury. English Isn’t Crazy! The Elements Of Our Language And How To Teach Them. proedinc.com.
Moats, Louisa C. “How Spelling Supports Reading: And Why It Is More Regular and Predictable Than You May Think.” American Educator. Winter 2005/06.
Morgan, Kenneth B. Dynamic Roots - Language Training Program - Teacher Manual. dynamicphonics.com.
Van Cleave, William. Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where To Find It: A Reference Guide for Teachers of Orton-Gillingham & Other Multisensory Approaches. vcedconsulting.com.
Yoshimoto, Ron. Advanced Language Structures. (CD of word origin lists and worksheets exploring cognitive side of Orton-Gillingham). e-mail: ronaldy@hawaii.rr.com
Yoshimoto, Ronald. “Phonemes, Phonetics, and Phonograms.” e-mail: ronaldy@hawaii.rr.com.
Written Expression (Grammar & Composition):
King, Diana H. Writing Skills - Teacher’s Manual. epsbooks.com.
Word List Resources:
Anderson, C. Wilson. VAK, Books 1-3. etc-ne.com.
Anderson, C. Wilson. VAK-Tasks For Vocabulary And Spelling. etc-ne.com.
Bowen, Carolyn C. Angling For Words-Study Book. academictherapy.com.
Fry, Edward B. & Jacqueline E. Kress The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, 5th Edition. amazon.com.
Hoare, Robert. morewords.com (word list generating website).
Slingerland, Beth H. Phonetic Word Lists for Children’s Use. epsbooks.com.
Slingerland, Beth H. & Carol Murray. Teacher’s Word Lists for Reference. epsbooks.com.
Van Cleave, William. Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where To Find It: A Reference Guide for Teachers of Orton-Gillingham & Other Multisensory Approaches. vcedconsulting.com.
Workbooks:
Bowen, Carolyn C. Angling For Words-Workbook. academictherapy.com.
Carlson, Gwelda J. Reading Skills PLUS. vcedconsulting.com.
Hall, Nancy & Rena Price. Explode The Code, Books 1-8. epsbooks.com.
Hall, Nancy. Get Ready For The Code, Books A-C. epsbooks.com.
Hall, Nancy. Spellwell, Books A-DD. epsbooks.com.
Johnson, Kristen & Polly Bayrd. Megawords, Books 1-8. epsbooks.com.
King, Diana H. Cursive Writing Skills - Right Handed Edition. epsbooks.com.
King, Diana H. Cursive Writing Skills - Left Handed Edition. epsbooks.com.
King, Diana H. Keyboarding Skills. epsbooks.com.
King, Diana H. Writing Skills, Books A-3. epsbooks.com.
Makar, Barbara W. Primary Phonics, Books 1-6. epsbooks.com.
Montgomery, Dorothy B. & Linda M. Gipson. Basic Angling-Practice Book. academictherapy.com.
Rak, Elsie T. Spell of Words. epsbooks.com.
Rak, Elsie T. Spellbound. epsbooks.com.
Rudginsky, Laura Toby & Elizabeth C. Haskell. How To Spell, Books 1-4. epsbooks.com.
Steere, Amey, Caroline Z. Peck, Linda Kahn. Solving Language Difficulties. epsbooks.com.
Multisensory Manipulatives & Games:
Elterbarry Press: Fun Tools for Effective Learning. elterbarry.com
Moose Materials. Janet Jones. moosematerials.com.
V.C. Educational Consulting Materials. William Van Cleave. vcedconsulting.com.
