Science of Reading:

• Teaching Reading is Rocket Science - Louisa Moats
• Center for Early Reading: Learning to Read
• • A Primer, Learning to Read Part One
  • A Primer: Learning to Read Part Two
• Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
• Structured Literacy Brief: An Introductory Guide
• Structured Literacy & Typical Literacy Practices: Understanding Differences
• Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf  (Science of the Reading Brain)
• Uncovering the Logic of English (A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy) by Denise Eide

 Scientifically-Based Reading Intervention:

• When Readers Get Stuck (Nell Duke)
• What are Decodable Texts? Why are they important?
• Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System: Does it sound right?
• The Role of Orthographic Mapping in Learning to Read (Joan Sedita)
• Orthographic Knowledge is Essential for Reading & Spelling (Mather & Jaffe)

Learning Disabilities:

• Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

www.smartkidswithld.org

• Learning Disabilities Association of America

https://ldaamerica.org/

• Child Mind Institute

www.childmind.org/

Advocacy and Other Special Education Resources:

• 504 Accommodations Guide

https://www.psea.org/contentassets/ac6695903bd94d27aa14e85c3a12d90e/504-accommodations-guide.pdf

• Wrightslaw

www.wrightslaw.com

• From Emotions to Advocacy by Peter and Pam Wright 

• Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates 

https://www.copaa.org/?

• Special Education Equity for Kids

https://seekct.com/

• Decoding Dyslexia

http://www.decodingdyslexia.net/

• The Reading League

https://www.thereadingleague.org/

• Getting to Yes (Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In) by Roger Fisher and William Ury 

Amy’s Picks -- parenting, inspirational, education and random!

        • The Shoes We Wear - A blog that celebrates those with differences and the incredible people and organizations that support them!

• Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher & William Ury

• Grit by Angela Duckworth

• Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

• Nurture Shock by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman

• Cognitive Load Theory by Greg Ashman

• The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler

• The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley

• Under Pressure by Lisa Damour

• Untangled by Lisa Damour

Dyslexia, Difference and Learning Disabilities Books for Kids & Adults:

• Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polocco

• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

• Being Henry ... The Fonz and Beyond by Henry Winkler