Appendix 6: Useful Resources for parents

Australian Websites:

• AUSPELD www.auspeld.org.au
• The Dyslexia – SPELD Foundation (DSF) www.dsf.net.au
• SPELD Queensland Inc www.speld.org.au
• SPELD NSW www.speldnsw.org.au
• SPELD SA www.speld-sa.org.au
• SPELD VICTORIA Inc www.speldvic.org.au
• Five from Five www.fivefromfive.org.au
• Spelfabet www.spelfabet.com.au
• Raising Children Network www.raisingchildren.net.au
• Learning Difficulties Australia (LDA) www.ldaustralia.org
• Kids Matter www.kidsmatter.edu.au – For self-esteem, resiliency and anxiety
• Children with Disability Australia (CDA) www.cda.org.au
• Macquarie University Special Education Centre www.musec.mq.edu.au/community_outreach/musec_briefings

International Websites:

• International Dyslexia Association www.eida.org
• National Centre for Learning Disabilities www.ncld.org
• Understood www.understood.org/en
• LD Online www.ldonline.org
• Dyslexia Action www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
• Reading Rockets www.readingrockets.org
• Phonics International phonicsinternational.com

Assistive Technology Websites:

• Spectronics www.spectronics.com.au
• Independent Living Centre www.ilcaustralia.org.au

Recommended Reading:

• Raising kids who read: What parents and teachers can do by Daniel Willingham (2015), Wiley.
• Basic Facts about Dyslexia & Other Reading Problems by Louisa Cook Moats and Karen E. Dakin (2007), IDA.
• Visible Learning by John Hattie (2009), Routledge
• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz (2005), Vintage.
• Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf (2008), Harper.
• When your Child has Dyslexia by Abigail Marshall (2009), Adams.
• From ABC to ADHD: What Parents Should Know about Dyslexia and Attention Problems by Eric Q. Tridaz (2007), IDA.
• Taking the Hell out of Homework by Neil MacKay (2011), SEN Marketing.
• Teaching Kids to Read: Basic Skills for Parents and Teachers by Fay Tran (2010), Wilkins Farago