Useful Links
Special Needs Publishers
- SEN Books
Offers a wide range of texts, photocopiable books and software for both schools and families
- Egon Publishers Ltd
Produces a range of photocopiable books for struggling learners. Including Literacy for Life and Maths Made Easy
Resources
- Dr Steve Chinn - The Trouble with Maths
This site is primarily about maths learning difficulties and dyscalculia
- Sparklebox.co.uk
Free downloads of teacher's materials
- Nessy.com
Very comprehensive CD full of games, assessment and recording materials and sound advice for working with dyslexic learners
- Gavinreid.co.uk
Gavin Reid is a leading writer and presenter. Look out for his latest publication
The Routledge Companion to Dyslexia.
I have a chapter in this book.
- Crossboweducation.com
This site is packed full of materials, books and innovative games
- Lucid-research.com
The Lucid Cops suite of programs to assess for dyslexic type learning issues. Produces a useful profile supported by sound intervention advice visa the comprehensive manual
- TES Resources
Over 56,929 free teaching resources to use in your classroom and school today.
TES Resources provides brilliant ideas for brilliant lessons. Discover over 50,000 free tried and tested classroom resources that bring your lessons to life.
Created by teachers for teachers.
Organisations
- British Dyslexia Association
is the national charity working for dyslexic children and adults. Operates a national helpline 0845 251 9002 and runs workshops for dyslexic adults, families, teachers and employers
- 4D - For Dyslexia
The new thinking paradigm
These unique webspaces are designed to provide cohesive and comprehensive dyslexia resourses.
They share the expertise of world leading thinkers on dyslexia with advice for dyslexic individuals and those who live with, work with and teach them.
- Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand
is the national campaigning body for dyslexic children and adults in New Zealand
- Welsh Dyslexia Project
A leading charity operating in Wales which is a good source of advice for parents, especially with regard to bilingual issues
- Dyslexia Scotland
Organises a major annual conference and is a source of valuable information and advice
- Teachernet.gov.uk
a Government site which is useful for tracking down current publications, pronouncements etc
- Genkienglish.net
An EAL/ESL site full of great activities, games, songs etc which, though aimed at English as a second additional language, has plenty of material for teachers in the UK
- Learning Works
Access the Free Downloads, purchase 'CAP It All! - A practical manual for assessing individual needs' and book places on the current training and accredited CPD courses.
Blogs
- Ian Smythe's blog
Ian Smythe is a world authority on issues relating to multilingualism and dyslexia and author of
The International Book of Dyslexia: A Guide to Practice and Resources , the International Dyslexia Test
and Dyslexia in the Digital Age..
