TEA Dyslexia Fact Sheet for Families English

TEA Dyslexia Fact Sheet for Families Spanish

Dyslexia Department Updates 2021 Family Facing-English

Dyslexia Department Updates 2021 Family Facing-Spanish

2021 Texas Dyslexia Handbook (revised from 2018)

Texas Dyslexia Handbook Appendix A: Questions and Answers- updated March 18, 2022

International Dyslexia Association Fact Sheets English & Spanish

Through Your Child's Eyes dyslexia simulation from Understood.org

Embracing Dyslexia- documentary English 

Embracing Dyslexia -documentary Spanish 

International Dyslexia Association: The International Dyslexia Association is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families, and the communities that support them. Visit their site to connect with a local branch near you, find IDA-member providers in your area, and learn more about dyslexia.

The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity: Yale University’s Center for Dyslexia and Creativity seeks to illuminate the strengths of those with dyslexia, disseminate information, practical advice, and the latest innovations from scientific research, and transform the lives of children and adults with dyslexia. Visit their site to learn more about their cutting edge research and get concrete tips for parents, educators, and individuals with dyslexia.

Dyslexia on KidsHealth and Dyslexia on TeensHealth: For families or educators looking for age-appropriate materials on dyslexia. These articles offer the basics of dyslexia, tailored for the reading and developmental level of kids and teens.

Decoding Dyslexia: Grassroots movement committed to helping families, students, educators and policymakers make informed evidence based decisions about dyslexia. 

Parent Center Network-Parent Center Listing: For parents of K-12 students with dyslexia. This site will help you to locate your nearest Parent Training and Information Center. PTIs are funded by the federal government and offer parents assistance in navigating special education and their child’s rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Audio Books: Learning Ally, formerly known as Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, offers more than 75,000 digitally recorded audiobooks (including both textbooks and literary titles). The Texas Talking Book Program (TBP) provides free library services to qualifying Texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilities. TBP is part of the National Library Service to the Blind and Print Disabled, a program administered by the Library of Congress. The TBP collection consists of more than 100,000 titles, including hundreds of titles in Spanish, and some in French, German, Russian, and other languages. Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.

Dyslexia Conference Resources

1. 2021 Central Texas Dyslexia Conference

   • Central Texas Dyslexia Conference flyer- English
   • Central Texas Dyslexia Conference flyer- Spanish

2. 2020 Dyslexia Conference–Website

3. 2019 Dyslexia Conference Presentations and Resources

   • Central Texas Dyslexia Conference 2019–Website

4. 2018 Dyslexia Conference Presentations

   • Presentation from Keynote, Nathan Clemens, PHD:

     • Dyslexia: Early Identification and Intervention

   • Presentations from Guest Speaker, Dr. Petrich:

     • The Scientific Study of Written Language: Spelling and Writing Strategies (PDF)
     • The Scientific Study of Written Language: Spelling and Writing Strategies: Morphology, Etymology and Phonology (PDF)
     • Executive Function (PDF)
     • Dr. Petrich's talk on Executive Function and Dyslexia, Part 2: Math and Spelling