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The International Dyslexia Association supports efforts to provide individuals with dyslexia with appropriate instruction and to identify those individuals at an early age. The Association, however, does not endorse any specific program, speaker, product, or instructional materials, noting that there are a number of such which present the critical components of instruction as defined by the Association.
 
Regarding Information on this Site
The information contained in the resources section of this site is meant to provide suggestions and information. Addresses and other information may change, but we do our best to provide the most up-to-date information possible. The International Dyslexia Association does not endorse any specific organization, noting that there are a number of them that provide valuable services to individuals with learning disabilities.

Ontario Organizations and Website Resources
 
Ministry of Education for Ontario
www.edu.gov.on.ca
 
International Dyslexia Association – Ontario Branch
http://www.idaontario.com
 
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
http://www.ldao.ca/
 
Learning Disabilities Association – Halton
http://www.ldahalton.ca
 
Learning Disabilities Association of Simcoe County
http://www.ldass.org
 
Learning Disabilities Program, York University
http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/ldp
 
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre
http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc

Ability on Line
http://www.abilityonline.org 

Freemasons helping Children
www.learningcentresforchildren.ca 

The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents
http://www.ontariohomeschool.org
OFTP is a non-profit group run by volunteers that provides information about home learning, enables networking among its members, and serves as an advocacy group and link between the homeschooling community and the provincial government. Open to all, regardless of faith or educational style.
 
Canadian Websites
 
ABC Canada
www.abc-canada.org
 
Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Tutors
www.ogtutors.com

Charity Village
http://www.charityvillage.com/
 
International Dyslexia Association, British Columbia Branch
http://www.idabc.com/
 
Accessibility Services, University of Toronto
disability.sa.utoronto.ca

Job Accommodation network in Canada
www.jan.wvu.edu

Non-profit agency providing employment services to adults with LD's
www.aldercentre.ca

ARCH Disability Law Centre non-profit legal resource centre established to defend the rights of people with disabilities in Ontario
www.archdisabilitylaw.ca

The results of a Canadian Study examining the impact of living with a learning disability (LD) in Canada. 
http://www.pacfold.ca/what_is/index.shtml

International Websites
 
Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction
www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/smallbook.htm
 
Learning Disabilities Online
www.ldonline.org
 
Balanced Reading
www.balancedreading.com
 
International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org
 
Reading Rockets
http://www.ReadingRockets.org
 
A resource website for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldresources.com/resources/index.html
 
Ability Online: An interactive website for persons with disabilities of all ages.
http://ablelink.org/public/generalinfo1.htm
 
Dyslexia International
http://www.ditt-online.org

SUGGESTED READING
 
About Dyslexia: Unraveling the Myth
by Priscilla Vail
 
Common Ground: Whole Language and Phonics Working Together
by Priscilla Vail
 
Keeping a Head in School
by Mel Levine, M.D.
 
Your Child’s Growing Mind
by Jane Healy
 
Straight Talk About Reading – How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years
by Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed. D.
 
Parenting the Struggling Reader
by Susan L. Hall and Louisa Moats, Ed. D.
 
Overcoming Dyslexia
by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

Please contact www.interdys.org for a complete listing of publications and monographs in the Orton Emeritus Series. The IDA also has reading lists for parents, adolescents, college students and professionals. These are available from www.interdys.org, or if you would like them mailed to you, please contact us.