IDA fact sheets are convenient, professionally reviewed materials designed to improve understanding and support advocacy initiatives. Fact sheets are frequently used to enrich and supplement IEP meetings, school board discussions, and district policy initiatives. Fact sheets are available for download on our national organization’s website here.

Many elementary school teachers have limited resources related to dyslexia and other learning differences. Dyslexia in the Classroom: What Every Teacher Needs to Know was developed to open the door for these educators to a better understanding of dyslexia.

This handbook is intended to support all teachers in their passion to help every child reach his or her fullest potential. Use it to raise awareness, share best practices, and be a resource to your school’s administration and staff.

Inside you’ll learn more about find topics such as:

• Signs and symptoms of dyslexia

• Classroom strategies, tips, and tools

• Components of effective reading instruction

• Screening, evaluation, and diagnosis

We encourage you to share this handbook with as many people as possible. The more educators we can inform, the more children we can help!

Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities:

LD Online - ldonline.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America - ldaamerica.org

Misunderstood Minds -pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds

National Center for Learning Disabilities - ncld.org

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - nichcy.org

Richard Lavoie - ricklavoie.com

Schwab Learning - schwablearning.org

Teaching LD - teachingld.org

Center for the Study of Learning -csl.georgetown.edu

ADD/ADHD:

Attention Deficit Disorder Association - add.org

Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) - chadd.org

National Resource Center on AD/HD - help4adhd.org

Advocacy:

Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance - adata.org

Council of Parents, Attorneys & Advocacy - copaa.org

Decoding Dyslexia California - decodingdyslexiaca.org

Parents Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) - pacer.org

Wrights Law - wrightslaw.com