LibGuides: Learners with Dyslexia: Special Client Group 25-26

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This year's Rockland BOCES School Library System special client group is learners with dyslexia. Resources will be added as we discover more throughout the 25-26 school year. If you have a suggestion for a quality resource, please send them to the Rockland BOCES School Library System.

Dyslexia Booklist for Educators

The following titles are available in the Rockland School Libraries Collection in Sora. The Rockland School Libraries Collection is one way the Rockland School Library System encourages resource sharing and provides quality professional learning materials. See your school librarian for access to Sora.

Conquering Dyslexia: A Guide to Early Detection and Intervention for Teachers and Families by Jan Hasbrouck
Call Number: Available as an eBook in the Rockland School Libraries Sora Collection

ISBN: 9781078613972

Publication Date: 2020

Dyslexia is no longer a mystery. MRI scans and other tools of neuroscience have advanced our understandings in the last decade. We now know what to do to help students become skilled, confident learners. In Conquering Dyslexia, Dr. Hasbrouck shares the instructional approaches that work best for children who have this disorder, and the most current information for parents so they can advocate for their children and communicate with educators effectively. This book addresses: What is dyslexia? How to identify it Early diagnosis and intervention Teaching students Supporting English Learners
Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781784507602

Publication Date: 2019-06-21

Written by an authority in the dyslexia field, this is the first accessible guide to the close interplay of spelling and dyslexia. Kelli Sandman-Hurley talks the teacher or parent through why kids with dyslexia find spelling so hard, and what we can learn from the spelling mistakes in their writing samples.
Dyslexia by Julie A. Washington; Donald L. Compton; Peggy McCardle
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781681253626

Publication Date: 2019-10-25

How do children develop reading skills—and when these skills don't develop typically, how can we best identify challenges and intervene? Find the answers in this comprehensive volume on dyslexia: its root causes, the most effective methods of diagnosis and treatment, and the sociopolitical factors that affect intervention.
Literacy Foundations for English Learners by Elsa Cardenas-Hagan (Editor); Sharon Vaughn (Foreword by)
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781681250489

Publication Date: 2020-07-07

More than 5 million English learners attend U.S. public schools—and yet fewer than 3% of teachers are certified to work with them. Fill that gap in teacher education with this practical and comprehensive textbook, an evidence-based guide to providing English learners in Pre-K–Grade 6 with explicit, systematic instruction on language and literacy fundamentals.
Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham by Kristina Smith; Heather MacLeod-Vidal
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781646041022

Publication Date: 2020-12-22

Give young readers the tools they need to improve reading fluency and master letter-sound relationships with this teacher-friendly book of multisensory lessons based on the proven Orton-Gillingham (OG) reading approach.
Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham: Early Reading Skills by Kristina Smith; Heather MacLeod-Vidal
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781646044344

Publication Date: 2022-12-06
A Kids Book About Dyslexia by Sarah Travers
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9780241750759

Publication Date: 2025

This is a book about dyslexia, and it's also about the importance of creating a learning experience that works best for you and your brain's needs. Dyslexia is a learning disability that can affect how people read, write, and spell. This author shares her own experience with dyslexia and school, how to develop self-advocacy and adaptability, and the beauty of thinking outside of the box.
Understanding Dyslexia by Jessica Rusick
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781098216481

Publication Date: 2021-08-01

In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of dyslexia and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone who has dyslexia and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of dyslexia is highlighted.
Xtraordinary People by Kate Griggs
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9780593971161

Publication Date: 2025

This book for children of all ages is perfect for spotting dyslexic strengths in every dyslexic child - and helping them to discover their incredible Dyslexic Thinking.
The Flying Horse (Once upon a Horse #1) by Sarah Maslin Nir; Laylie Frazier (Illustrator)
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781647009533

Publication Date: 2023-03-14

Trendsetter is a horse destined to fly—in more ways than one. Sarah is a horse-loving seventh grader who has a secret and a fear of losing the one thing she loves most in the world. Separated by an ocean, a horse and a girl's parallel struggles to be their best include lots of luck and grit, some stubbornness, and a few failures. It is only when they find each other that the two kindred spirits find themselves. Together they learn that what's important in life isn't greatness—it's being great at being you.
Solo Pregunta by Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael López
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9780525515548

Publication Date: 2019

Sonia y sus amigos siembran un jardín, y cada uno contribuye a su manera. Rafael tiene asma y a veces debe mantener la calma para poder respirar mejor, lo que le permite pintar bellas rocas para el jardín. Anthony utiliza una silla de ruedas para moverse rápidamente y dirigir al grupo. Anh tartamudea al hablar y prefiere escuchar. Por eso sabe cómo sembrar cada flor. Todos los amigos son diferentes, pero todos tienen algo en común: ¡les gusta hacer preguntas y saber más acerca de sus compañeros!
The Unique Lou Fox by Jodi Carmichael
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781772782592

Publication Date: 2022-08-09

It isn't easy being Louisa Elizabeth Fitzhenry-O'Shaughnessy—especially with dyslexia. She prefers Lou Fox, the dream name she'll use one day as a famous Broadway playwright. In the meantime, Lou is stuck in fifth grade with Mrs. Snyder, a total Shadow Phantom of a teacher who can spot a daydream from across the room but doesn't know anything about ADHD. Mrs. Snyder's constant attention is ex-cru-ci-a-ting. If only she would disappear.... Fortunately, life isn't all a-tro-cious. There's The Haunting at Lakeside School, the play Lou is writing and directing for her two best friends. And soon she'll be a big sister at last. Nothing could ruin the joy of those things...right?
A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9780399548727

Publication Date: 2021

Hudson Talbott's inspiring story vividly reveals the challenges—and ultimately the rewards—of being a non-mainstream kind of learner.
When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? No way! One at a time, words weren't a problem, but long sentences were a struggle. As his friends moved on to thicker books, he kept his slow reading a secret. But that got harder every year. He felt alone, lost, and afraid in a world of too many words.
My Life with Dyslexia by Mari Schuh, Isabel Muñoz
Call Number: Available as an eBook

ISBN: 9781645490791

Publication Date: 2021

Scott likes coding and playing basketball. He also has dyslexia. Scott is real and so are his experiences. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students.
Dyslexia Tools Workbook for Teens by Jenn Clark; Gavin Reid
Call Number: Available as an eBook for CCD Members

ISBN: 9781648762642

Publication Date: 2050-01-01

120 Exercises to Improve Reading Skills