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1: Research and Reading Disability

Readings

Lyon, G.R., Shaywitz, S.E., & Shaywitz, B.A. (2003). A definition of dyslexia. Annals of Dyslexia, 53, 1–14.

McCardle, P., & Chhabra, V. (Eds.). (2004). The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). (2000). Report of the National Reading Panel. Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction: Reports of the subgroups (NIH Publication No. 00-4754). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Also available on-line: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/report.pdf

Rawson, M.B. (1988). The many faces of dyslexia. Baltimore: The International Dyslexia Association.

Shaywitz, S. (2003). Overcoming dyslexia: A new and complete science-based program for reading problems at any level. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Wolf, M. (Ed.). (2001). Dyslexia, fluency, and the brain. Timonium, MD: York Press. (Available from PRO-ED, 800-897-3202)

Resources

Good, R.H., & Kaminski, R.A. (Eds.). (2002). Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (6th ed.). Eugene, OR: Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement.

Links

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
Downloadable screenings and progress monitors for Grades K–3 are found on this site.

National Reading Panel Report
This site provides a downloadable copy of the National Reading Panel Report and information about ordering a copy of the report.

Reading Rockets
Articles about reading and professional development are found on this site.

Florida Center for Reading Research
This web site has information about assessment and reading research.

What Works Clearinghouse
This site provides studies of effective, evidence-based intervention studies for teaching reading and math.



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