• AVKO Educational Research Foundation         For practical information on how to help a dyslexic learn to read and write, for information on teaching materials that you can download and try before you buy, this is the place to start.

• ADD Helpline   An online resource center and support group for parents and educators dealing with ADD/ADHD.

• American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA):
• American Literacy Council: provides resources and assistance to persons and organizations who are involved in literacy initiatives throughout America. The organization has produced  software and publications aimed at solving  the problem of illiteracy in English speaking countries.  The primary product of the Council is the newly-released Sound-Write (TM) software.  It is a Windows-based writing program with instant audiovisual feedback and a 50,000 word vocabulary.  It has the ability to correct millions of misspelled words instantly.  The software speaks each word as it is typed, and corrects most misspellings as the user enters invented spellings.
  
• American Federation of Teachers:  Read the resolution on phonics and beginning reading instruction that was presented at the 1998 AFT National Convention.
  
• Attention Deficit Disorder Help Center

  Research-based information about Attention Deficit Disorder, ADHD medications, ADHD symptoms, causes of ADHD and drug-free alternatives to Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta and Dexedrine.

• Audiblox:  Although this is a commercial site, it has some very interesting concepts presented and some comparatively inexpensive educational products that show great promise in helping dyslexics.  Audiblox is a development of Dr. Jan Strydom (MA, HED, DEd).Simply put, Audiblox is a system of cognitive exercises, aimed at the development of foundational learning skills.  A foundational skill is not the same as a process, strategy or technique. The difference between these can be explained by using the game of soccer as example. In order to be a soccer player, a person first has to master the foundational skills, e.g. heading and dribbling the ball. Only after that can he be taught strategies or techniques. 
• Center for Development and Learning (CDL): This nonprofit organization's purpose is to help all children break the cycle of failure.  Its goal is to activate and achieve sweeping change in the way all children are taught.
• Education News:   A good source for the latest news in the world of education.
• Education Week:  This is an online newspaper where you can get the latest news about American education.
• George's Links:   A very good spot to start for any search related to dyslexia.  He has over 50 good links with quick explanations concerning each.
• Ghotit.com Ghotit (Got it?) offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Ghotit’s first service is an online context sensitive spell checker. 
• Home School Legal Defense Association:  If you need information or help in obtaining your legal rights to homeschool your children, this is a good place to start.
  
• HomeschoolPortal.com - Your Homeschool and Education Information Directory! This directory is a comprehensive listing of educational resources, websites, and businesses that provide support to the homeschooling community, parents, teachers, educators, and students.
• How-to-study.com is the number one resource in the world for FREE information on study skills, study strategies and study aids.

  
  

• International Dyslexia Association: Formerly known as the Orton Dyslexia Society.  This is the largest and most prestigious of the organizations dealing with dyslexia.  It has chapters in nearly every state.
• Internet Special Education Resources:   A good place to start a search for help.

• Kurtz Center: located in Winter Park, Florida specializes in creating individualized programs for all ages that conquer all forms of Learning Disabilities/difficulties, including the various Dyslexias and Attention Focus.
• Learning Disabilities OnLine:  One of the very finest  web sites dealing with Learning Disabilities. 
• Learning Disabilities of America (LDA) This is the web site for the most prestigious of the LD organizations.
• LD Resources:  This very complete web site is kept up to date by a very energetic dyslexic named Richard Wanderman.  It has just about everything including humor.
• National Center for Family Literacy: Just as its name implies, it focuses on helping families help themselves become good readers.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
• National Institute for Child Health and Human Development:  You can find many reports and publications that you obtain for free including "Why Children Succeed or Fail at Reading.
• National Institute for Literacy:   Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) strives to bring all adult literacy-related resources, expertise, and knowledge to a single focal point.

• National Right to Read Foundation:  This organization is dedicated to returning schools to the "reading instruction which follows scientifically based reading research," i.e. phonics.  It has links to other organizations and to resources for the teaching of phonics.  It has a Reading Competency Test that you can download.
• Online Education - Courses / Online College Education
  Online Education Search dot org is a search engine that will help you
  search for online education courses to start your online college
  education.
• Parents Dyslexia Magazine: Helpful articles for parents of dyslexics with links to other important web sites.
• Parents Educational Resource Center (PERC)
• Riggs Institute: This website has informative and entertaining essays by Myrna McCulloch plus a wealth of information and a catalog of materials for teachers.  The Riggs Institute is a non-profit publisher that also will train teachers, parents, and tutors using the Spalding Method.
• SCALE:  a national organization that mobilizes college students to address the literacy needs of this country through partnership with community agencies, service organizations, new readers, students, faculty, and administrators.

• Schwab Learning Foundation:   A growing, California based organization that may be of great help to some.
• Startwrite: Create customized handwriting worksheets and lessons in cursive and manuscript with Startwrite handwriting software. Startwrite makes teaching and learning penmanship skills fun and easy.
   
• TeacherFocus.com an online community forum where educators can very easily communicate with each other through threaded online discussions.  Also contains a very complete resource directory.

• Texas Reading Institute:   A  non-profit organization that specializes in helping parents help their dyslexic children.   They are located in Houston, Texas.
• United States Dept. of Education:  America Reads
• Western/Pacific Literacy Network:   State Literacy Resource Center of California.

If you know of a web site that should be included, please e-mail DonMcCabe@aol.com and be sure to include the site's URL.

All donations are greatly appreciated.  If you would like to support our mission which is to raise the level of literacy to the point where the words, illiteracy, phonemic awareness, learning disabilities, dysgraphia, family literacy, adult literacy, and illegible handwriting will no longer have relevance, please mail your tax-deductible check (in U.S. dollars) to The AVKO Foundation, 3084 Willard Road, Suite W, Birch Run, MI 48415-9404.  The AVKO Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a 501(C)3 publicly supported organization working with teachers, parents, tutors, and home schooling parents, publishing materials developed by its research, and providing free daily tutoring at its local reading clinic.

If you have comments about this website or questions concerning spelling, phonics, learning disabilities, homeschooling, etc., you may always e-mail to DonMcCabe@aol.com.  We appreciate any comments that will help us make this website even more useful. 

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