Resources for Parents

Explore the following books, articles, professional organizations, and web sites for additional resources and support.

Books

Bellis, Teri James, PhD., When the Brain Can't Hear:  Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder, Atria Books, 2002

Cicci, R.,  What’s Wrong With Me? Baltimore, MD: York Press, Inc, 1995

Levine, Mel, M.D., All Kinds of Minds. Cambridge, MA: Educator’s Publishing Service, 1993.

Levine, Mel, M.D.,  A Mind At A Time. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2002.

Levine, Mel, M.D.,  Keeping A Head in School. Cambridge, MA: Educator’s Publishing Service, 1990.

Levine, Mel, M.D.,  Educational Care. Cambridge, MA: Educator’s Publishing Service, 1994.

Shaywitz, Sally, M.D.,  Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, 2003.

Professional Articles

McGuinness, Carmen, Diane McGuinness, and Geoffrey McGuinness. “Phono-Graphix: A New Method for Remediating Reading Difficulties.”  Annals of Dyslexia XLVI (1996): 73-96.

Professional Organizations and Websites

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
www.asha.org
1-800-638-8255

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, Md. 20785
www.chadd.org
1-800-233-2050

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
8600 LaSalle Road
Chester Bldg # 382
Baltimore, Md 21286-2044
www.interdys.org
410-296-0232

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
20 Roszel Rd
Princeton, New Jersey  08540
www.rfbd.org
1-800-221-4792

Schwab Learning
www.schwablearning.org
1-800-230-0988

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