A Conversation on Growing Up with Dyslexia with 10th Grader Hadyn Fleming
Hadyn Fleming shares his story, discusses experiences that made a difference in his life, and candidly discloses what it really feels like to have dyslexia. He shares the way that dyslexia impacts all facets of education and, conversely, how becoming a confident reader gave him increased confidence in other areas of his life. Hadyn helps debunk dyslexia myths and talks about how an educator's belief in their students' potential is essential to student success.
Speaker: Hadyn Fleming
Publication Date: December 2021
Publisher: Science of Reading: The Podcast
Arizona Department of Education AT Short Term Loan Library
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services works in partnership with Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development Arizona Technology Access Program to make available at no cost, a wide variety of assistive technology devices, equipment, software, and professional development materials to school personnel to improve access to assistive technology.
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
Classroom Accommodations for Dyslexia
This article explains supports teachers can use to help students who struggle with reading, spelling, and writing. Lists are included for classroom materials and routines, introducing new concepts, giving instructions, and completing tests and assignments.
Author: Amanda Morin
Publication Date: Updated April 2024
Publisher: Understood
Dyslexia and the Brain
The role of the brain in developmental dyslexia has been studied in the context of brain anatomy, brain chemistry, and brain function—and in combination with interventions to improve reading and information about genetic influences. Together with results of behavioral studies, this information will help researchers to identify the causes of dyslexia, continue to explore early identification of dyslexia, and determine the best avenues for its treatment.
Publication Date: 2020
Publisher: International Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia Basics
This webpage defines dyslexia as a language-based learning disability and offers insight into how it is diagnosed, the cause and effects, signs, and how it is treated. It explains these individuals are legally entitled to special services to help them overcome and accommodate their learning problems.
Publication Date: 2020
Publisher: International Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia: Helping Kids With Learning Disorders Thrive
This article provides many strategies and tools that can be used at home and at school to support children and better understand how to help them learn.
Authors: Ryan Gill and Mary Leppert
Publication Date: February 2024
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neurology
Dyslexia Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with dyslexia and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: September 2024
Publisher: Nemours Children’s Health
Dyslexia Handbook: A Technical Assistance Document to Support Families and Teachers
This AZ-TAS document provides guidelines for teachers and parents to identify dyslexia. It includes a description of educational strategies to improve the academic performance of pupils with dyslexia and available resources.
Publication Date: March 2018
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
Dyslexia in Five
Dr Kelli Sandman-Hurley chats about all things dyslexia in eight episodes of five minutes or less. She covers various aspects of the IEP process, including parent and teacher views and dyslexia myths and misconceptions.
Author: Kelli Sandman-Hurley
Publication Date: July 2023
Publisher: Dyslexia Training Institute
Encircle Families
Collaboration between families and professionals results in the best possible outcomes for children with disabilities. Encircle Families is an Arizona nonprofit organization that provides free training and information to parents to help them understand their rights, roles, and responsibilities in their child’s health care and education. Training for pre-service and in-service professionals in education is available to improve collaboration between families and providers and achieve better results for children.
Publication Date: 2025
Publisher: Encircle Families
Gifted and Dyslexic: Identifying and Instructing the Twice Exceptional Student
This article explains twice exceptional or 2e as a term used to describe students who are both intellectually gifted (as determined by an accepted standardized assessment) and learning disabled, which includes students with dyslexia. It continues with how to identify and support these students.
Publication Date: 2020
Publisher: International Dyslexia Association
High-Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities
This revised and updated guide is relevant for general education and special education teachers. It includes four domains of evidence-based practices: Collaboration, Data-Driven Planning, Instruction in Behavior and Academics, and Intensify and Intervene As Needed. Each domain includes elementary and secondary examples of practice, research updates, and relevant resources for more information.
Publication Date: March 2024
Publishers: Council for Exceptional Children and CEEDAR Center
How to Teach Kids With Dyslexia to Read
This article focuses on students with dyslexia becoming proficient readers with systematic phonics instruction. Learning a phonics pattern should be followed up with reading material with words using that same pattern.
Author: Caroline Miller
Publication Date: Updated June 2025
Publisher: Child Mind Institute
I Have Dyslexia. How Teachers Can Support Students Like Me
Many students with dyslexia experience a range of challenges throughout their K-12 years that negatively impact their mental health and their images of themselves. In this video, adults with dyslexia offer insight and advice for educators working with students with learning differences on their experiences and the types of supports they wish they’d had.
Author: Sam Mallon
Publication Date: May 2023
Publisher: Education Week
Learning Disabilities and Their Emotional Impact: Dr. Sheila Clonan
Dr. Sheila Clonan explores the mental and emotional effects of learning to read with dyslexia and how it impacts behavior and self-concept, providing two insightful analogies that illustrate what it feels like for students who aren’t given explicit instruction but are still expected to know how to read. She ends the episode with practical advice for educators and parents on how to support and encourage children.
Speaker: Sheila Clonan
Publication Date: August 2021
Publisher: Science of Reading: The Podcast
Signs of Dyslexia at Different Ages
This article provides common signs of dyslexia at different ages and how to help. A video is included to enhance the information for signs of dyslexia in preschool, grades K–2, grades 3–5, tweens, teens, and adults.
Publisher: Understood
Understanding Dyslexia
This article helps educators and parents understand what dyslexia is and what the signs of dyslexia are. It provides information on when and how to get a diagnosis and how to support a child with dyslexia.
Author: Katherine Martinelli
Publication Date: January 2025
Publisher: Child Mind Institute
What Does Dyslexia Look Like in Children and Adults?
This article discusses the early signs of dyslexia and the four types of dyslexia: phonological dyslexia, surface dyslexia, rapid naming deficit, and double deficit dyslexia. It further discusses the process of getting a diagnosis and what to expect.
Publication Date: Updated December 2024
Publisher: Ability Central