Dyslexia Series – Part 3: Two Essential Websites for Parents

Do you feel like the steps

to Conquering Dyslexia

  are Too Steep and Too High for you to climb?

Here are two websites which will make your ascent less difficult.

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When my son was diagnosed at age 7, my husband and I were both in shock… and relieved at the same time.

We were shocked because we knew nothing about dyslexia.

However, we were relieved that our son’s struggle had a diagnostic name.

As soon as we walked out of the doctor’s office, our work began.  We knew what we were trying to overcome and compensate for…but where should we go to gain the necessary information?

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 After so many years, the same two websites are not only still relevant, but essential  in creating a strong foundation of knowledge for your sweet child.

With so many organizations out there today, there is a plethora of really good information.

But may I make a small suggestion?

To prevent information overload and total data choke from hundreds of websites, try navigating around the following two websites only – just at first.

Exhaust and digest the rich information on these two comprehensive, online resources…then, gradually peruse additional websites.

Learning Ally

Click Here for quick access.

Learning Ally is truly your ‘ally in learning’ about dyslexia.

It is an absolute necessity in your repertoire of knowledge.

I found it by accident when I went on a search for audiobook alternatives for my son’s textbooks at school.  By good fortune, I found RFBD (Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) which later changed their name to Learning Ally.

Every year, we received the audiobook equivalent for my son’s textbooks and required reading novels.  It was a Godsend.

Neuhaus Education Center

Click Here for quick access.

Please forgive the use of this old, tired cliché…but Neuhaus was the proverbial key which unlocked my son’s learning…and allowed the door to success to swing wide open.

The gratitude and love I have for this organization is immeasurable.

  This is the educational center where I enrolled in a multisensory training program for tutors specializing in dyslexia.

There is extensive guidance and advice dedicated to parents.

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So glad you visited today.  And so hope you will benefit from studying these two sites.  Perhaps by keeping your website search small and simple initially, you may find your quest for knowledge more manageable and less overwhelming.

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I hope you get a chance to read my letter (Dyslexia Series – Part 1) and my guide to finding a tutor after the diagnosis (Dyslexia Series – Part 2).

Guess what?  I am writing Part 4…tomorrow morning.

I will write a very personal account of how my son became a compensated- dyslexic learner…and the path we took as a family to set him up for success.

Here are some of the questions I will answer tomorrow:

How did we know to get him tested?  What modifications did he receive in school?  What kind of schools did we choose for our son?  How did we collaborate with his teachers?

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On Thursday, I am thinking of writing about a topic which transcends all age groups…Planning for Retirement. This message is pertinent for any person thinking that one day, they will retire!