ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: SUGGESTED READING 

The Carroll School has gathered the following list of titles about dyslexia for use by parents. The list provides materials that may be helpful and is not meant to be exhaustive.

Antonoff, Stanely J. and James Olivier, and Karen Norlander.  Justice for All.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Cicci, Regina. What's Wrong with Me? Baltimore, MD: York Press, 1995.

Greene, Jane Fell and Louisa Cook Moats.  Testing: Critical Components in the Clinical Identification of Dyslexia.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Hall, Susan L and Louisa C. Moats.  Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference.  Lincolnwood, IL: NTC / Contemporary Publishing Group, 1999.

Hallowell, Edward.  When You Worry About the Child You Love: Emotional and Learning Problems in Children.  New York: Fireside Press, 1997.

Hennessy, Nancy E. and Lois H. Rothschild.  Kids Who Learn Differently: Strategies for Successful Studying.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Hill, Carole and Pam Quarterman.  Early Childhood Education.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

King, Diana Hanbury and Jean M. Foss.  Schools & Programs for Individuals with Dyslexia. Part I: Independent Schools.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Knight, Joan R. Adults with Dyslexia:  Aspiring and Achieving.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Levine, Mel.  All Kinds of Minds.  Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service, 1992.

Levine, Mel.  Keeping Ahead in School: A Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders.  Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service, 1990.

McGuinness, Diane.  Why Our Children Can't Read and What We Can Do About It.  New York: Free Press, 1997.

Moats, Louisa C.  Basic Facts about Dyslexia Part II: What Every Professional Ought to Know.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Olivier, Carolyn.  Learning to Learn.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Richardson, Sylvia O. and Gordon F. Sherman.  Doctors Ask Questions About Dyslexia: A Review of Medical Research.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Ryan, Michael.  The Other Sixteen Hours: The Social and Emotional Problems of Dyslexia.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Sanders, Marion.  Understanding Dyslexia and the Reading Process: A Guide for Educators and Parents.  Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.

Schupack, Helaine and Barbara A. Wilson.  Reading, Writing and Spelling: The Multisensory Structured Language Approach.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Shaywitz, Sally.  Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level.  Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2003.

Silver, Larry. B.  The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities.  New York: Times Books, 1998.

Smith, Corinne.  Learning Disabilities A to Z.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Smith, Sally L.  No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child at Home and at School.  New York: Bantam Books, 1995.

Smith, Sally L.  Succeeding Against the Odds: How the Learning Disabled Can Realize Their Promise.  New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher / Perigee Books, 1991.

Stoner, Joan, Mary L. Farrell and Barbara Priddy Guyer.  College: How Students with Dyslexia Can Maximize the Experience.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Torgesen, Joseph K.  Phonological Awareness: A Critical Factor in Dyslexia.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.

Vail, Priscilla.  About Dyslexia: Unraveling the Myth.  Rosemont, NJ: Modern Learning Press, 1990.

Vail, Priscilla.  Smart Kids With School Problems.  New American Library, 1989.

Wilkins, Angela M. and Alice H. Garside.  Basic Facts about Dyslexia: What Every Layperson Ought to Know.  The Orton Emeritus Series. Baltimore: International Dyslexia Association.