The following information sheets and brochures are available for free from HIDA (one copy only, please).

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General
Commonly asked questions about learning disabilities
Dysgraphia (Q & A re handwriting)
Dyslexia basics...
Dyslexia: Is it all in your mind?
Fact Sheets re Dyslexia (Spanish)
Mathematics and Dyslexia
Principles for learning to read: helping children with learning disabilities to succeed
Social and emotional problems related to dyslexia
Spelling
Understanding Dyslexia
Understanding Your Dyslexia
What is dyslexia?

ADHD
A Reference Guide for Parents of children with ADHD
A Reference Guide for School Personnel about ADHD & Stimulant Medications
ADAPT: Accommodations help students with ADD
ADD and Childhood Hyperactivity: Changing Scene
ADD-How to manage the child at school and at home
ADHD and Learning Disabilities: Booklet for Parents
ADHD and Learning Disabilities: Booklet for the Classroom Teacher
Agencies for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
Brain Scans May Help Diagnose Children With ADHD

CHADD
1-The disability named ADD
2- Parenting a child with ADD
3-Medical management of ADD
4-Educational rights for children with ADD
5-ADD: An educator’s guide
6-Controversial treatments for children with ADD
7-ADD: Not just for children
8-The national organization working for those with ADD
CH.A.D.D.: Pamphlet and membership form
National ADD Association
Your Link to Success: CHADD

Adults
Adults with Dyslexia and the Workplace
Job accommodations for people with dyslexia: coping in the workplace
Transition: preparing for postsecondary education and employment

Assistive-Tech
Assistive technology for persons with LD: product resources list
Assistive technology for writing
Assistive technology resources
Assistive technology: meeting the needs of adults with LD
Computer reading machines for poor readers
Did you know...Assistive technology

Audio-Visual
Birsh video series on learning disabilities
HIDA audio cassette and videotape library
LD OnLine-the interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers & children
LD/AD(H)D Web Sites
Videos about dyslexia & other learning disabilities

Child
Early warning signs that your child has a learning disability
Homework tips for parents
How children learn to read
How to identify a child with reading problems
Ideas for helping the child at home
Identifying & Helping Preschoolers who are at risk for dyslexia: The role of the Parents
Identifying Learning Disabilities in Older Students
Managing your child’s education: creative and smart ideas
Parenting a child with reading difficulties
Speech-Language Pathology & the Early Identification & Prevention of Reading Disabilities
Summer reading tips for parents
Teachers teaching reading: what parents need to know about how their children learn to read
Tools for Living with Learning Disabilities

College
ACT and SAT Modifications: A Summary
Cutting It Down To Size: College Choice and the LD Student
Differences between colleges and high schools
ETS Agrees with Disability Groups to Stop “Flagging” on GRE
ETS and College Board Agree to Stop “Flagging” SAT Scores
Finding the right college
Guide to colleges with programs or services for students with LD
Guidelines for the dyslexic college student
Learning disabilities training project-options for LD high school graduates
Questions to ask when visiting a college
Special college entrance testing/student checklist

Legal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: What should you know?
Better IEPs ( Bateman & Linden book order form)
Getting The Best IEP For Your Child
Parents’ rights under the law
Special education law today: the landscape for children with dyslexia
Special Education Law, IEPS and Tactical Issues
Special Education Litigation
Ten steps to take when you are in conflict with your school system
The individuals with disabilities educations act’s (IDEA) coming of age in Congress
Top 15 tips for writing IEPs and section 504 plans
Why should we mediate special education disputes?
Winning services, placements and reimbursements for students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities

Misc
Be informed/Be a member (IDA membership form)
Information request order form (HIDA)
Orton emeritus series monographs order form
Outstanding individuals who have (or are believed to have had) dyslexia and/or ADD
Publication price list (HIDA)
Readings in dyslexia catalog and order form (IDA)
Sources for Educational Materials
Ten in every hundred poster order form
Understanding learning disabilities: a parent guide & workbook order form
Who we are/How we can help (HIDA PR sheet)

Suggested Reading
Adolescents
Adults
College students
Parents
Professionals

Suggestions
Faculty interested in assisting students with dyslexia/learning disabilities & suggestions for college students with dyslexia/learning disabilities
Individuals with dyslexia considering college application
Parents and teachers (adolescents)
Parents and teachers (elementary and secondary)

Teaching
Accommodating students with dyslexia in all classroom settings
Eight of the most common multisensory structured language approaches
Informed instruction for reading success: foundations for teacher preparation (synopsis sheet of IDA position paper-complete position paper available for purchase at HIDA office)
Multiplication songs
Multisensory teaching
Orton-Gillingham-based and/or multi-sensory structured language approaches
Resources for Teacher Training in Multisensory Structures Language Education (MSLE)
Why Home School a Dyslexic Child?

Testing
Testing for dyslexia
What to do before the diagnostician arrives

Tutoring