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Just the Facts

Learn more about dyslexia and related learning disabilities through a variety of resources--suggested reading and other recommended web sites, local resources and IDA fact sheets. The IDA-RMB maintains a referral list of resources in the Rocky Mountain region. This includes specialists who provide testing, educational therapy and tutoring, as well as community-based support groups for parents and individuals with dyslexia.

To access information in your area, email us or call 303-721-9425 for voicemail or fax us at 303-557-9750 .


Just The Facts

Just the Facts are a series of fact sheets published by IDA. These are full of helpful information for anyone interested in dyslexia. Print them and share them freely. Get Just the Facts


Referral Services Database

We are pleased to announce that The International Dyslexia Association - Rocky Mountain Branch and the Dyslexia Resource Group (DRG) is offering a Referral List of local professionals that can help families.

Parents: please click here to view the Referral List.

Service Providers: If you would like to be considered for the list, please click here to complete and submit your application along with a resume detailing your work experience, education background, licenses/certifications, professional training details and references.


Articles

DYSLEXIA: Fact and Fiction By Meg Porch, M.A., CCC-SP, CALT
Fiction: Dyslexia is a four-letter word. Fact: It has eight. To some that may mean it is twice as bad. For students with dyslexia and their teachers, it is neither bad nor something to deny. Dyslexia is a specific language-based learning disability. It refers to a variety of characteristics that result in people having difficulty in varying degrees with the language skills of reading, writing, spelling, and/or speaking.

On Winning a Nobel Prize in Science By Claudia Dreifus
Article Dr. Carol W. Greider, 2009 Nobel laureate for medicine who has dyslexia. She discusses her problems in school and how she overcame them.

Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia by Brent Bowers
A study concluded that dyslexics were more likely than nondyslexics to excel in oral communication and problem solving and to own two or more businesses.


Other Informative Websites

The International Dyslexia Association
Provides resources for professionals and families dealing with individuals with reading disabilities.
Center for Development & Learning
C.H.A.D.D. Children and Adults with A.D.D.
Colorado Department of Education 504 Information
Dyslexia Resource Group
Provides education, support, and voice for families of students with dyslexia in the Denver metro area
Learning Ally
Provides recorded copies of reading materials including books and textbooks and have an extensive library in several convenient formats. (Formerly "Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic")
Learning Disabilities Association
LD On Line
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Resource Center on AD/HD
Schwab Center for Learning
Wrightslaw
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.