If you are a parent of a dyslexic child or you are an adult that is struggling with dyslexia or another type of learning disability, it can be overwhelming at first to begin to look for dyslexia schools and resources.
However, with the invention of the internet, it has become much easier to find help with learning disabilities than it has been in the past.
Whether you are in the UK or Texas in the United States, there are hundreds of dyslexia non-profit organizations and schools that are willing to give help to those who need it.
For those looking for resources in the UK, visit the Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils's website (crested.
org.
uk.
) Besides a list of available dyslexic schools, the website also offers a parent's checklist and information for independent and maintained schools.
The Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils provides their information in partnership with the British Dyslexia Association (bda-dyslexia.
org.
uk) and Dyslexia Action (dyslexiaaction.
org.
uk.
) A quick search engine internet search for dyslexia schools in the United States reveals dozens of websites of private schools for children with learning disabilities, including dyslexia.
In addition, the Davis Dyslexia Association International dyslexia.
com offers a lot of resources to adults and parents of dyslexics get help and find programs that can help them learn to live with this learning disability.
The website also lists licensed providers of the Davis Dyslexia Correction program, throughout the United States and internationally.
Besides private schools, many public schools do have the resources available to help dyslexic and learning disabled children.
These resources may include the services of a full-time speech pathologist, a counselor, or even a therapist.
After a child has been diagnosed with dyslexia, parents need to reach out to their child's school and help lay out a progress plan and resources that the child can utilize while in school.
Other effective actions that the child and his or her parents can take is reaching out to the child's teacher to suggest methods and ways that can make the child's time in the classroom easier.
Some of these methods include giving the child more time to finish his or her homework and tests; modified the child's assignments so they include less problems; and letting the child use a calculator or multiplication table, if applicable.
Other non-profit awareness and education organizations that help individuals and families with dyslexia include the International Dyslexia Association (interdys.
org), LD (Learning Disabilities) Online (ldonline.
org), and the Website for Parents of Dyslexics (dyslexichelp.
org) which also has a UK version that can be found at dyslexichelp.
co.
uk.
In addition, Xtraordinary People (xtraordinarypeople.
com) sheds light on famous people who are dyslexic, and how their disability has actually been a gift and has helped them in their career.
This website chooses to focus on the positive aspects of dyslexia, as well as each individual's talents.
Famous dyslexics include Albert Einstein, Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Jay Leno, Kiera Knightley, and several more.