Research on Dyslexia

Title of Article	URL Address	Author(s)	Type of Source	Date of Publication	Summary
Teacher Strategies for Dyslexics	www.visd.com/depart/specialprograms/dyslexia/dyslexia_handbook_teacherstrategies.pdf	N/A	District Publication	Not listed	This article is designed to be a parent resource to help guide in the diagnosis and mastering of the challenges that are associated with dyslexia.  The document starts off by examining what dyslexia is and proceeds to evaluate specific ways to assist and guide the child through various academic subjects. It is a 22 page parent guide for a child with dyslexia.
Helping Dyslexic Children Within the Classroom	www.dyslexia.com/library/classroom.htm	Patricia Hodge	Website article; blog	August 1, 2012	This article is a blog from a teacher website that discusses the challenges associated with dyslexia.  Designed for parents, or tutors or other teachers with dyslexic students the author breaks down strategies for assisting students in the various different academic subjects.
Working with Dyslexia.  Dyslexia Teaching Help.NCLD	http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/ld-education-teachers/working-dyslexia	The NCLB Editing Team	Blog	Not listed	This is a short blog hosted by the National Center for Learning Disabilities defining the academic implications and criteria for diagnosing dyslexia. This brief article describes the different approaches to instruction that might be beneficial for students with dyslexia. Although the article is short, there are several links and references within this organization that will lead to meaningful learning opportunities for researchers.
Strategies for Teachers. DyslexiaHelp at the University of Michigan	http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/dyslexia-school/strategies-for-teachers	N/A	Blog	Not listed	This is a university website designed to help students, parents, teachers and professionals learn about dyslexia and learn strategies for mastery.  This article provides practical applications for instructional intervention. This is a blog website that is constantly adapted and changed.
Demystifying Math Struggles and Identifying Strategies to Help	http://dyslexia.yale.edu/math.html	Chris Woodin	Educational Website	2013	This article was posted by the Yale school of medicine.  It identifies the correlation between struggles in English and Math and how to adapt and incorporate interventions from a medical perspective.

The following results were found using key words “dyslexia and educational strategies” in google.

The following results were found using key words “dyslexia and educational strategies” in the Ashford University Library.                

Title	URL Address	Author(s)	Type of Source	Date of Publication	Summary
Orton-Gillingham Based Strategies(Unbranded)What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report	http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED510642.pdf	What Works Clearinghouse	Peer Reviewed Journal Article	July 2010	This article addresses a specific approach to instruction that helps to incorporate all learning types and instructional levels.  This particular program, the Orton-Gilligham Based strategies is a group that works with children that have dyslexia to help enhance their academic and social skills in primary school.
Synthesis of research Symposium at CLD’s 33rd International conference on Learning Disabilities: ”Must Reads for 2011”	http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail?sid=6c548ba9-ffc9-4ea0-892c-372a2b5cdd15%40sessionmgr4001&vid=3&hid=104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=eric&AN=EJ980674	Beverly Weiser, Denorah Reed & Caroline Kethley	Journal Article	November 2012	This article discusses a study that was done on academic students stressing the importance of early academic intervention. Their research questions evaluated the effectiveness of teachers and their ability to plan a cohesive lesson.   Overall, the weaknesses of children with specific tendencies are grouped together and linked with the teaching practices in specific classrooms. Methods and plans are evaluated to determine what is effective.
Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Texas State Lw, State board of Education Rule and the Revised Procedures Concerning Dyslexia	http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED432111	Texas Department of Education	Legal Document	1998	This document defines new legislation as determined by the State of Texas in 1998, regarding dyslexia.  This sixty-nine page document outlines the procedures and methods for determining placement for a child with dyslexia, as well as identifying and clarifying legal processes that must be completed.
Learning and Study Strategies of University Students who Report a Significant History of Reading Difficulties	http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail?vid=2&sid=6c548ba9-ffc9-4ea0-892c-372a2b5cdd15%40sessionmgr4001&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=eric&AN=EJ815709	Julie Corkett, Rauno Parrila and Sege Hein	Journal	2006	This documents defines and clarifies self identified strategies of college students that   helped them to compensate for reading difficulties.  These strategies are described from the perspective of the learner.
Facts about Dyslexia	http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED274123	N/A	Article	1987	This article lists and documents facts about dyslexia. Several qualifying factors for determining if a student has or does not have dyslexia are listed here.

Although each of the ten articles provided insight and forethought into the subject matter I will be studying, the first few articles examined were actually the most useful.  The article “Teacher Strategies for Dyslexics” was created by a district full of practicing educators in which their tried and true implementations are listed in the publication.  This is a useful resource because in this district it is also handed out to parents.  The second article that I will use was titled “Demystifying Math Struggles and Identifying Strategies to Help” was useful in making the connection between math and reading and linking the difficulty in one subject to the difficulty in the other.

                Overall, it was an interesting process to evaluate each of these ten sources.  However, my first search using the google search engine yielded more useful responses regarding real, practical applications for helping students with dyslexia.  Using the search words that I used however, I did not generate a lot of information regarding the inheritance factors of this disability or ways to prevent the onset with early intervention strategies.  As I further my research I will incorporate more succinct and clarifying key words to more vividly express what I was searching for.