Helpful Resources
RESOURCE GUIDE ABOUT DYSLEXIA FOR PEOPLE IN HAWAI'I
Click here to download the Resource Guide (pdf).
To request your free copy of this 124 page Resource Guide authored by UH Professor and HIDA Board Member Kathy Ferguson, Ph.D., e-mail mhiga@dyslexia-hawaii.org, call 538-7007 or toll free from neighbor islands, 1-866-773-4432.
An annotated bibliography of the Resource Guide is now available. Read more...
Click here to download HIDA's brochure on dyslexia.
TESTING - Psychoeducational Assessment: click here for a list of professionals who do assessment/evaluation for dyslexia.
TUTORING - MSL Tutor List: click here for a list of private, fee-for-service tutors who are trained in one or more Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) approach.
Click on the links below to download fact sheets developed by the International Dyslexia Association specifically for parents:
Effective Instruction
Helpful Terminology
Evaluating Educational Professionals
HIDA has CDs, DVDs, videos and books you can borrow and presentations to help you learn about the latest advances in the field. HIDA also has volunteer members who have been in your shoes, and who are willing to support you through the process. Contact us at the Hawai'i Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.
IMPORTANT DECISION: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals released (September 2011) a very important decision defining the educational rights of children with dyslexia.
Click here to read a summary and download the Court's 30-page opinion.