Resources
Online Resources
Some documents may contain content that is not accessible to all readers. To obtain assistance accessing these documents, please contact RISD’s Dyslexia Services department at 469-593-7432.
- Dyslexia Parent Night- October 2022 (Video)
- This is Your Brain on Reading (PDF)
- Strong Brain Activities (PDF)
- What is dyslexia? – Kelli Sandman-Hurley (Video)
- RISD Dyslexia Masters Ceremony (Video)
- Sonya Ayers, STARS Teacher (Video)
- Talking Book Program – Texas State Library and Archives Commissions’ audiobook program for student with reading disabilities allows your student to access books at their interest and intellectual level.
- Reading Rockets Book Recommendation – Students with dyslexia select their favorite fiction and non-fiction books.
- Dyslexia In The Classroom
- ADHD and Dyslexia
- ADHD and Dyslexia (Spanish PDF)
- Definition of Dyslexia
- Understanding Dysgraphia
- Understanding Dysgraphia (Spanish)
- The Dyslexia-Stress Anxiety Connection
- The Dyslexia-Stress Anxiety Connection (Spanish)
- Transitioning from High School to College
- Applying for Accommodations on College Entrance Tests
- Gifted and Dyslexic
- Gifted and Dyslexic (Spanish)
- Helpful Terminology
- Texas Administrative Code- §74.28 (State Board of Education Rule)
- Texas Education Code- §38.003
- Texas Education Code- §28.006
- Structured Literacy
On September 3rd, 2021, the State Board of Education (SBOE) gave final approval for updates to the Dyslexia Handbook. The updated Dyslexia Handbook went into effect on February 10, 2022.
The handbook contains guidelines for RISD to follow as we identify and provide services for our students with dyslexia. Information regarding the state’s dyslexia statutes and their relation to various federal laws are also included in the handbook.