Charleston/South Carolina

Dyslexia Resources

South Carolina Branch of the International Dyslexia Association – sc.dyslexiaida.org

Trident Academy – www.tridentacademy.com

The Dyslexia Dilemma http://childhood-developmental-disorders.imedpub.com/the-dyslexia-dilemma-a-history-of-ignorance-complacency-and-resistance-in-colleges-of-education.php?aid=11208

Dyslexia Therapy

Beacon Learning, LLC- www.beacon-learning.info (Mount Pleasant)

Trident Academy – www.tridentacademy.com (Mount Pleasant)

The Promise School -https://www.promise-school.com (Mount Pleasant)

Mike Angwin - https://www.angwinacademy.com/about (Myrtle Beach)

ABA Therapy

Carolina Coastal Behavioral Therapy – www.ccbs-sc.com

New Horizons Therapy – www.newhorizonstherapy.net

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Tara Wooten - https://www.groundedcounselingllc.com

Chelsea Oswald -https://charlestonpediatricpsychology.com/about

Allison Nesser - https://www.creativecounselingsc.com/

Autism Evaluations

Allie Hopkins, Ed.S., LPES, NCSP - www.CharlestonEducationalServices.com

Amie Wolfe, Ph.D.

Erin Beasley- ASD Evaluations for 18mo-5yrs old - ErinBeasleyPhd@gmail.com

Palmetto Assessments and Learning Services - https://palmettoassessments.com/

Executive Function Therapy

Allie Hopkins - Individual and Family Coaching (In person or remote) -www.CharlestonEducationalServices.com

Beacon Learning, LLC- www.beacon-learning.info (Mount Pleasant)

Michele Gist-Barrow - Individual Coaching (Remote Only)
michelegistbarrow@gmail.com
Cell: 907-750-7272

Occupational Therapy

Happy Hearts -https://hhtherapysc.com/

Kid Works -http://www.kidworksoccupationaltherapy.com

Speech and Language Evaluations and Therapy

Lee McAllister

Laura Harris - https://www.integrativespeechsolutions.com/ (specializes in a Childhood Apraxia of Speech)

Social Skills Groups

Katie Hodgson - https://www.katiehodgsonslp.com/#home

Standardized Test Prep and Subject Area Tutoring

Valerie Wright - https://capabilitiesllc.com/

Math Tutoring

Lisa Baldo

College Planning

Jenny Whittle and Sheila Sparks - https://collegeplannersusa.com/services

Amy Bennington Buist - https://www.amybenningtonbuist.com/

NATIONAL

Dyslexia

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) –  www.ida.org

The International Dyslexia Association – SC (IDA-SC) http://sc.dyslexiaida.org

Tufts University Center for Reading and Language Research – www.ase.tufts.edu/crlr/

The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity – dyslexia.yale.edu

National Right to Read Foundation – www.nrrf.org

Dyslexia Help – www.dyslexiahelp.umich.edu

Learning Ally – www.learningally.org (see Breakwater Associates for discount on subscription)

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level – Dr. Sally Shaywitz

Proust and the Squid – Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century: The Literary Agenda – Dr. Maryanne Wolf

Parenting a Struggling Reader – Susan Hall and Louisa Moats

Why Kids Can’t Read, Challenging the Status Quo in Education – Phyllis Blaunstein and Reid Lyon

www.nationalreadingpanel.org (reading)

seedling.tv – a newly sprouted media hub and subscription-based video platform dedicated to creating cause-driven content that retools how we approach learning and growth.

Dyslexia Documentaries

dislecksiathemovie.com

The Big Picture; Rethinking Dyslexia – kpjrfilms.co

Orton-Gillingham Based Reading Instruction Materials

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Special-Inspirations

Speech and Language

American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA) www.asha.org

Learning Disabilities

The Learning Disabilities Association of America – www.ldaamerica.org or www.ldasc.org

www.ldonline.org (learning disabilities)

 
ADHD

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) –  www.chadd.org

www.attention.com (ADHD)

www.russellbarkley.com (ADHD)

Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents – Russell A. Barkley

The ADHD Book of Lists-A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorder – Sandra Rief

Smart but Scattered – Peg Dawson

Late, Lost, and Unprepared-A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning – Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. & Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.

Autism

Autism Speaks – www.autismspeaks.org

Occupational Therapy

American Occupational Therapy Association – www.aota.org/about-occupational-therapy.aspx

Parenting

Active Parenting – www.activeparenting.com (see Breakwater Associates to purchase online viewing code)

Raising a Self-Disciplined Child – Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.

Raising Relilent Children – Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.

What Really Matters at Home – Susan and John Yates

Siblings without Rivalry – Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Homeschooling

Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists-Virginia W. Berninger and Todd L. Richards

Mary Pride’s Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling – Mary Pride

Special Education Law and Advocacy (IEP’s and 504 Plans)

www.wrightslaw.com

All About IEP’s – Peter W.D. Wright, Esq., Pamela Darr Wright, MA, MSW, Sandra Webb O’Connor, M.Ed.

Special Education Law – Peter W.D. Wright, Esq., Pamela Darr Wright, MA., MSW

From Emotions to Advocacy – Pam Wright and Peter Wright, Founders of Wrightslaw website

All About Tests & Assessments – Melissa Lee Farrall, Ph.D., SAIF, Pamela Darr Wright, MA., MSW, Peter W.D. Wright, Esq.

Children with Special Needs

Facebook: Special Books by Special Kids

Website: www.specialbooksbyspecialkids.com

Nutrition

Broccoli Boot Camp, by Keith E. Williams, Ph.D., BCBA and Laura Seiverling, Ph.D., BCBA – www.woodbinehouse.com