R.E.A.D.S.
R.E.A.D.S. (Recognizing, Educating, and Advocating for Dyslexic Students) is a non-profit organization serving Columbus, IN and the surrounding area. R.E.A.D.S. operates under the fiduciary of The Arc of Bartholomew County.
R.E.A.D.S. Vision: Ensure that children with dyslexia can realize their full potential
R.E.A.D.S. Mission:
Promote policy changes at the federal, state, and local level to recognize and support dyslexia in our education system
Bring scientifically validated teaching methods to our schools
Provide support to children with dyslexia and their families
Currently, R.E.A.D.S. stays up-to-date with the first two areas of our mission, but is focused on supporting individual families by connecting them to the infrastructure of supports in our state.
On Facebook as Columbus Indiana READS
Links on Dyslexia:
Video Kelli Sandman-Hurley: What is dyslexia? https://www.ted.com/talks/kelli_sandman_hurley_what_is_dyslexia?language=en
International Dyslexia Association https://dyslexiaida.org/
Indiana's Dyslexia Toolkit https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/literacy/dyslexia/
Links on Reading:
The Reading League https://in.thereadingleague.org/
Podcasts by Emily Hanford, APM Reports https://features.apmreports.org/reading/
The Science of Reading Parts 1-3 from Zaner-Bloser
The Reading Brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWWCmuAEBB4
The Simple View of Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtDEMHMRd8E
Scarborough's Reading Rope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR7GbAHntQ4
Reading as Liberation-An Examination of the Research Base https://achievethecore.org/page/3336/reading-as-liberation-an-examination-of-the-research-base