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Local Resources:
Western
New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association

Learning
Disabilities Association of Western New York
Literacy
Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County, Inc.

Parent
Network of Western New York

Center
for Children and Families at University of Buffalo

Buffalo
Hearing and Speech Center

Daemen
College's Thomas E. Reynolds Center for Special Education

The Gow School

Western
New York Collegiate Consortium of Disability Advocates
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National
Resources:
International
Dyslexia Association

Learning
Disabilities Association of America

National
Center
for Learning Disabilities

Jemicy
School

The Neuhaus
Center

National
Reading Panel

International
Multisensory Structured Language Education Council

Council
for Learning Disabilities

The Dyslexia
Foundation
New
Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association |
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International Resources: International Dyslexia Association of Ontario
 Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
 Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
 Adaptive Technology Resource Centre
 Learning Centre for Children-London, Ontario
 Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Tutors
 International Dyslexia Association of British Colombia
 Dyslexia International
 British Dyslexia Association
 Dyslexia Action- U.K.
 London Language and Literacy Unit
 Dyslexia Association of Singapore |
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Research:
The Dana
Foundation

IDA
Research

LDA
Research

Georgetown
University's Center for the Study of Learning

An
Interview with Louisa Moats
An Interview with Dr. Guinevere Eden

The
Center for Reading and Language Research-Dr. Maryann Wolf |
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Other learning differences:
Dyscalculia-
refers to a wide range of learning difficulties
involving math skills

Dyspraxia-
refers to a specific type of disorder
in the area of motor skill development
dyspraxiausa.org

Dysgraphia-
a learning disability that affects written
expression

Information
Processing Disorders-
a deficiency in a person's ability to
effectively use the information the senses have gathered

Attention
Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder- a
disorder of brain function

Executive
Function- a term used to describe
a set of mental processes that helps us connect past experience
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