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Phonographix book. This is a book written for parents about how to teach your child to read. It is not aimed specifically at dyslexic children, but the method works with them. The book is widely available from bookshops and Amazon. The Reading Reflex: The Foolproof Method for Teaching Your Child to Read by Carmen McGuinness and Geoffrey McGuinness. ISBN: 0140280383 www.readamerica.net

DIY Reading support pack for parents by Dyslexia Action (Dyslexia Action was formerly the Dyslexia Institute). They have a lot of resources, you may like to start with the support pack listed above. (www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

Phonics books are good to use with those mastering the alphabetic code. Big Cat Phonics www.collinseducation.com/phonics, http://http://www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com,
www.sounds-write.co.uk, http://books.ladybird.co.uk/, http://www.oup.com/, www.jellyandbean.co.uk, www.phonicbooks.co.uk, have a good selection.

Flashcards are good to use to build up a stock of words that children can read on sight. They are available at bookshops such as www.waterstones.co.uk or www.whsmith.co.uk.

Early learning centre, www.elc.co.uk. They have a selection of toys, but the most useful are whiteboards, chalkboards and plastic letters which can be used to build words for reading and spelling practice.

www.patoss-dyslexia.org professional association of teachers of specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia