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Organisations

AFASIC
2nd Floor
50-52 Great Sutton Street
London EC1V 0DJ
Helpline: 0845 355 55 77 (Mon-Fri, 10.30-2.30pm)
Tel: (admin) 020 7490 9410
Fax: 020 7251 2834
E-mail: info@afasic.org.uk
Website: www.afasic.org.UK
Charity offering children and young adults support with speech, language and communication impairments. A recognised training provider – they offer a range of services that include a helpline, publications, support groups, and membership.

ASLTIP (Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice)
Coleheath Bottom
Speen
Princes Risborough
Bucks HP27 0SZ
Tel: 0870 241 3357 (answerphone)
Fax 01494 488590
E-mail: asltip@awdry.demon.co.uk
Website: www.asltip.co.uk
Provide information on speech and language therapists in the UK and offer support to those practising. The website has a database of therapists and you can write or call to request a list of those working in your area.

British Dyslexia Association (BDA)
98 London Road
Reading RG1 5AU
Tel: 0118 966 2677 (Admin)
Helpline: 0118 966 8271 (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-12.45pm and 2-4.45pm)
E-mail: info@dyslexiahelp-bda.demon.co.uk
Website: www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
Offers advice to dyslexic people, their families, teachers and other carers. It supports almost 100 local associations and helplines, publishes factsheets and books on dyslexia and related conditions.

The Dyslexia Institute
Park House
Wick Road
Egham
Surrey TW20 0HH
Tel: 01784 222 300
Fax: 01784 222 333
E-mail: info@dyslexia-inst.org.uk
Website: www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
National educational charity with 27 centres around the UK. Largest provider of services for dyslexic people and teachers of dyslexic learners in Europe. Services include assessment, tuition, specialist teacher training and provision of educational materials. There's an online shop for teaching and learning resources.

I CAN
4 Dyer's Building
Holborn
London EC1N 2QP
Tel: 0845 225 4071
Fax: 0845 225 4072
Website: www.ican.org.uk
Charity that runs two special schools that offer intensive support for pupils aged 4-19 with communication difficulties. They also provide outreach to mainstream schools, facilitate academic research and provide an assessment service for Local Authorities.

NAPLIC (National Association of Professional concerned with Language Impairment in Children)
37, King Edward Avenue
Hastings
East Sussex TN34 2NG
E-mail: deirdre.goodger@naplic.org.uk
Website: www.naplic.org.uk/
Established national organisation for teachers, speech and language therapists and other professionals, to promote and increase the awareness and understanding of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. Write to or e-mail the above membership secretary for more info.

Talking Point
4 Dyers Buildings
London EC1N 2QP
Tel: 0207 674 2799
E-mail: info@talkingpoint.org.uk
Website: www.talkingpoint.org.uk
Offers information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children. The site is divided into sections for parents, and professionals and has an FAQ section, a directory of resources and organisations, news and articles.

Links

Conference: The Death of Dyslexia?
www.cemcentre.org/conferences/dyslexia.asp
The organisation 'Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre (CEM)' is hosting a one day conference in London on Friday 21st October 2005. Many contributors to the Channel 4 documentary will be participating and presenting their research findings. This is a major conference for teachers, educational psychologists, SENCOS and anyone interested in children learning to read.

Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre – News
www.cemcentre.org/news/default.asp
Research centre that provides indicator systems that are confidential to schools and colleges. This page is a really good place to find out about current issues in education, including the debates on 'dyslexia'.

Dyslexics
www.dyslexics.org.uk
Non-commercial site that has some useful information about the different ways we learn to read – plus a good links section and a page devoted to dyslexia myths.

Lost for Wurds – The Observer, June 2002
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/
story/0,6903,746473,00.html
Article that looks at the industry of bizarre treatments and cures for dyslexia, said to affect one in five schoolchildren.

The Reading Reform Foundation
www.rrf.org.uk/
Looks at the history of teaching reading and the current failure of the National Literacy Strategy.

Sound Linkage – Centre for Reading and Language
www.york.ac.uk/res/crl/soundLinkage.html
'Sound Linkage' was developed by Peter Hatcher and is a phonological awareness training programme.

Teach a Child to Read
www.Succeedtoread.com
This American site has lots of useful information and encourages parents to spend time reading with their children.

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