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As part of Dyslexia Awareness Month 2023, Siena has put together this short guide of books and podcasts that can help families in the LD community navigate their children’s specialized learning and social–emotional needs.

Book Recommendations for Dyslexia Awareness Month

• Adventures of Everyday Geniuses series 
• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
• Gifted and Distractible by Julie Skolnick
• Make it Stick by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel
• Overcoming Dyslexia by Dr. Sally Shaywitz
• The Dyslexic Advantage by Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide
• The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler

See also Siena’s in-house parent resource library list, The Literacy Nest, National Education Association, and Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity for more reading recommendations.

Podcast Recommendations for Dyslexia Awareness Month

See The Siena School blog for these related resources for LD families: 

• Black and Dyslexic
• Fish Don't Climb Trees
• Lessons in Dyslexic Thinking (Made By Dyslexia)
• Dyslexia Coffee Talk (The Dyslexia Initiative)
• Tell Me This episode featuring Siena’s Dr. Jilly Darefsky 
• The Invisible Gift
• The Science of Reading episode featuring Dr. Sally Shaywitz
• The Truth About Dyslexia

Blog Post Recommendations for Dyslexia Awareness Month

See The Siena School blog for these related resources for LD families:

• Common Acronyms in LD Education
• Podcasts for Every Interest
• Summer Reading At Siena
• Winter Break Podcast Recommendations
• Winter Break Reading at Siena

The Siena School proudly serves students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences in grades 3-12 on campuses in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Oakton, Virginia.