Hooks ISD uses the Take Flight curriculum for its dyslexia program.  Take Flight contains the 5 components of effective reading instruction supported by the National Reading Panel research meta-analysis and mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act:  phonemic awareness, phonic skills, vocabulary, fluency and reading comprehension.  

Resources for Students/Parents:

Bookshare (free accessible online library for people with dyslexia and other disabilities) EMAIL/CALL one of the Hooks ISD dyslexia therapists for registration

Spelling City (program designed to improve spelling and vocabulary with games) EMAIL/CALL one of the Hooks ISD dyslexia therapists for login information

Learning Ally (Audiobooks and dyslexia resources)

Ginger (Online Writing Assistant)

Epic (Leading Digital Library)

Childmind (Parents Guide To Dyslexia)

The Yale Center For Dyslexia & Creativity

Reading Rockets

Child Find

SPEDTEX

Notice of Procedural Safeguards:  Home Page for the Legal Framework (esc18.net)

State Dyslexia Helpline:  1-800-232-3030

SPEDTex Helpline:  1-855-773-3839