Parents, join us for informative and interactive Literacy and Learning Workshops created to assist parents in supporting and improving literacy development. The instructors will provide guidance and inspiration as you learn effective strategies that align with the latest research on best instructional practices. Learn More...

1st REVIEW! - "The Benchmark Assessments serve as a wonderful tool to gain insight on how my students are responding to intervention (BUILD). They are tremendously helpful in guiding instruction, as well as documenting student progress. Each assessment is easy to administer and corresponds perfectly...

Tara Chapman (The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning) and Melody Herring, (R.E.A.D. Evaluation and Dyslexia Center) were thrilled to present "Breaking Down the Definition: Understanding Dyslexia and the Instructional Approaches Needed for Effective Intervention" at the 24th Annual Illinois Alliance of...

Illinois: Recommendations to Strengthen Implementation of the Science of Reading The stakes for students in Illinois Illinois’s performance on state policies to strengthen implementation of the Science of Reading: Illinois Rating - Weak How is Illinois performing on the five state policy actions? How...

Here is a recommended list of books that for children, parents, and educators. Check out the Book List! Ben and Emma's Big Hit Cartwheels: Finding Your Special Kind of Smart Dr. Dyslexia Dude Volumes 1, 2 & 3 Dyslexia is My Superpower Fish in...

Check out the Illinois State Board of Education's (ISBE) DYSLEXIA TOOLKIT & DYSLEXIA GUIDE. The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning are proud to announce that BUILD: A K-1 Early Reading Intervention and Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia are recognized as Intervention...

WE RAISED $850 for the Dyslexia Action Group of Naperville (DAGN)! During Dyslexia Awareness Month in October 2023, we sold t-shirts and posters designed by students attending the center. All proceeds from the sales of these items were donated to DAGN. Thank you for your support! ABOUT US: Tara J....