25 Books for Literacy Positive Libraries (19 books)

Welcome to the Dyslexic Goodreads Listopia.

This listopia is maintained by a team of public and academic librarians, a dyslexic librarian, and a literacy specialist, working to bring dyslexic-positivity and evidence-based literacy methods to libraries. Here are the (current) top 25 books we recommend for literacy-positive libraries:

EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY
• Leveled Readers, Levels Lives by Timothy Shanahan
• Preparing Children to Read: Hands-on Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers by Julia Irwin and Dina Moore
• The Road to Decode handbook, Teach my Kid to Read
• The Struggling Reader Action Plan, Teach my Kid to Read
• Decodable Books & Learning to Read, Teach my Kid to Read
• Science of Reading Toolkit: Evidence-Based Approaches for Public Libraries, Urban Libraries Council

AGE 5 - ADULT
• How Your Brain Learns to Read! by Denise Eide
• Calling All Neurons!: How Reading and Spelling Happen by Lori C. Josephson and Jamie Sale
• Doodling Dragons: An ABC Book of Sounds
• The Not-So-Lazy Schwa by Yvette Manns
• The Very Special Heart Words by Yvette Manns
• The Very Helpful Floss Rule by Yvette Manns
• The Not-So-Spooky Silent Letters by Yvette Manns
• The Overly Controlling Bossy R by Yvette Manns
• The Very Busy Letter Y by Yvette Manns
• The Very Talented Silent E by Yvette Manns
• The Very Clever Consonant Blends by Yvette Manns

AGE 9 - ADULT
• Homophones Visualized by Bruce Worden

YA - ADULT
• Academic Writing and Dyslexia: A Visual Guide to Writing at University by Adrian J Wallbank

More titles for the literacy-positive libraries list are coming soon!

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1	How Your Brain Learns to Read by Denise Eide 4.59 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Not-So-Lazy Schwa (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns 4.48 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Very Busy Letter Y (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Very Clever Consonant Blends (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Very Special Heart Words (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Not-So-Spooky Silent Letters (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Very Helpful Floss Rule (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns 4.62 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Very Talented Silent E (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Overly Controlling Bossy R (Phonics Read-Alouds Series) by Yvette Manns 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Homophones Visualized by Bruce Worden (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Academic Writing and Dyslexia: A Visual Guide to Writing at University by Adrian J Wallbank 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Preparing Children for Reading Success: Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers by Julia Irwin 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives: How Students’ Reading Achievement Has Been Held Back and What We Can Do About It by Timothy Shanahan 4.53 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Calling All Neurons!: How Reading and Spelling Happen by Lori C Josephson 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Doodling Dragons: An ABC Book of Sounds by Denise Eide 4.48 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching by Anita L. Archer 4.24 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Recipe for Reading by Nina Traub 4.56 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills 4th Edition by Judith R. Birsh 4.54 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction by Sharon Vaughn (Foreword) 3.98 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars