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[quote=Anonymous]It’s been years since I looked into dyslexia resources, and my experience with dyslexia at the time was tangential.  I do remember that there were various dyslexia organizations that offered resources and support for dyslexics.  I remember there were a list of tutoring programs that they recommended, with Orton Gillingham and Lindamood-Bell having the best recommendations then.  I think the critical element is that dyslexics seem to respond best to phonics-based programs.  I also remember that there was some speculation that reading through colored filters showed some promise, but I don’t know if that’s been supported or debunked since.

I hope you get more responses from people with more relevant experience, but if not, I’d google dyslexia organizations, check them out with Wikipedia and other neutral sources to verify their legitimacy, and then see what they currently suggest.

In the meantime, while I don’t think they’re specifically aimed at dyslexics, here are some general phonics resources in case they might be of any help (the books may be available through your public library):

Reading Reflex by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness
https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Reflex-Foolproof-Phono-Graphix-Teaching/dp/0684853671

Why Our Children Can’t Read and What We Can Do About It by Diane McGuinness 
https://www.amazon.com/Children-Cant-Read-What-About/dp/0684853566

*Reading Reflex and Why Our Children Can’t Read overlap quite a bit but approaches the topic from different perspectives.  Reading Reflex deals more directly with the actual instruction.

Here’s a free phonics program.  I remember it as being a bit dry, but I think they may have added some videos and other features since then (I used the version on an older website as a supplementary resource for myself as amateur tutor):
https://www.phonics4free.org/learn-to-read/lesson-index

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann - I haven’t actually used this one, but I’ve heard many glowing reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/Children-Cant-Read-What-About/dp/0684853566

Bob Books by Bobby Lynn Maslen are decodable readers designed so kids can sound out them out using letter/sound correspondences as they’re gradually introduced.  The first ones are deadly dull, but they get better as more letters are introduced.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bobby-Lynn-Maslen/author/B001IXQD68?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=9f018636-97ec-4967-bd70-388c4a387ac6

The Reading Genie is a website that was started by Dr. Bruce Murray who is (was?) a professor of Reading Instruction at Auburn.  I think he has retired since I first found his website, and I think this is a newer version of the website, since my old link was broken.
https://the-reading-genie.com/

30+ Games to Get Ready to Read by Toni S. Gould
https://www.amazon.com/30-Games-Get-Ready-Read/dp/0802774326?ref_=ast_author_dp_aw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9l3I3T692Lq2D0Z5FPwLZOplAPmQ6TZhU1qZypcy_KctllcZkjqHxjxQ2yNbMR7hqu8jvgz39Drf2gDMzr5uNtdEA_4QAZwX17D6GYWWepaUEelGFz4ThBCwP0ntBJbi.d70w_vgpphsPVHfRDbdRSc6YhHkKPLVBgsrFzefnknM&dib_tag=AUTHOR

I think it’s great that you’re trying to help your niece and I hope things work our for her.

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