Amanda Jo Norwood

Amanda Jo Norwood is a certified academic language therapist (CALT) providing therapy for students with dyslexia. She graduated from the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She is passionate about creating a means for laughter and learning to coexist. Becoming a published children's book author was a lifetime dream fulfilled after twenty years in the field of education. Her books are always organically inspired by raising her children. Being a wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt are the roles that she cherishes most. Enjoy her series of engaging children's books highlighting phonological concepts. This series was created to enhance dyslexia therapy or phonics instruction. It is not a curriculum. The Lola Kay series adds a little flavor, and laughter, to typical instruction! The main stories highlight a phonological concept, vocabulary words and even figurative language. The matching decodable readers offer an opportunity for children to become successful readers. They were specifically designed to match the new phonological concept. The series includes: What I "Mint" to Say (main story) Lola Kay's Field Day (main story) Lola Kay Loves Chasing Charlie (main story) Lola Kay Thinks About Third Grade (main story) This Book is Just for Fun (main story) Lola Kay's Birthday: A Story for New Readers (decodable reader) * Charlie's Chin: A Story for New Readers (decodable reader) * Lola Kay and Beth the Sloth: A Story for New Readers (decodable reader) * Lola Kay's Pig in a Wig (decodable reader) Stinking Thinking (journal) Notebook with Lola Kay (journal) Notebook with Charlie (journal) National Parks Notebook with Lola Kay (journal) National Parks Notebook with Charlie (journal) * also available in B&W for economical classroom use