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Tutors are great! I am one :)
I think it's very important to have a tutor. Personally I've counseled parents to always try and tutor their children first. But regardless of who's doing it, that one on one is imperative for a child with dyslexia, especially if there's ADHD thrown in to the picture too.
One on one tutoring all... More-->
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Unsucessful Research
I have been searching for an inexpensive program suitable for a single mom to enroll my Seven year old daughter to accommodate her with her dyslexia. She was diagnosed at age 6, since she has been disgnosed I have researched all over and the search has been unsucessful. Its either extremely expensiv... More-->
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Foreign Language for Dyslexics
Hi,
I am feeling extremely frustrated by the lack in information and curricula there is for teaching foreign language to dyslexics. My son is in eighth grade and is struggling miserably with Spanish. He is a pretty good auditory learner and he speaks alright. I think he could learn conversati... More-->
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Fast ForWord?
Can we talk about the auditory training software, Fast ForWord? While the software's efficacy has been studied with mixed results, I am inclined to pursue it as an option for my son, because of his highly complex mix of diagnoses.
Another recent conversation with my son urged me to pursue my co... More-->
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Learning Ears by Gayle Moyer
All, I have two children that within the last three weeks have been diagnosed as both being dyslexic or at risk for dyslexia. My eight year old daughter is in the second grade and is dyslexic and has ADD. She also has low associative and working memory and her processing speed is slow although ov... More-->
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Corrective Reading
Some school systems are using Corrective Reading to work with dyslexic students. Be careful!!!!!!!!
Many school book publishing companies are touting that Corrective Reading is appropriate for dyslexic readers. It depends on the level of LD for your child, dyslexia and any other related issues.... More-->
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Sidewalks Program
My 3rd grader has been in the SLANT program at school for over a year and has made wonderful progress. They now want to start using Sidewalks with him, "to keep him motivated". They say it is a nicer program and more interesting overall. I'm worried because SLANT has worked so well and ... More-->
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Scientific Study Shows Print Inversion Works
Here's a summation of an investigative study by Steen Larsen & Paul Parlenvi of the Clinic of Dyslexia, Gothenburg, Sweeden over 25 years ago.
A colleage and I have been doing Action Research with students between the ages of 6 and 13 for the last three years which has proven time and time ... More-->
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Executive Function Curriculums
As we are all aware, the comorbidity of dyslexia and executive function skills deficits is high. I am looking for additional training in EF for middle/high school students. The only curriculum that I am aware of is from Rush Neurobehavioral Center (Chicago). Thank you for any insights.... More-->
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Help in Paris
I recently moved to Paris with my husband and am struggling with learning French as someone who has dyslexia. I have been unsuccessful with finding LD resources in Paris. I even tried the LD National Center before I moved but they could not provide any assistance. If anyone has any suggestions I ... More-->
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Fluency in the acquisition of knowledge
Bob Rose has been my on-line friend for about 5 years now. He was born in 1938 0n Long Island, in a suburb of New York City.
He graduated from New York University in 1963 (when I was only 11 years old), and after two years as a navy medical officer in Guam, he became a board certified medical int... More-->
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Barton Reading & Spelling System
I work in a learning center that uses the Barton System, an Orton-Gillingham based program. We like it because it is so well-designed & can be used by professionals and/or parents.
Interested in any thoughts/experiences others have had with Barton, especially as it relates to other O-G progr... More-->
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What Parents Can Do
As a reading teacher, and a parent of a dyslexic child I am writing to parents in the community to tell you that there are things that you can do to help your child right now. One of the most important things is easy and costs no money-- just time. Read aloud to your children each night. Remember... More-->
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Print Inversion Actually Helps Some Kids With Dyslexia
[size=18:58de4e0090] [b:58de4e0090]P[/b:58de4e0090]rint [b:58de4e0090]I[/b:58de4e0090]nversion is a very simple accommodation that will help some children learn how to read and write. All it takes is an open mind and assurance by the teacher and parents that there is nothing ‘’wrong” with rea... More-->
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Tools of the Mind
Does any one have an opinion on the way Tools of the Mind approaches learning to read? I am asking as a teacher who has taught the program and as a parent of three children- the youngest having been taught through this program in K. Thank you.... More-->
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Extended School Year Services
Before you spend your money on the many great summer programs available for dylexic students , consider the following:
If your child has an IEP, you can request a PPT to determine Extended School Services. ESY is not summer school. ESY is not a summer reading packet that the teacher gives y... More-->
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Why is it so hard to teach a dyslexic kid to tie his shoes
I would love any suggestions any one has on this one. We are doing everything we can for my 7 year old to help his reading and we are making slow progress. Not sure if shoe tie tutors exist but I might think about it. It is SO frustrating for him.... More-->
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Retention?
Does anyone have an opinion on whether or not repeating a grade in early elementary school is at all helpful to a dyslexic child- assuming the classroom is strong in phonics and generally supportive of special needs...... More-->
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Tutoring Is It Worth The Aggravation?
YES!! I understand that tutoring can be expensive, time consuming and hard to justify, but I believe the one on one work is invaluable. My son has been tutored for four years by the same wonderful woman who works with him on his reading using the Orton-Gillingham method. The biggest bonus has been o... More-->
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Wilson system?
My grandson is being taught the Wilson system 1 on 1 for half hour each day. He also is getting what they call a dose of reading with his general education teacher and another dose with the title one teacher.
I am fearful that this approach will confuse him. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
I also... More-->
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Toe by Toe
Hello: We live in France, near Geneva and our 8 year old son has had a horrible time trying to learn French in the French school system. We have been here since June, 2009 (Canadian and American). We knew he has "processing issues" but was only recently diagnosed as dyslexic. In any case, ... More-->
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Reading Horizons for high school student
I have a 15 year old son. I have home schooled him from the beginning. We have tried many phonics intervention programs, including one by the Wright Group recommended in Dr. Shaywitz's book. He can read fairly well. He still struggles identifying individual sounds in words. His handwriting is terrib... More-->
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One to One tutoring best thing we ever did
Re: "straight up" dyslexia: Just wanted to say if you get the right tutor (and we used the Wilson program) one on one 3x a week after school for two full years. Thats what it took, not a total cure but tremendous progress... Don't want to tell you what it cost, oh well, I will, (about $10... More-->
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Lindamood-Bell
As an educator, I admit that I was initially suspicious of the slick marketing materials produced by Lindamood-Bell. They felt like they belonged to a shopping mall, not a school. However, after hearing learning specialists and parents claim that Lindamood-Bell had significantly helped several stru... More-->
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