Program suggestion for children that have Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
I just recently had confirmed thru having our daughter tested that she has Dyslexia and Dysgraphia.
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Orton Gilligham and Wilson are the best. Wilson is based on Orton. I have just recently requested a listed of qualified tutors in O-G through NILD. There seem to be more public school teachers certified in Wilson. I dont know why. My best friend is a ED teacher and uses Wilson . She used to teach 3/4th grade students. But, this year recently decided to switch to k-2. Her decision was largely based that she would be able to prevent the lag and teach them to read rather the remediate. She told me last night that there were several K children that still did not even know their alphabet. That is not able to even recite it.. not just written. THat most of the children were not receiving appropriate teaching methods until after 3rd grade. 3rd grade is the bench mark in our state to say.. oh.. ok they have a problem.
Good suggestion to find the best tutor possible. In addition to having complete training in the instructional methodology, it is also helpful if the tutor has had experienced in related programs such as Great Leaps, read naturally for fluency, hand writing without tears for handwriting, a writing/comprehension program etc. This way he or she can address a wider scope of your child's needs.
Be sure to find out how they plan to assess your child's current skill level and how they plan to track and monitor progress.
Be sure to find out how they plan to assess your child's current skill level and how they plan to track and monitor progress.
I completely agree with the previous posts that OG is the best. The only recommendation I can make is that you find the best tutor available in your area, it made a world of difference for us. There are many tutors that claim to be qualified, and they may be able to help a regular child that does not have the issues of a dyslexic child. But in our experience I can tell you that we went to several tutors until we found one through the OG academy (you have to call them to get a list of certified tutors in your area, www.ortonacademy.org) that really made a difference. The sooner you start with the program with the right teacher, the sooner you will see results. Do not waste time with well intentioned tutors that have some training but not the full program.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Good to hear, Buckaroo. I think some of the programs seem to be a bit regional. Lot's of schools in the East use Wilson and I've heard of schools in the West using Singerland. LiPS seem to be everywhere!
My daughter is doing great with Slingerland at her school.
My son receives OG and it has been effective at teaching him to decode and spell. ONce a student has a base of decoding skills, it is important to expand reading instruction to include fluency (rate and accuracy) and comprehension (understanding) as well.
Read Naturally and Great Leaps are two of the most common fluency programs and they work very well with OG and any of the programs that are based on the OG method.
Many public schools use OG based programs such as LiPS, Wilson, Barton, Project Read, Singerland. Each program is a solid, phonemic based multisensory decoding program. There are slight differences with the scope and sequence, but all are sound. Just be sure you have an experienced teacher that is using the program with fidelity.
Best of luck (and glad you ventured to this group).
Read Naturally and Great Leaps are two of the most common fluency programs and they work very well with OG and any of the programs that are based on the OG method.
Many public schools use OG based programs such as LiPS, Wilson, Barton, Project Read, Singerland. Each program is a solid, phonemic based multisensory decoding program. There are slight differences with the scope and sequence, but all are sound. Just be sure you have an experienced teacher that is using the program with fidelity.
Best of luck (and glad you ventured to this group).
You may also want to check out the following site for additional information regarding dyslexia: www.brightsolutions.us
Orton-Gillingham is the best. Contact your local IDA branch (International Dyslexia Association) and see if there are any local professionals in your area trained in O-G. Check with the Special Ed teachers at your local school to see it any of them are trained in O-G - sometimes they like to tutor on the side.
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