Guest kljohnson7868 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Has anyone used this and if so, what was your experience? My daughter is 12 and has 22q11 deletion syndrome. She is working at a 4th-5th grade level in most subjects, but reading comprehension is an issue. She can sight read very well, but has limited understand of what she just read - especially if questions are more abstract ("why") as opposed to concrete ("where" etc). I'm wondering if IdeaChain would work to help her comprehension level? Any and all advice and suggestions appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 This looks kind of interesting... Haven't used it though. My dd (16) also has a lot of trouble with the 'why' questions. Hope someone else has used this, and can comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Yes! We used it and loved it! It was really interesting to hear how one of in attempted to explain a picture that I would later see. It puts the pictures together with words--and vice-versa, which is one way to help reading comprehension. The program was easy to implement and the author provided phone support. That phone support was why I chose Idea-Chain over Visualizing and Verbalizing, (but once finished with IC, we used some V & V materials.) One interesting experience was my own visualization improved while using Idea Chain. I'm more of a think-with-words kind of thinker. While i did okay in school, a program like this would have been helpful to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYmomof4 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Another user here. I used it with my DD when she was around 11. I liked the program quite a bit and think it helped in several different ways. First, it really does teach kids to visualize. Secondly, it certainly helped DD with narrations. She started off having trouble coming up with even a few sentences, but got really decent by the time we were done. Finally, it really opened DD's eyes to how open to interpretations simple sentences can be if the language is not precise enough. DD often acts like it is obvious what she means even when what she actually says is vague and unclear. Telling her back what I am picturing from her description (and I would intentionally make up something silly or outrageous for the parts she left out or described very vaguely) helped DD realize that there is more than one way to interpret what we hear. The program is scripted and is very easy to implement - another plus. I still have all the materials in like new condition if you are interested in buying. Pm me if you would like to know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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