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Pen-I just went to the High Noon site and had DD try to read the level examples. She can handle some of the bigger words, but the smaller ones she struggles with. And this is those, look is like, men is man, Etc.

She was able to read the first 2 with just a few mistakes, but verryyyy slowly. Tortureously slow.

Example 3 was harder and alot of mess ups.

She will be 10 in Aug. How far behind and how long to catch up?

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Pen-there are no special schools for dyslexics anywhere near me. We would have to move. I just worry about everything!! She is on the quieter side around kids and I worry that HSing will make her even quieter. Though she is NOT quiet at home!!

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Thanks so much for all your ideas and recommendations!

 

Took dd for a vision test today and she barely even needs reading glasses, but we went with them since anything that will help the slightest bit is worth it.

 

I have become obsessed with picking programs and worrying about if this is the right decision. To the point that I am now thinking maybe sending her to ps would be better for her. I wish someone would just tell me the winning answer. I don't want to regret doing one thing or the other. And I feel time is running out with her going into 5th grade in Sept.

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A have a few suggestions.. Read the book Overcoming Dyslexia by Shaywitz if you haven't done that yet. Get your DD listening to audio and read alouds. Definitely pursue a COVD vision therapist for an initial eye check. Look at freerice.com and see if your DS can answer some of the vocab questions. Vocabulary alongside reading remediation is very important. If she can, have her work on freerice for about 10 minutes, 4 times per week. Maybe consider teaching her to type.

 

Don't concern yourself with her reading level. Teach her where she is because that is all that really matters at this point. My 12yo took a mighty leap between 4th and 5th grade. Expect the grammar to be less than desirable until they have the reading down and then focus more heavily on it. The Dyslexic Advantage by the Eides couple is wonderful; however, save that book until you have a plan in action.

 

When looking at materials, always strive for multisensory, direct, and explicit instruction. I have found that SWB's recs don't always jive with dyslexic kiddos.

 

I definitely want to teach her to type.

 

She is getting her eyes examed tomorrow actually, by a ped eye specialist.

 

What is SWB?

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I have emailed with Susan already, but now she is away until Aug 8th.

DD has alot of memory issues. Even on the prescreening, she couldn't remember the exact sentence to repeat. Susan sent me an email with strategies to help with the memory issues. She seems wonderful and very helpful.

 

We see the neuropsych Aug 10th for the low down on DD's issues. Then I will know exactly what is going on. But I don't think she has anything other than dyselxia and a memory disorder. she is already dx with APD. My 12 yr old had/has all the dys- and I don't see DD as having all of them.

 

DD is a worker. Actually I fear she will work me to death and not give me a break and I will regret this HS decision! :lol:

We will need to definitely set up a schedule so she has a cut off time. But as for the 3hrs of reading, that would have to be broken up. Susan says no to that much reading anyway. The neuropsych actually thinks DD should be schooled at a special school for dyslexics, but there are none near us and I am not sending her away to school.

Edited to add: neuropsych had a very positive response when I said maybe homeschooling is the answer.

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Forgot the speech stuff. I think my insurance will cover ST. She was never formally dx, but I think she has apraxia.

LMB Lips has helped alot.

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Thanks so much for the info. I had looked at math u see, but wasn't sure.

 

Do you prefer Barton over just OG? I did the testing and dd would have to start at level 1, but I even got confused on some of the testing. She has already had Wilson to step 5, but couldn't advance and it was decided she needed LMB Lips.

Her neuropsych says she is "densely dyslexic" and needs 3 hrs of reading instruction per day, something the school won't do. Just not enough time in a regular school day.

So which reading program would be best? I looked at reading rockets, I think it's called.

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I am just starting homeschooling my 5th grader starting in Sept.

I plan on using OG reading with her because she is severely dyslexic.

I was going to use Time4Learning because it seemed easier having the program make the charts and reports, but....

I really like the look of Teaching Textbooks for math. DD is on grade level for math. Gave her TT's placement test and she is right where she should be to start 5th grade math.

Her grammar is horrendous! She has speech issues and as a result will add -ed to any word to make it past tense. In the SD i asked her speech teacher about it and she said it is grammar. I asked the classroom teacher and she said it is speech. Pass the buck. I need a good grammar program and read the Well Trained Mind has one. Have to see if it is good for a dyselxic though.

A big issue is DD is reading about 3yrs below grade level. Her comprehension's fine, it is just the actual reading of the words. She did LMB Lips this year in school and that really seemed to help. Plus she is using Fast ForWord at home for her APD.

Any suggestions??

[Teen Finally Diagnosed... I'm Overwhelmed]

We started out with borderline CAPD, but I was unsuccessful at getting that retested.

 

I know every child is different, but my son does not act the same as the kids I've met with autism or Aspergers. However, he is very rigid in his thinking, likes rules, has difficulty interpreting how a person is feeling, will talk excessively about his own interests, is shy and reserved, and generally uncomfortable in social settings. This is what I question though...is every child who has difficulty with social interactions automatically on the spectrum?

 

Not sure if I'm quoting correctly.

 

But I want to say this describes my 12 yr old ds!

He was dx with capd at 7. He acts like pdd nos, but the neurosych eval he also had at 7 said no. We had him eval'd by a ped psychologist this year who said he has chracteristics of the spectrum, but not enough. He thinks it is the capd that is the problem.

[What is the 1st step if you suspect auditory processing disorder?]

I have 3 kids dx with CAPD. All varying degrees.

 

My oldest has a mild form and when we found he had it, he was in 4th grade and learned to deal with it. We put him in parochial school for 7th grade where kids are quieter, so an FM system wasn't needed.

 

My next child, I knew something was wrong. They say you can't compare kids, but I could just tell. He could not follow multi step direction. We had to make sure he was looking at us when we told him something. I didn't know the name for it, but knew it was something. I found Earobics at the local library and started him on that but age 3 was too young. At age 7, we had him formally tested and he was dx with CAPD.

 

My last child i wasn't sure if she had CAPD, but figured we should get her tested since the other 2 have it. Well, turns out she has it too, and pretty severe.

The SD started her on Fast ForWord and I saw an improvement. That was 2 yrs ago. Last year they weren't doing it as directed and we purchased the program and it is remotely monitored. DD does it for 30mins 5 days a week. I really do see improvement and wouldn't have bought it if I hadn't.

 

But because DD's processing is still slow and she's severely dyslexic, I am considering HSing her for this coming year.

 

The woman that dx DD said most dyslexics have CAPD.