anotherbrother Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I have a friend who has child who she's fairly sure is dyslexic. I immediately thought the Hive might have some advice that I could give her. This little girl is 7 and is going into PS 2nd grade. The mother is willing to work with her at home and would like any advice on curriculum and or diagnosis. TIA for all the help, I'm sure there will be lots of advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I'm reading The Gift of Dyslexia right now, and woah, is it out there! I mean, its completely opening my eyes to the magnitude of this "thing"- I don't even know what to call it anymore... disability? gift? talent? I'd def. pass the title along to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) You might try this on the special needs section of the board. Orton Gillingham is the most widely accepted (and researched) treatment for dyslexia. Commonly used programs for dyslexia are Barton (resell is very good but the levels are costly--I think most pay for the next level selling the previous) and Wilson (not sure how that one works) but there are others as well and I believe the first website below has a list of them and I'm sure the yahoo group below does. These might be extremely helpful: http://www.dys-add.com/ along with the WTM special needs board here and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartofReading/?yguid=200541244 She can do a dyslexia program less expensively with time and effort on her part if she has to do that. The links above can help with those options. Edited July 20, 2010 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 You might try this on the special needs section of the board. Orton Gillingham is the most widely accepted (and researched) treatment for dyslexia. Commonly used programs for dyslexia are Barton (resell is very good but the levels are costly--I think most pay for the next level selling the previous) and Wilson (not sure how that one works) but there are others as well and I believe the first website below has a list of them and I'm sure the yahoo group below does. These might be extremely helpful: http://www.dys-add.com/ along with the WTM special needs board here and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartofReading/?yguid=200541244 She can do a dyslexia program less expensively with time and effort on her part if she has to do that. The links above can help with those options. Barton Reading was the turning point for my dyslexic. I also read The Gift of Dyslexia and my son did the one week program. It was a complete waste of money. Good bye $3,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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