susancollins Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Can you tell me the pros and cons of each program and how they compare. Thanks Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've never used Barton. I have Recipe for Reading. You can get by with just the $25 manual, and that's the biggest Pro when comparing to Barton...probably. RfR is just a guide. You'll need to flesh out the lessons. That's pretty easy though ime. I make up handwriting/copywork to go along with the lessons and do spelling dictation like SWR or WRTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Barton goes to a higher level. You would need to follow up Recipe for Reading with Rewards and/or Webster's Speller or Megawords to incorporate multi-syllable words. Rewards is a little over $100 for the manual and workbook. Barton is more scripted. It takes a bit more effort to do Recipe for Reading, but because it is not scripted, you can customize it for your student and move through it faster, it is harder to accelerate Barton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancollins Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thank you both for your help. Do you think it is harder to plan lessons and script for Recipe for Reading. He currently gets 45 min of help with Recipe for Reading from a Speech Language Pathologist. He started this last week. I was using the Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading. Thanks Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I think it's fairly simple to flesh out the lessons. How it works for you will probably depend upon the specific needs of your dc. Are you able to glean some insight on how to work with him from the Speech Language Pathologist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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