Haiku Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 How is it that my son can write the words tall, wall, fall, small, call, ball, and stall and NOT recognize that there is a pattern in how the -all sound is spelled? I'm honestly curious, I'm not just :banghead: . I mean I am :banghead: , but I really want to know what can cause this to happen. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't know. But my son was the same way. He couldn't even get the pattern after I pointed it out to him more than once. I still haven't gotten back to spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyagain Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My 8yo is the same way! Honestly, I'm beginning to suspect dyslexia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'm beginning to suspect dyslexia. This was in Apples and Pears, which is a spelling program for dyslexic kids. My son doesn't have a lot of the signs of dyslexia, but I suspect it sometimes, too. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 How was the lesson presented? (I haven't used A & P). Is it discovery oriented (child is to discover the pattern through repetition or other means) or is it directly taught and demonstrated, and then the student is to practice it? My son never did well with discovery-oriented methods (and to his way of thinking, that type of method is withholding important information from the student. When he was younger he even thought it was done out of ill-intent! Obviously, why would anyone not just TELL you what you need to know unless they don't want you to understand? Love how kids think so differently!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I don't know. Sometimes I think it can just take awhile to "get" those things. You would think it is obvious, but apparently not. When older ds was learning to read, he couldn't see those patterns. Now that he can read, he does. So........no answer for you.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 How was the lesson presented? (I haven't used A & P). Is it discovery oriented (child is to discover the pattern through repetition or other means) or is it directly taught and demonstrated, and then the student is to practice it? My son never did well with discovery-oriented methods (and to his way of thinking, that type of method is withholding important information from the student. When he was younger he even thought it was done out of ill-intent! Obviously, why would anyone not just TELL you what you need to know unless they don't want you to understand? Love how kids think so differently!) It has been practiced in past lessons that the "all" sound is spelled a l l. We also have flashcards that present each sound. In a section of a later lesson where words were being reviewed, these words were to be written from dictation (and there were about 5 other words that weren't -all words thrown in). Ds spelled some of the -all words correctly, and some he didn't, or really struggled with figuring out the correct spelling. So it wasn't explicitly mentioned here, but it has been in past lessons. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBG Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I'm using the Barton Reading & Spelling program and my 8yo is finally seeing these patterns and starting to rhyme. It's been a great program for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Have you contacted A&P? They might have suggestions. Surely they've run into the issue before. :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learning Ally Mom Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Tara- If you suspect your son might have dyslexia, here is a link describing the common signs and giving some basic background on the learning disability: http://www.ldonline.org/article/16282/ LDonline and Interdys are good resources to look into for more information. Best of luck! -Learning Ally Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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