Hacking LiPS

[Kanin]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm about to start volunteer tutoring a student in reading. I'm planning to do a combination of LiPS and Seeing Stars.The trouble is I own the Seeing Stars manual but not the LiPS manual. I'm trying to get a copy of LiPS but it might take a while.

 

Does anyone know of any ways to "hack" the LiPS program and do it without the manual? I'm familiar with the program, but I don't know the sequence of introducing sounds. I do have access to the mouth pictures, tiles, etc, just not the manual. Is there a PDF floating out there on the internet with the vowel circle, the names of the sounds (lip poppers, tongue coolers, etc) things like that?

 

I feel sort of dumb asking this, because I know I NEED the manual, but I have to get by for a while without it.

 

Any ideas?

[PeterPan]

Yes, you can find the vowel circle and the brothers and cousins just by using google image.

[Kanin]

Thanks! I googled "Brothers and cousins LIPS" and some interesting pictures came up. I don't recommend, LOL. I did end up getting my hands on a manual after all, woo hoo!

 

Do you think giving some LiPS "homework" would be of any benefit? I was thinking of making a worksheet of sorts with a few 2-letter words, with letters he's studied, and providing an envelope of cut-out mouth pictures. I was thinking he could glue the mouth pictures below the letters and read aloud to his mom.

 

Not sure if that would be good because I wouldn't be there to correct any mistakes...

[PeterPan]

If you're going to assign homework, I'd just use some kind of moderately beneficial software.  Earobics is ok.  There's another software thing specifically for dyslexics, but the name slips my mind.  

 

lips vowel circle  This search pops up lots of good stuff.  Enjoy your manual!  :)