LizzyBee Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 We have not done any phonics or other reading instruction since December, because the EdPsych who evalulated my dds suggested we use LiPS for my 7 yo. We began LiPS in January, so we've used it a little over a month now. Today I needed something that dd7 could do on her own for a little bit, so I pulled out an ETC workbook (level 1 1/2). She is reading better now than before we stopped doing phonics! One of the criticisms of ps is that they will not back up far enough to remediate a student's underlying weaknesses e.g. phonemic awareness, and that's why they are not effective at teaching kids with dyslexia and other reading disorders how to read. DD7 still has major weaknesses with auditory memory and phonemic awareness, but I'm really excited to see some improvement! And I'm glad we backed up to do the LiPS program - I think it was the right decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cillakat Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Excellent! I'm so glad for you guys that it's going well. Having decided on a path, then getting started on that path is such a relief, isn't it? :) K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Good for you and your daughter! I'm so glad to hear you are making progress. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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