Resources for parents to tutor dyslexic students themselves?
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Anonymous
| My niece is struggling with reading and has a SAHP who could potentially help tutor her. Has anyone tried this approach? If so, what evidence-based resources are available? They live outside of the DMV and are on a tight budget. |
Anonymous
| All about reading—is orton gillingham based, which is a science based for all learners including those with dyslexia. 20 minutes per day gets kids from basic letter sounds to chapter books in 1.5-2 years |
Anonymous
| OMG- please get a certified Orton - Gillingham tutor! |
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It’s been years since I looked into dyslexia resources, and my experience with dyslexia at the time was tangential. I do remember that there were various dyslexia organizations that offered resources and support for dyslexics. I remember there were a list of tutoring programs that they recommended, with Orton Gillingham and Lindamood-Bell having the best recommendations then. I think the critical element is that dyslexics seem to respond best to phonics-based programs. I also remember that there was some speculation that reading through colored filters showed some promise, but I don’t know if that’s been supported or debunked since.
I hope you get more responses from people with more relevant experience, but if not, I’d google dyslexia organizations, check them out with Wikipedia and other neutral sources to verify their legitimacy, and then see what they currently suggest. In the meantime, while I don’t think they’re specifically aimed at dyslexics, here are some general phonics resources in case they might be of any help (the books may be available through your public library): Reading Reflex by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Reflex-Foolproof-Phono-Graphix-Teaching/dp/0684853671 Why Our Children Can’t Read and What We Can Do About It by Diane McGuinness https://www.amazon.com/Children-Cant-Read-What-About/dp/0684853566 *Reading Reflex and Why Our Children Can’t Read overlap quite a bit but approaches the topic from different perspectives. Reading Reflex deals more directly with the actual instruction. Here’s a free phonics program. I remember it as being a bit dry, but I think they may have added some videos and other features since then (I used the version on an older website as a supplementary resource for myself as amateur tutor): https://www.phonics4free.org/learn-to-read/lesson-index Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann - I haven’t actually used this one, but I’ve heard many glowing reviews. https://www.amazon.com/Children-Cant-Read-What-About/dp/0684853566 Bob Books by Bobby Lynn Maslen are decodable readers designed so kids can sound out them out using letter/sound correspondences as they’re gradually introduced. The first ones are deadly dull, but they get better as more letters are introduced. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bobby-Lynn-Maslen/author/B001IXQD68?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=9f018636-97ec-4967-bd70-388c4a387ac6 The Reading Genie is a website that was started by Dr. Bruce Murray who is (was?) a professor of Reading Instruction at Auburn. I think he has retired since I first found his website, and I think this is a newer version of the website, since my old link was broken. https://the-reading-genie.com/ 30+ Games to Get Ready to Read by Toni S. Gould https://www.amazon.com/30-Games-Get-Ready-Read/dp/0802774326?ref_=ast_author_dp_aw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9l3I3T692Lq2D0Z5FPwLZOplAPmQ6TZhU1qZypcy_KctllcZkjqHxjxQ2yNbMR7hqu8jvgz39Drf2gDMzr5uNtdEA_4QAZwX17D6GYWWepaUEelGFz4ThBCwP0ntBJbi.d70w_vgpphsPVHfRDbdRSc6YhHkKPLVBgsrFzefnknM&dib_tag=AUTHOR I think it’s great that you’re trying to help your niece and I hope things work our for her. |
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My DS is dyslexic and we moved him to a school that specializes in teaching kids with dyslexia. Before that, when he was in a mainstream school, he did tutoring with Mandy Bolgiano who is CALT certified and recognized by the IDA International Dyslexia Association.
I know you were asking about free resources, but I don’t know of any. Mandy and the O-G based program she taught were very helpful. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| Go on the UFLI website and read all the resources they have. Buy the manual and read the manual carefully (it's $70 plus shipping). All the other resources are free (slides to go with every single lesson). The lessons are explicitly laid out for you. Watch videos on You Tube from UFLI about having to do the lessons. Try it for a while and I bet your child will make improvements. Some dyslexic children need more, but I would try this first. I saw significant gains with a child diagnosed with dyslexia using UFLI. However, I don't think they had had much evidence based phonics instruction before this. |
Anonymous
Absolutely this. It's the most relatively easily implementable home reading program for dyslexics. Note that you are also going to probably be spending extra time with math -- lots of dyslexic kids will need a lot more practice than typical. Some kids find spiral better than mastery. Saxon Math if spiral. If you want to try the mastery route, Rod and Staff (NB: Christian). |
Anonymous
| OP here! Thank you so much for all the suggestions!! |
Anonymous
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Barton is an Orton-Gillingham based program marketed to homeschoolers. It is written clearly enough for someone untrained to follow.
Is the parent thinking of homeschooling or supplementing? |
Anonymous
| Child attends university model school - some days in school building, some days instruction at home |
Anonymous
This. DC was at least a grade below in reading in 2nd grade. By the end of 3rd she was above grade. I tried to get an OG tutor, but they aren’t unavailable in my area to travel with time and cost prohibited. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Orton-Gillingham is the gold standard for teaching dyslexic people to read. |
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If they have a local International Dyslexia Association branch, they might provide some resources or have suggestions.
If the SAHP gets certified in OG, they could tutor other students as well. and probably pretty quickly earn back the cost of the full 40 hour training. (Depending on where they live, OG tutors might charge $60-$100+ per hour.) |
Anonymous
How old is the child? |
Anonymous
7 |