Reading Comprehension

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First of all, sorry, I have no experience with Huntington.

If you are having trouble finding tutors available, have you considered doing Barton at home together? Barton is also an O-G method and has more accessible programs for parents to use at home. However, O-G programs are usually very good for phoneme and orthographic issues- common with dyslexia. Not so much with comprehension or RAN issues.

We are in FCPS, and in MS we had an excellent interaction with the person who is in charge of special ed reading for middle school for the whole county. She has moved on, but I would try to contact that office to see what they recommend. There are reading programs specifically aimed at comprehension issues that may be better for your son.

How does he do with audio books? Those have helped my son immensely in accessing the books at his cognitive level that are above his reading level. Having electronic textbooks where he can look a the words while listening to the text is very helpful.

What kind of accommodations does your DC currently receive to mitigate the ADHD at school and at home? What reading program is he currently using at school?

Thanks PP.

Have not heard of Barton, will research it though!

he is now in private, and they do use specific teaching methodologies for students with various LD's. He has made a lot of improvement according to his teacher but he is still 2 grade levels behind. My goal is to have him ready for high school.

he LOVES audio books. We used to have a subscription to Audible but I let it lapse. I'll look into starting it again, great idea!

If he has a documented reading disability he can join Learning Ally and Bookshare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

OP - While your son might be a bit older than those they usually evaluate, I would consider contacting the Univeristy of Maryland's Reading Center for an evaluation. They do evals on Saturdays, and one of our daughter's had it done for her second grader last spring. Besides providing a very comprehensive report on strengths and weaknesses, there was also a comprehensive list of interventions recommendation that could be shared with a classroom teacher, reading specialist or in your case a reading tutor. The reading center also maintains a list of tutors, some of whom are teachers, as do other places such as The Lab School. There was also information regarding online resources contained in the report. The cost was $300 for a couple of hour session with two individuals. Most likely the approach would be different for an older student or perhaps they could refer you to a place that does such evaluations if they do not.

It just makes sense at eighth grade to get an evaluation of what specific problems your DS has in comprehension so that you then know what you want to see a tutor or specialized program approach covering rather than to just take what a tutor says at face value. If one is reading two or more levels below grade level, it is very difficult to process and retain information being presented on grade level. This I found in research years ago in seeking services for our youngest daughter.

Thank you PP.

DS has had 3 comprehensive neuropsych evals since his diagnosis. The 3rd was completed last March in preparation for private school admissions. There is no actual "learning disability" but his ADHD is significant enough that it has impaired his ability to focus and thus retain information - and yes he has been on medication since he was 7, sadly. Basically his brain is working very fast and he skips over/misses critical information all the time whether it be reading or math.