Lindamood bell evaluation

[Anonymous]

Has anybody used Lindamood Bell for the evaluation to guide private tutoring without using LMB? The centers are inconvenient for us and frankly, the business model bothers me but the school's evaluation won't be done for a couple of months and I think that we should start tutoring sooner. Before doing that though, I'd like a little insight into the exact problems. For example, I know my 8 yr old with dyslexia has trouble with phonemes and comprehension is fine. Beyond that, i can't tell what's going on.

Also, if you used LMB, did the program work on writing and handwriting? That's a struggle too.

Thank you for insights. (also, feel free to try to convince me to do the program...it's less expensive than private school, which is also inconveniently located).

[Anonymous]

Get out your wallet and mortgage your house.

[Anonymous]

So I'm assuming that's a "no"

But did you do the evaluation and was that helpful?

[Anonymous]

My child went to a public charter school for elementary, and the school sent the reading specialist for LMB training primarily for my DC.

The program worked. After about 1.5 years of 2 hours a week my DC was able to decode unfamiliar words and spell (he could 'read' but really he was memorizing every single word). Before that, the school used Wilson and literally no progress was made for 2 years.

I'm a believer in LMB but thankfully never had to pay out of pocket or use a center. Friends who have used the center say it works in large part because of the frequency and intensity. I wonder whether they would be willing to give you the full, detailed results of their evaluation if you have not contracted for their instruction. It's sort of a package deal.

I would also not count on a school evaluation providing the detail you are seeking.

Have you reached out to ASDEC? Perhaps they can recommend a tutor or place you can get an evaluation more quickly.

[Anonymous]

I have reached out to ASDEC about a year ago and had zero luck finding a tutor. It's really hard in this area. Summer, we have a teacher lined up, but can't use her during the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anybody used Lindamood Bell for the evaluation to guide private tutoring without using LMB? The centers are inconvenient for us and frankly, the business model bothers me but the school's evaluation won't be done for a couple of months and I think that we should start tutoring sooner. Before doing that though, I'd like a little insight into the exact problems. For example, I know my 8 yr old with dyslexia has trouble with phonemes and comprehension is fine. Beyond that, i can't tell what's going on.

Also, if you used LMB, did the program work on writing and handwriting? That's a struggle too.

Thank you for insights. (also, feel free to try to convince me to do the program...it's less expensive than private school, which is also inconveniently located).

OP - we went through their evaluation process, and didn't really learn anything new that we didn't already know. After the eval it was recommended that DS have daily tutoring at their center for many, many months. the cost was astronomical!! We instead hired private tutors who had LMB training.

[Anonymous]

We did the eval and borrowed money from Grandma for 12 weeks of instruction.

It was about 12 grand -- and by far the best tutoring DS ever got. He moved forward 3 grade levela in comprehension in the 3 months after being stuck for years.

[Anonymous]

We did the eval and borrowed money from Grandma for 12 weeks of instruction.

It was about 12 grand -- and by far the best tutoring DS ever got. He moved forward 3 grade levela in comprehension in the 3 months after being stuck for years.

[Anonymous]

The LMB program is a solid one, but the testing is specific to the program. It's designed to tell you which LMB program to use, and with which frequency, and isn't meant to guide other sorts of intervention.

If you aren't planning on using LMB, I would look for a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation, with someone who doesn't gain financially if you pick one intervention over another.

[Anonymous]

Our public charter school had someone trained in a LMB program and it is working for DC. It is less intensive (3 hours per week) than an LMB center and I do believe it is less effective as a result. (Supposedly because kids with dyslexia have poor working memory, they need lots of repetition in a short period of time in order to make progress). But this is still working for him for now....so I am holding out on sending him to an LMB center.

Our recent LMB evaluation was at a reduced winter rate. I found the evaluation results very useful even though we may not enroll our child in the center. For now, we are going to use the evaluation results with private tutors.

Another option I have considered is having a private tutor that we like trained in an LMB program. $800-$1000 for the training course is better than the tens of thousands of dollars for the weeks at the center. I am even considering getting the training myself and using it to supplement the work of an LMB trained tutor. That would increase the intensity, potentially to an hour a day with the program.

The LMB teachers are not particularly highly qualified; they complete about 2 weeks of training to learn the program they will deliver at the Center. Lots of the astronomical per hour fees goes to the Center and its profits rather than the tutors themselves.

[Anonymous]

There is a study funded through the NIH that we are hoping to enroll in this year.

It uses the LMB as the frame for the tutoring.

Here is a link
https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/csl/get-involved/reading-and-math-camp?authuser=0