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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Phonographix was recommended as the program with the most evidence-based support.  [/quote]

Recommended by whom, Phonographix?  "Most" in this case is really subjective.  O-G and LMB are just as strongly evidence-based.

OP, I'd go with whichever program has an available tutor that you like and can afford.  If you do LMB through it's center, it will be much more expensive then finding an independent tutor certified in the method.[/quote]

A speech language therapist at the Lab School, who is familiar with many different programs.  I mentioned Phonographix because it hadn't been mentioned before on the thread, and I know that there are many publicly available books out there.  A parent can also sign up to take a training course thru a Baltimore based school for dyslexia students and/or do the training course online.  I think a big part of teaching any of these reading programs is having an effective teacher, and one can debate wether the parent has enough experience to do that based on just one training course.  And, another aspect for a parent to consider is how the parent/child relationship may enhance or detract from teaching instruction.  (In my case, I think my parental relationship with my son makes it MORE difficult for me to teach him.)

But, this sometimes has to be balanced against cost and time/logisitics.  It might make sense for a parent to deliver the phonographix if it can be done every day for 30 mins or something like that vs. 1x a week for an hour via a paid tutor.

For the OP, I think you have to consider very carefully what is at the root of the comprehension -- sometimes decoding is weak (which phonographix is good for), sometimes the fluency is weak (try ReadNaturally), or the working memory for what has been read is weak despite good decoding and good fluency (try some kind of visualization or other memory programs like visualizing and verbalizing or other methods of helping a kid mentally organize what he has read while he is reading).

For our kid, decoding was part of the problem of comprehension.  Phonographix has helped us.  [/quote]

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