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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]no, this does help.  I would say my dd is a sightword learner.  She does not like to do phonics but can if it is only one word at a time.   Not the whole sentence to look at....take the word out and decode.   SHe HATES doing it.  SHe has a very strong memory and likes sight words best, best these programs are too easy.  So, yes I guess she needs decoding first or she needs decoding and then a program for comprehension.  ANd that is the tricky one.  She likes facts not fiction.  
I don't think Kumon wouold work or the other programs, although I wish they would.   My DD needs repetition.  She is considered high functioning, but we know that doesn't mean much.  
She needs work on retelling, connections, inferences, etc.[/quote]

How much decoding does she have? If it's not much, I would recommend Hooked on Phonics. Hooked on Phonics really does help kids learn decoding. Their "System 44" program is designed to teach rules and understand the system.  HOP usually recommends 15-30 minutes per day for kids.

If that still isn't working, I'd find a tutor who specializes in Orton Gillingham. It's the most recommended method for dyslexics and would probably help this kid, too.

My HFA son taught himself to read by watching "Between the Lions" on PBS. It can't hurt and it teaches both sight words and phonics rules in an entertaining way.

If she has a good memory and likes sight words, I would start drilling the heck out of her on sight words, too.  There are all kinds of sight word lists if you Google sight word list. I'd find a list from a school district and make flash cards out of it and start her memorizing them 10 minutes a day. I'd also make sure that she knows the meaning of each word. My kid could read a lot of words, but didn't know what they meant. We have to make sure that we explicitly tell him the meaning for most new words. [/quote]

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