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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP who posted and wanted to add while you are getting the process started, please do not depend on the school to help, especially if they have 12 kids in an intervention group! It’s a bonus if they do but at this point, you don’t want your child to continue not making progress.

If the school is using UFLI, I highly recommend also becoming familiar with the program, or showing the resources to your tutor.

I’m trained in multiple interventions (OG, Wilson, RGR, etc.) and I love UFLI. Everything (Google slides for each lesson - perfect for working with your child, all the decodables, etc.) is free except the manual. The manual is only $70 but definitely spend some time reading all the intro pages if you do not have a SOR background.

UFLI Resources: https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/
Scroll down and you will see the lessons arranged by category - but keep in mind you need the manual for it to make sense. Each lesson also has decodable texts, games, etc.

You want to start off by administering an assessment to determine where to start and to identify any gaps. UFLI recently developed their own screener; you can use screeners from LETRS or Core Phonics.

I promise it’s very user friendly but if you have a tutor, pass along the info.

Another resource is to look into David Kilpateick and the PAST. Simple to administer and provides one minute phonemic awareness drills (ex. of the one min drills: Say bat. Now say bat but change the /b/ sound to a /p/ sound. What’s your new word? Pat!). Quick and easy way to work on PA skills.

Last, check out Projectread.ai

You can adjust the settings to mirror the lessons for UFLI, OG, CKLA, etc. You can create additional decodables for your child to practice fluency and get to automaticity. Seems like there are some red flags for dyslexia, or an aud processing disorder resulting from the hearing loss as another PP mentioned but either way, your child sounds like they would benefit from repeated exposure to the phonics concepts previously learned — hence the rec for having them read additional decodables.

Good luck. So tricky to navigate this as an employee and as a parent but you must advocate for your kid because the school doesn’t seem to have an issue with your child not making progress![/quote]

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