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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear OP,

I have a 6yo son with ASD who I am considering using LMB to help him learn to read. He will be in KG this year in a small private school. He receives OT and ST and attends Social Skills classes. His math skills are fine.  He can count to 100 and understands numbers, their order, and simple addition.  He is not yet reading although he knows all his letters and the sounds they make and has at least 10-20 sight words.  Should I continue to work with him - he does make slow progress or should I go with LMB.  Financially, I could do it if I sacrificed some of his other therapies, classes, but I only want to do it if it is going to make a true difference long term.  Thoughts, advice?  One other thing is that he is really resistant to going to LMB for some reason - he went there for an assessment and they seemed super nice so I'm not sure why he does not want to go there.

Thank you![/quote]

You’ve given no indication as to why your child would need any type of reading intervention. NONEWHATSOEVER. He’s perfectly posed to have a great kindergarten. Save your money for music lessons and sports teams and family vacations. Your kid is fine, and it’s 1000% fine that he is not reading.

—a kindergarten teacher[/quote]

I have a similar child and since his sister was dyslexic I was thinking the same about intervening early.  But honestly managing the social and fine motor demands of preschool and kindergarten were huge challenges for him so as long as his phonemic awareness/ sight words were steadily increasing through K we let it go.  The pressure of the LMB program, which my daughter did one summer, would have pushed him over the edge I believe.

Once he got to 1st grade, the other demands were easier for him and his reading took off.  I was so relieved and excited for him.

I am usually a test/ intervene early poster since dyslexia is so straight forward to identify and treat.  But in your son's case I strongly agree with the kindergarten teacher.

If dyslexia runs in your family- tell his special ed team and they can help you monitor progress.[/quote]

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