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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I’m chiming in as I also have a rising third grader with dyslexia, diagnosed this past June.  No dysgraphia.

He’s made significant gains in the past month using the Phono-Graphix approach; there are others (EBLI, Reading Simplifed) based on it that also have very strong evidence.  He went three times/week for three weeks, after lower intensity earlier this year.  We also did P-G based exercises at home on the days he didn’t go for tutoring.

Despite the widespread praise for Orton-Gillingham, the method actually has middling empirical support.  I’m a psychologist who has also conducted educational research; I read through the literature carefully when looking into interventions for my DS.

P-G isn’t a panacea, but it’s outstanding for building phonemic awareness and foundational skills, and usually fairly quickly.  Kids benefit from structured interventions, the younger the better, and with sufficient intensity to make a difference.  Twice a week isn’t going to cut it.  Good luck.[/quote]

Can you share where your child received the P-G instruction?

My child was diagnosed with dyslexia at the end of first grade and has been doing OG tutoring consistently for 3-4x a week for one year with a highly trained ASDEC tutor and we have seen only a small improvement in reading. My child is entering 3rd grade and can only read CVC words (not fluently). After two sentences she is fatigued because it is still so laborious. My child has a high average IQ and is fully aware of the widening gap between herself and her peers and is starting to lose hope. I feel that I need to look into a different methodology before all of her confidence is gone.

Because of your post I found the EBLI Facebook group and it almost seems too good to be true. It definitely seems to be backed by evidence. Would love to hear about anyone else who has used the P-G approach. [/quote]

Yes!!  Beth Ciangiulli at Stepping Stones Therapy.  She is terrific - warm and engaging, but also kept my DS focused.  She got him on a good track and we're hoping to sustain momentum through the school year.  He was very tired at the end of the first few sessions but built stamina over the few weeks.  She made a point of telling me that things that were laborious when he started had become much less so.

https://www.steppingstonestherapy.com/therapists

I'm sending you and your DD all the best luck.  [/quote]

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