I need a dyslexia program for my homeschooled son

TJ

Suggest you look at:
http://www.rogerscenter.com/

This is a CD ROM program (based on Orton Gillingham) that builds an association between symbols and sounds in the English language. It utilizes the close association of visual, auditory and kinesthetic elements to help students improve their language skills.

If you have any questions you can contact Noreen Rogers at
her Email address - [email protected]

LEarning to teach using multisensory strategies and being able to figure out what’s working and not working take a lot of time and experience and, therefore, expense.
A parent has the big advantage of only having to figure out her own kids though.

Here’s an article about multisensory teaching that you might find useful — http://www.resourceroom.net/OGLists/MSSL.asp

There is a parents group on yahoo devoted to using MSSL at home (it’s called “MSSLathome” even :-)) — the page is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MSSLatHome/
(and yes, it’s full of ads :-( ) and there are all kinds of games and strategeis and ideas posted there. You can also get some great ideas from The REading Genie at http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/
(he teaches reading instruction and that’s where I’d go if I wanted to learn it right).

If you can hook up with a workshop with your local branch of the International Dyslexia Assoc. that would be great — I’m usually great at “reading the directions and figuring it out” but this was something I had to learn working with experienced teachers.

Personally I would not choose the Rogers CD except as a source for practice of what I was teaching; among other things, it does not build in review, and when you finish a lesson, you move along, whether you got it all right or got it all wrong. If I were new to MSSL I would want something that gave me more guidance (hard to do if you’re a CD-ROM :-)). And for just practicing Lexia Learning has some software that has some very good games and activities — and built into its program is branching so that if the student misses too many in one exercise, they’re directed to easier ones.

I know of a homeschool mom that uses this version of Spalding to teach her child. It is one of the more reasonable programs that gives the parent/teacher scripted lesson plans. I am considering ordering it but have not seen it first-hand.

http://www.riggsinst.org/index.shtml

Janis

If you’re homeschooling I wouldn’t look for one system to solve your problems. If you’re just coming to a realization that your son is having more difficulty than the other kids then email me at home and I can share what I’ve learned.

This book is $16 at most bookstores and was the single best homeschooling investment I ever made. My 8-1/2yo daughter was reading on a preschool level when we started with this book. After 6 weeks she was reading on a beginning 3rd grade level. It tends to work very well with dyslexics.

Audiblox is another program you may want to check out. A combination of “Reading Reflex” and Audiblox is often very helpful with dyslexic kids.

There is a DyslexiaSupport list at http://www.groups.yahoo.com that you may want to join. The archived messages there are a valuable source of information.

Mary

check out the homeschool boards at http://www.vegsource.com. The Math and Reading board, and the Special Needs board, are great sources of information. The site’s search engine doesn’t work, but you can do a ctl/F to find key words in headers. Lots of information on the R&M bb about Reading Reflex, and lots of info about Audiblox on the Special Needs board.

Mary