Audioblox- Where to order from in the states?

I don’t know of any place you can order it from except from South Africa. I ordered the Schoolblox kit for my regular ed 5th grade. Everything was fine and the people at Audiblox have been very helpful. I posted about some success I have had in the regular classroom with one particular student on the Teaching Students with LD board.

If it would ease your mind, several mothers at vegsource posted that — because of the exchange rate — it actually cost them less than the posted $ amount on the website, shipping included.

Mary

I just got my Audioblox from the web-site. It was shipped right away had to wait less then 2 weeks. I purchased the entire program and only paid 73.00 total including shipping and handling. Since I just received it I have not used it yet but it looks very interesting and appealing. I have 2 boys with difficulty reading and writing and hope this program improves their skills. For those interested that have kids that like music we also started a program called Rock with Phonics. My youngest Autistic son has responded really well to this. His teacher told me that he volunteered to read aloud to the class for the first time and was able to sound out a word she thought he would have difficulty with. Since starting the program he has had a better attitude at school. His teacher was so impressed with the program she is going to try it with her students. The program only cost me 24.00 and I was able to get it at a parent teacher store. I will try and keep you all posted on how it goes.

What is Audioblox and how does this help?

a relatively inexpensive (about $80) home-based cognitive training program.

There is a developmental model that sees learning as a pyramid. The broad base is genetic inheritance, and the next level up is sensory/motor development (motor, auditory, vision skills). The small peak of the pyramid is academic learning. The layer in between sensory/motor development and academic learning is cognitive skills development.

Cognitive skills include such things as auditory and visual short-term memory, sequencing, pattern recognition, reasoning, directionality, etc. Unaddressed problems on the genetic and sensory/motor levels will limit cognitive skills development. However, many children simply have delays in development of cognitive skills, and a program such as Audiblox can produce significant improvements when this is the case.

Website is http://www.audiblox2000.com

Mary

I have researched and tried so many programs for my fifteen year old daughter. I was so excited when I came across the Audioblox program that I made arrangements with the Audiblox company in South Africa to sell their program here in the US. All arrangements will soon be made and the product will be available for sale in the US on Feb. 1, 2002. In the meantime, I wouldn’t hesitate to order from South Africa. When you use their shopping cart, the order form shows up that the shipping charges can’t be figured, but the shipping charges are included in the cost of each item, so there are no hidden charges. The company is very efficient, and I, too, received my order in less than two weeks.

I have been using Audiblox with my daughter for eight weeks now and I have seen significant improvement. She used to tire so easily and now she can focus for much longer periods of time. She also thinks faster. This past week we also had a great breakthrough in her spelling. When we first started and I would give her ten words to spell, she was only able to spell one or two at the outset and it would take two weeks for her to learn to spell the others. Now when I give her a list of ten, she gets most of them right immediately. It usually only takes a few days to learn the ones she has trouble with.

I have also noticed an inprovement in how fast she accomplishes her chores. She used to be sooooo slow. She also finally has hope that she will be able to graduate with her classmates.

Best wishes,
Barb

Sheila,

Just a quick question, you stated you have had great success with a 5th grader. I’m facing the same thing, a 5th grader, my daughter, she has ADD and LD in regard to writing and spelling which greatly effects her reading and math for some reason. My daughter has been tested and tested and found to have an extremely high IQ, however if she had to read and write the answers for a test herself it would proably have to be on a 3rd grade level or she wouldn’t pass. Her reading has greatly improved over the last year, but she still struggles with writing which means she also struggles with spelling. She will be 11 in less than 2 months, I find that she struggles alot with self-esteem, her teacher at school in no means hides that fact that she and a few other students need extra help, shorter spelling lists, and sometimes a reader. I’ve tried tutoring, Sylvan, Hooked on Phonics, the Phonics Game, nothing has worked, she just becomes more frustrated and says I’ll always be stupid. Do you really think Audioblox is something that could work? I’ve told her that I’ve been checking into something that I think will REALLY, REALLY help her, and I feel if I build her up some and get her excited this could really work. I’ve had my 1st marking period conf. with her teacher (a former Spec. Ed. teacher) and she told me that she thinks I should put Sam in an all Spec. Ed. class for Read/LA and math? My daughter is a beautiful girl, tons of friends and full of life and energy. This would just even further lower her self-esteem and I believe just devistate her. I can’t let this happen. Any extra input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kendra
*sorry so long*

Check out their website at audiblox2000.com. The program makes sense to me. The student I have that has improved so much so far is a student who has good listening comprehension skills, but was very poor in spelling, reading, writing, and math. He also started the year and I questioned whether he was ADD.

D attends much better to tasks lately. It is fun to watch him now. He has a ways to go, but is inspired and wants to work hard. His confidence in his reading has improved. He often volunteers to read in front of the class.

I would check this program out. It is not very costly. They have a language component too in the program. I do not use it in my classroom.

The program does take time, though. It needs to be done regularly. Some of my students complain once in a while about doing the exercises every day, but I just continue to tell them that it is so good for them and that it will help them. They have noticed the change in D and have stated that he is reading so much better.

The people at Audiblox have been great, very supportive and helpful. I think that I am one of the only or am the only regular classroom in the states that is using this program. I am anxious to see what is going to happen as the school year progresses.

I hope this helps.