Fast for word

Yes. It is sometimes recommended for children with auditory processing disorder as well. We are considering it for the summer. Has your child been evaluated to determine if he has auditory processing problems?

Janis

My son at age 12 did Fast For Word, Reading at late 1st grade level. It was my last real hope as he was severely dyslexic with serious auditory processing issues.
He was considered “old” for the program.

It worked. We followed with an intensive language support heavy on LindamoodBell for 6 months.

Today he is 15 and at the end of ninth grade. He has modifications and accomodations in his IEP, but he can read. HE CAN READ. And he can process and he can do the work. He can whistle and sing and doesn’t say “what” 25 times a day. He can follow directions and attend. He even made the honor roll. There are issues, to be sure, still. I really think FFW was the catalyst for him to make the incredible gains he has made.

Is there a web site for Fast for Word?

Anne

Greetings,

Like osiniki’s son, my dd achieved very similar results. Upon completion of both FFW1&2, she quit asking “huh?” or “what?” after everything we said, understanding us the FIRST time we said something. She began to sing, could finally play word games like Scrabble and Wheel of Fortune and improved her sense of humor because she finally understood jokes. FFW alone did not improve her reading but it opened up a whole new world of sound for her and made it possible for her to understand the individual sounds that make up words. We eventually followed this with PACE and Master the Code reading program. Before FFW, my dd tested as reading at the 3rd grade level. Two years later, she tested as reading at the 11th grade level!

You can access their website at www.fastforword.com.

Blessings, momo

Does this program help other kinds of Ld?momoMO wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Like osiniki’s son, my dd achieved very similar results.
> Upon completion of both FFW1&2, she quit asking “huh?” or
> “what?” after everything we said, understanding us the FIRST
> time we said something. She began to sing, could finally
> play word games like Scrabble and Wheel of Fortune and
> improved her sense of humor because she finally understood
> jokes. FFW alone did not improve her reading but it opened
> up a whole new world of sound for her and made it possible
> for her to understand the individual sounds that make up
> words. We eventually followed this with PACE and Master the
> Code reading program. Before FFW, my dd tested as reading at
> the 3rd grade level. Two years later, she tested as reading
> at the 11th grade level!
>
> You can access their website at www.fastforword.com.
>
> Blessings, momo

Hi Sherry,

According to the FFW website at www.fastforword.com:

FFW “develops the fundamental language skills that are building blocks for reading success”. Step 4word (previously FFW2) “rapidly builds the skills critical for learning to read or become a better reader”.

Scientific Learning Corp., the developers of the FFW products, also markets a reading program called Fast ForWord Reading which “rapidly and systematically builds the reading skills that correlate to school curriculum standards”.

FFW & Step 4word can help other LDs but only from a standpoint that it helps the student with auditory processing problems to process sound and consequently conversations, lectures, classroom discussions and verbal directions better.

The FFW website now has an “easy online assessment” that you might want to check out.

Blessings, momo

FFW is expensive and I certainly would not use it as a parent without a diagnosis of auditory processing problems. A much cheaper way to approach the same problem is Earobics. Kids with moderate to severe auditory processing problems, however, are likely to find the exercises too difficult.

Otherwise, I would spend my time and money doing reading remediation.

Beth

Total, soup to nuts, including the services of a SLP (we did the work at our home) was $1,700.

If I knew then what I can see now, I would have done it in a heartbeat at age 7, rather than let my son suffer as he did for 5 years.

We did it at age 7 and don’t regret it. For us, FFW was helpful but not life changing as it seemed to be for your child. We’re still dealing with auditory processing problems that FFW did not address. Still, I think it is expensive to just try—if you don’t have a diagnosis that suggests this is likely to be helpful. Even then, I have heard of cases where it hasn’t helped (a good friend’s child).

I still would try Earobics first and only do FFW if the exercises are too difficult. If a child can do Earobics then they likely don’t need the computer modified speech of FFW. My child plataued early on Earobics but was able to complete it after doing FFW.

Beth

Many district are now providers for FFW. Ask!!!

Thanks to all that have written about ffw it is so nice to see others in the same boat and willing to respond so fast. All of you were very helpful.