I will be teaching K-5 LD Resource this fall for the first time. I have 27 years experience and a degree in Preschool Special Education, but my resources for older students are few. I have been reading some of the messages on this board and have found some useful information and thought someone might be able to point me to the most helpful books or programs to begin with. I know I have wasted so much time and money thru the years on materials that sounded great but were not. Also, if anyone could give me ideas on beginning the year best with my students that would be great. This is a new experience for me and I want to do the best I can for all my students and parents from the beginning.
Thank you, Kathye
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I believe you should investigate good Orton-Gillingham methodology and materials. You may want to visit the INternational Dyslexia Society’s site: www.interdys.org
Most of your students will have “classic” dyslexic symptoms. A few will look a bit different. The area I struggle most with is written language.
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Kathye,
I have had much success with the Sound Reading Solutions program in my resource room. I work with 5th grade students only, with reading levels from
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Thank you all for helpful advice. I look forward to the new school year and will continue to check in here for more suggestions.
Thanks again, Kathye
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I have a daughter 12 years old I believe has a LD and I am interested in hearing more about the sound reading solution program. I am stuck and do not know where to begin. I don’t know exactly what area of LD she has but it is there. I homeschool her and have for 6 years and i’m lost when it comes to teaching her with not knowing what she exactly need..
Kathye,
First of all-Good Luck in your new role! In reality, there is not much difference when teaching a new grade level. My building is grades 5-8 and over the past 11 years I”ve been assigned to all of them. Most of my programs are in-class support at this time. In the past I provided resource center services. The important things to remember are setting clear expectations, guidelines, and consequences. I found a behavior modification program althoug a bit of work in the beginning went a long way. The first week of school, I always used informal tests-timed math tests, spelling lists (Dolch), informal reading tests for oral reading (miscue analysis) and comprehension. You don’t mention the subjects you will be teaching. Talk to the other resource center teachers and if at all possible, talk to the stuidents’ teachers from the previous year-you will always want to back track a little during the first month to provide a starting point of success! Hope this helps.