I am a reading tutor. I use an OG program and have had great success. I am concerned because several of my students are able to read, but with great effort. I am using Great leaps to help inprove fluency. I have head that Dr. Phyllis Fischer has developed a compenent of her Concept Phonics program that addresses this fluency and automaticity problem by using a different type of speed rills. Is anyone familiar with it?
Re: Concept Phonics and Fluency
I have heard of the RAVE-O program. Do you know where I can get more information about it?
Re: Concept Phonics and Fluency
At least six months ago, I tried to track it down and heard that they’re in the process of trying to make it available to the public — but I don’t know at what stage in that process. YOu might want to explore some of the other ORton-GIllingham multisensory programs that are already “out here.” (Email me if you want some suggestions/information).
I am a parent with a 9 year old (3rd grade) with severe fluency problems (no decoding problems). We have used Great Leaps (I especially like the phrases section). We like Read Naturally (I liked Read Naturally so much I have convinced my son’s Resource Room teacher to apply for a grant so she can fund the program). I have also purchased Concept PHonics, but my son really rebelled at the page of words. For him, it was just too many words on a page (even telling him it is just for one minute didn’t work). So I’m now making a “word slider” to achieve the same purpose, but it involves some movement and he doesn’t see an entire page at one time. (We also just found a tutor who is experienced in the RAVE-O program, so we will be learning new fluency strategies.)