tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20324098.post426891234756834093..comments2023-03-28T04:50:43.432-07:00Comments on Schola et Studium: Learning to Read --LDWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20324098.post-62870209586260172552007-10-14T23:47:00.000-07:002007-10-14T23:47:00.000-07:00Ooh, that's neat about the M$Ms. I remember heari...Ooh, that's neat about the M$Ms. I remember hearing about Earobics in the past but it had slipped my mind. It's encouraging to hear, since I know Sarah reads all the time now.<BR/><BR/>"My knowledge base shifts as my kids' issues evolve. "<BR/><BR/>How true that sounds!Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20324098.post-71821660585478654082007-10-14T13:26:00.000-07:002007-10-14T13:26:00.000-07:00You mentioned his LD and that he gets speech servi...You mentioned his LD and that he gets speech services. It sounds to me like auditory processing issues(?) My kids used a computer program caled Earobics. It's not cheap (it was around $50 when I bought it). It was specifically designed for kids with auditory processing difficulties to help with auditory processing and promote reading skills. It included some traditional phonics skills (letter/sound recognition) but also specific skills like blending phonemes and such. I'm sorry I don't remember more; I used to know loads about this kind of thing. *LOL* My knowledge base shifts as my kids' issues evolve. I don't know whether I am in any way on the right track, but I thought I'd throw it out just in case. I was also helped by Peggy Kaye's games for reading. Here is a specific example of a game I used with Sarah when she was quite young. We were working on *blending* sounds to make words. I'd set up three cups (to represent "beginning," "middle" and "end.") We'd focus on a sound, like /k/ I'd say the word "duck" and she would throw an M&M into the "end" cup, because she heard that sound at the end of the word. It helped with her auditory discrimination and reading skills. Again, I don't know whether this is even close to what you need, but I'm tossing out this resource just in case.momof3feistykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566146042674179482noreply@blogger.com