Re: Reading in Kindergarten

[Guest guest]

For comprehension skills, try having her match the words to pictures

or photos. It helps put another visual together too.

Amnesty

>

> I've heard Carla Hannaford PhD, and Bob Sornson (a Michigan

special

> ed director and author with Love and Logic) say that SKIPPING is a

> pre-reading skill.

>

> Didn't Kassiane joke that reading is her splinter skill, because

she

> read before she could skip?

>

> Alyssa can't skip yet. She gallops, but can't skip.

>

> We've been working on high frequency sight words for a while, and

> she knows a few. Mom, dad, cat, dog, pig, big, hat, fat etc.

>

> I have always wanted to try to teach her to read, thinking it

would

> open up her world, but one of my ABA tutors went to a Verbal

> Behavior conference in Canada a couple of years ago, and the

person

> who led the conference said that hyperlexic early readers don't

> comprehend what they read, instead, they just call words, so

reading

> isn't helpful when there is no understanding.

>

> So, I haven't pushed the " teach Alyssa to read " agenda at home,

> although we do use flash cards sometimes, as she seems interested,

> and I have a Leap Pad DVD about learning to read that Alyssa loves

> to watch.

>

> I won't STOP working on the high frequency sight words, but I'm

not

> going to push her to do things she doesn't want to, either. I'll

> just keep doing what we've been doing, which is almost exactly

what

> Sondra described in her post to me. (Yes, Alyssa can point to the

> words I ask her to when we sit down together.)

>

> PennY

[Guest guest]

--- PennY,

Hello...Something you might want to try..

Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name included)

you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands to

self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the story

with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

- ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

In Autism_in_Girls , " penelope_fam " <bubbetta@h...>

wrote:

>

> I've heard Carla Hannaford PhD, and Bob Sornson (a Michigan special

> ed director and author with Love and Logic) say that SKIPPING is a

> pre-reading skill.

>

> Didn't Kassiane joke that reading is her splinter skill, because

she

> read before she could skip?

>

> Alyssa can't skip yet. She gallops, but can't skip.

>

> We've been working on high frequency sight words for a while, and

> she knows a few. Mom, dad, cat, dog, pig, big, hat, fat etc.

>

> I have always wanted to try to teach her to read, thinking it would

> open up her world, but one of my ABA tutors went to a Verbal

> Behavior conference in Canada a couple of years ago, and the person

> who led the conference said that hyperlexic early readers don't

> comprehend what they read, instead, they just call words, so

reading

> isn't helpful when there is no understanding.

>

> So, I haven't pushed the " teach Alyssa to read " agenda at home,

> although we do use flash cards sometimes, as she seems interested,

> and I have a Leap Pad DVD about learning to read that Alyssa loves

> to watch.

>

> I won't STOP working on the high frequency sight words, but I'm not

> going to push her to do things she doesn't want to, either. I'll

> just keep doing what we've been doing, which is almost exactly what

> Sondra described in her post to me. (Yes, Alyssa can point to the

> words I ask her to when we sit down together.)

>

> PennY

[Guest guest]

I am soaking up all these great suggestions!

Thanks EVERYONE!

PennY

>

> --- PennY,

> Hello...Something you might want to try..

> Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

> with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name

included)

> you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

> your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

> My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands

to

> self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the story

> with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

> - ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

[Guest guest]

I am soaking up all these great suggestions!

Thanks EVERYONE!

PennY

>

> --- PennY,

> Hello...Something you might want to try..

> Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

> with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name

included)

> you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

> your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

> My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands

to

> self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the story

> with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

> - ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

[Guest guest]

I am soaking up all these great suggestions!

Thanks EVERYONE!

PennY

>

> --- PennY,

> Hello...Something you might want to try..

> Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

> with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name

included)

> you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

> your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

> My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands

to

> self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the story

> with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

> - ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

[Guest guest]

I am soaking up all these great suggestions!

Thanks EVERYONE!

PennY

>

> --- PennY,

> Hello...Something you might want to try..

> Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

> with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name

included)

> you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

> your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

> My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands

to

> self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the story

> with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

> - ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

[Guest guest]

-

Here is a simple idea that takes no time. When watching TV or videos

put the close captions on the TV. If they are not there my daughter

asks for them. She is five and can read quite a bit more than I

thought. It's very exciting. If they are exposed to the words as

they are being said some of it has got to sink in. We've been doing

this since they were about 2.

-- In Autism_in_Girls , " penelope_fam " <bubbetta@h...>

wrote:

>

> I am soaking up all these great suggestions!

> Thanks EVERYONE!

> PennY

>

>

> >

> > --- PennY,

> > Hello...Something you might want to try..

> > Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

> > with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name

> included)

> > you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

> > your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

> > My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands

> to

> > self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the

story

> > with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

> > - ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

[Guest guest]

-

Here is a simple idea that takes no time. When watching TV or videos

put the close captions on the TV. If they are not there my daughter

asks for them. She is five and can read quite a bit more than I

thought. It's very exciting. If they are exposed to the words as

they are being said some of it has got to sink in. We've been doing

this since they were about 2.

-- In Autism_in_Girls , " penelope_fam " <bubbetta@h...>

wrote:

>

> I am soaking up all these great suggestions!

> Thanks EVERYONE!

> PennY

>

>

> >

> > --- PennY,

> > Hello...Something you might want to try..

> > Take the words that Alyssa knows and write your own " short story

> > with subjects she enjoys (family..TV show with her name

> included)

> > you can cut out pictures from magazines for visual cues, or take

> > your own photos and paste them into 'her own books' to read from!

> > My wife and I have used this for potty training , keeping hands

> to

> > self, etc. Start out with a few words on pages reading the

story

> > with at first then take it from there.! Hope this helps

> > - ( Tara 7.5 yrs. Dad )

[Guest guest]

I used the closed captioning a lot. I thought it might help her

pick up reading. I bought some scholastic books on video and DVD

and we use the caption feature on them as well. But Alyssa doesn't

appear to be picking it up. She just memorizes the stories and

scripts them later.

So, lately, we've been trying to keep the TV off a lot more.

>

> -

> Here is a simple idea that takes no time. When watching TV or

videos

> put the close captions on the TV. If they are not there my

daughter

> asks for them. She is five and can read quite a bit more than I

> thought. It's very exciting. If they are exposed to the words as

> they are being said some of it has got to sink in. We've been

doing

> this since they were about 2.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I used the closed captioning a lot. I thought it might help her

pick up reading. I bought some scholastic books on video and DVD

and we use the caption feature on them as well. But Alyssa doesn't

appear to be picking it up. She just memorizes the stories and

scripts them later.

So, lately, we've been trying to keep the TV off a lot more.

>

> -

> Here is a simple idea that takes no time. When watching TV or

videos

> put the close captions on the TV. If they are not there my

daughter

> asks for them. She is five and can read quite a bit more than I

> thought. It's very exciting. If they are exposed to the words as

> they are being said some of it has got to sink in. We've been

doing

> this since they were about 2.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I used the closed captioning a lot. I thought it might help her

pick up reading. I bought some scholastic books on video and DVD

and we use the caption feature on them as well. But Alyssa doesn't

appear to be picking it up. She just memorizes the stories and

scripts them later.

So, lately, we've been trying to keep the TV off a lot more.

>

> -

> Here is a simple idea that takes no time. When watching TV or

videos

> put the close captions on the TV. If they are not there my

daughter

> asks for them. She is five and can read quite a bit more than I

> thought. It's very exciting. If they are exposed to the words as

> they are being said some of it has got to sink in. We've been

doing

> this since they were about 2.

>

>

[Guest guest]

The corpos callosum (sp?) is involved in reading. The CC also is the

main pathway to connecting both hemispheres of the brain. There's

some neat stuff at www.dyslexia.com that talks about how the CC not

being properly formed impacts reading and such. The CC is also what

gives us bilateral coordination (being able to make both sides of

the body work together, like skipping, pedaling, walking, etc).

Debi

>

> Apparently, the foot/eye coordination involved in skipping builds

> neural pathways you need in order to read.

>

> Alyssa's in vision therapy right now, and they have her do a lot

of

> foot/eye coordination things, like lying on her back and popping

> bubbles w/ her feet, and walking a low balance beam (or even a

long

> strip of masking tape on the floor), heel-to-toe, frontwords and

> eventually backwards.

[Guest guest]

The corpos callosum (sp?) is involved in reading. The CC also is the

main pathway to connecting both hemispheres of the brain. There's

some neat stuff at www.dyslexia.com that talks about how the CC not

being properly formed impacts reading and such. The CC is also what

gives us bilateral coordination (being able to make both sides of

the body work together, like skipping, pedaling, walking, etc).

Debi

>

> Apparently, the foot/eye coordination involved in skipping builds

> neural pathways you need in order to read.

>

> Alyssa's in vision therapy right now, and they have her do a lot

of

> foot/eye coordination things, like lying on her back and popping

> bubbles w/ her feet, and walking a low balance beam (or even a

long

> strip of masking tape on the floor), heel-to-toe, frontwords and

> eventually backwards.

[Guest guest]

The corpos callosum (sp?) is involved in reading. The CC also is the

main pathway to connecting both hemispheres of the brain. There's

some neat stuff at www.dyslexia.com that talks about how the CC not

being properly formed impacts reading and such. The CC is also what

gives us bilateral coordination (being able to make both sides of

the body work together, like skipping, pedaling, walking, etc).

Debi

>

> Apparently, the foot/eye coordination involved in skipping builds

> neural pathways you need in order to read.

>

> Alyssa's in vision therapy right now, and they have her do a lot

of

> foot/eye coordination things, like lying on her back and popping

> bubbles w/ her feet, and walking a low balance beam (or even a

long

> strip of masking tape on the floor), heel-to-toe, frontwords and

> eventually backwards.

[Guest guest]

Inna,

It sounds as though she is under-utilizing her right hemisphere in

favor of her left hemisphere. This often happens when the corpus

callosum is not functioning properly. Sometimes it's the left

hemisphere that is under-utilized (as in dyslexia). This is why she

can do the mechanics of reading but her comprehension is lacking.

>

> Hi Debi,

>

> So does this mean that kids with bilateral coordination issues have

> trouble reading (on the average)? I ask because my daughter definitely

> has these issues, but as far as I can tell, no trouble reading or

> writing at all. (Although we do think that she has trouble

> comprehending).

>

> Inna.

>

>

> Message: 5

> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 03:19:30 -0000

>

> Subject: Re: Reading in Kindergarten

>

>

> The corpos callosum (sp?) is involved in reading. The CC also is the

> main pathway to connecting both hemispheres of the brain. There's

> some neat stuff at www.dyslexia.com that talks about how the CC not

> being properly formed impacts reading and such. The CC is also what

> gives us bilateral coordination (being able to make both sides of

> the body work together, like skipping, pedaling, walking, etc).

>

> Debi

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Inna,

It sounds as though she is under-utilizing her right hemisphere in

favor of her left hemisphere. This often happens when the corpus

callosum is not functioning properly. Sometimes it's the left

hemisphere that is under-utilized (as in dyslexia). This is why she

can do the mechanics of reading but her comprehension is lacking.

>

> Hi Debi,

>

> So does this mean that kids with bilateral coordination issues have

> trouble reading (on the average)? I ask because my daughter definitely

> has these issues, but as far as I can tell, no trouble reading or

> writing at all. (Although we do think that she has trouble

> comprehending).

>

> Inna.

>

>

> Message: 5

> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 03:19:30 -0000

>

> Subject: Re: Reading in Kindergarten

>

>

> The corpos callosum (sp?) is involved in reading. The CC also is the

> main pathway to connecting both hemispheres of the brain. There's

> some neat stuff at www.dyslexia.com that talks about how the CC not

> being properly formed impacts reading and such. The CC is also what

> gives us bilateral coordination (being able to make both sides of

> the body work together, like skipping, pedaling, walking, etc).

>

> Debi

>

>

>

>

> Autism_in_Girls-subscribe

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>

[Guest guest]

Inna, I'd say 's explanation is as good as I can give you, lol.

I don't know if kids with bilateral coordination *always* have

reading issues, but from what I've read it is common. I had

coordination issues and reading comprehension issues. People with

dyslexia, according to the website, have difficulty with the cross-

over.

I'm still learning about it all, so afraid I can't offer more.

Debi

> Hi Debi,

>

> So does this mean that kids with bilateral coordination issues have

> trouble reading (on the average)? I ask because my daughter

definitely

> has these issues, but as far as I can tell, no trouble reading or

> writing at all. (Although we do think that she has trouble

> comprehending).

>

> Inna.

>

[Guest guest]

Inna, I'd say 's explanation is as good as I can give you, lol.

I don't know if kids with bilateral coordination *always* have

reading issues, but from what I've read it is common. I had

coordination issues and reading comprehension issues. People with

dyslexia, according to the website, have difficulty with the cross-

over.

I'm still learning about it all, so afraid I can't offer more.

Debi

> Hi Debi,

>

> So does this mean that kids with bilateral coordination issues have

> trouble reading (on the average)? I ask because my daughter

definitely

> has these issues, but as far as I can tell, no trouble reading or

> writing at all. (Although we do think that she has trouble

> comprehending).

>

> Inna.

>

[Guest guest]

Okay, so we're on the right track with vision therapy. This is

making sense.

Look for a book called " Thinking Goes to School " with a subtitle

of " Piaget's Theory in Practice " .

> > Hi Debi,

> >

> > So does this mean that kids with bilateral coordination issues

have

> > trouble reading (on the average)? I ask because my daughter

> definitely

> > has these issues, but as far as I can tell, no trouble reading or

> > writing at all. (Although we do think that she has trouble

> > comprehending).

> >

> > Inna.

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks!

Any thoughts, ideas, research, info on how to help her utilize the right

hemisphere more?

Inna.

Message: 5

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:45:21 -0700

Subject: Re: Re: Reading in Kindergarten

Inna,

It sounds as though she is under-utilizing her right hemisphere in

favor of her left hemisphere. This often happens when the corpus

callosum is not functioning properly. Sometimes it's the left

hemisphere that is under-utilized (as in dyslexia). This is why she

can do the mechanics of reading but her comprehension is lacking.

[Guest guest]

Inna,

We have had great success with this. I hesitate to make specific

recommendations of products publicly, so I will e-mail you privately

with more info.

>

> ,

>

> Thanks!

> Any thoughts, ideas, research, info on how to help her utilize the

> right

> hemisphere more?

>

> Inna.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Inna,

We have had great success with this. I hesitate to make specific

recommendations of products publicly, so I will e-mail you privately

with more info.

>

> ,

>

> Thanks!

> Any thoughts, ideas, research, info on how to help her utilize the

> right

> hemisphere more?

>

> Inna.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Inna,

We have had great success with this. I hesitate to make specific

recommendations of products publicly, so I will e-mail you privately

with more info.

>

> ,

>

> Thanks!

> Any thoughts, ideas, research, info on how to help her utilize the

> right

> hemisphere more?

>

> Inna.

>

>