RE: reading program

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna

That is wonderful news! I am so glad to hear how well she is doing with it! I

really did think that this would help speech as well as reading! I am glad to

hear that it is.

When you do purchase the program, make sure you do it through our site by

clicking the Usborne Book link. That way, IMDSA will get a % of the sales

donated to us and we can help more families!

Yes! We have changed our website! We are still adding new things to the pages,

so check back often to see what is new. Also, you do not have to go to the

egroup site in order to send messages. You can send messages directly to

mosaicds If you add this to your address book then you will

have it directly in your email address book and you can use it when you need it.

Keep us updated on the reading and the speech!

Kristy

chatterspeak wrote:

Hello Everyone!!

Have I been away THAT long...the website looks completely different

and it took me FOREVER to figure how to get to this support group. Oh

my...Kristy, the reading program " Your baby can read " is AMAZING!

After 2 weeks my daughter who is VERY speech delayed in conversation,

IS READING! We are SO excited. I figured it might open another door

(or window!) for her. She is starting to say more now too. THANK YOU

THANK YOU THANK YOU for including us in this program. I am saving to

get the WHOLE set. I have been away for so long cuz I have been doing

battle with our school district. I know what my daughter needs and

will not settle for less. It is going in a more positive direction,

so I was finally able to get online and update you. Welcome to all

the new members! Hope to be on more often and read all I have

missed.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Adam is doing well with the program also. He knows most of the words and has

also learned the songs. Since there are babies in the dvd, he is learning to

play with his new baby cousin too. We also plan to buy some of the other

kits too, which we will do through Usborne Books.

Donna - gram to Adam 4 /2 mds

Kristy Colvin wrote:

Hi Donna

That is wonderful news! I am so glad to hear how well she is doing with it! I

really did think that this would help speech as well as reading! I am glad to

hear that it is.

When you do purchase the program, make sure you do it through our site by

clicking the Usborne Book link. That way, IMDSA will get a % of the sales

donated to us and we can help more families!

Yes! We have changed our website! We are still adding new things to the pages,

so check back often to see what is new. Also, you do not have to go to the

egroup site in order to send messages. You can send messages directly to

mosaicds If you add this to your address book then you will have

it directly in your email address book and you can use it when you need it.

Keep us updated on the reading and the speech!

Kristy

chatterspeak wrote:

Hello Everyone!!

Have I been away THAT long...the website looks completely different

and it took me FOREVER to figure how to get to this support group. Oh

my...Kristy, the reading program " Your baby can read " is AMAZING!

After 2 weeks my daughter who is VERY speech delayed in conversation,

IS READING! We are SO excited. I figured it might open another door

(or window!) for her. She is starting to say more now too. THANK YOU

THANK YOU THANK YOU for including us in this program. I am saving to

get the WHOLE set. I have been away for so long cuz I have been doing

battle with our school district. I know what my daughter needs and

will not settle for less. It is going in a more positive direction,

so I was finally able to get online and update you. Welcome to all

the new members! Hope to be on more often and read all I have

missed.

Donna

[Guest guest]

That is great Donna! I am so glad to be getting this positive feedback from this

program! I am hoping that with everyone's help who is involved in the program

will have good results and we can help promote this to increase vocabulary and

reading skills.

thanks for the update!

Kristy

Donna Spudic wrote:

Adam is doing well with the program also. He knows most of the words

and has also learned the songs. Since there are babies in the dvd, he is

learning to play with his new baby cousin too. We also plan to buy some of

the other kits too, which we will do through Usborne Books.

Donna - gram to Adam 4 /2 mds

Kristy Colvin wrote:

Hi Donna

That is wonderful news! I am so glad to hear how well she is doing with it! I

really did think that this would help speech as well as reading! I am glad to

hear that it is.

When you do purchase the program, make sure you do it through our site by

clicking the Usborne Book link. That way, IMDSA will get a % of the sales

donated to us and we can help more families!

Yes! We have changed our website! We are still adding new things to the pages,

so check back often to see what is new. Also, you do not have to go to the

egroup site in order to send messages. You can send messages directly to

mosaicds If you add this to your address book then you will have

it directly in your email address book and you can use it when you need it.

Keep us updated on the reading and the speech!

Kristy

chatterspeak wrote:

Hello Everyone!!

Have I been away THAT long...the website looks completely different

and it took me FOREVER to figure how to get to this support group. Oh

my...Kristy, the reading program " Your baby can read " is AMAZING!

After 2 weeks my daughter who is VERY speech delayed in conversation,

IS READING! We are SO excited. I figured it might open another door

(or window!) for her. She is starting to say more now too. THANK YOU

THANK YOU THANK YOU for including us in this program. I am saving to

get the WHOLE set. I have been away for so long cuz I have been doing

battle with our school district. I know what my daughter needs and

will not settle for less. It is going in a more positive direction,

so I was finally able to get online and update you. Welcome to all

the new members! Hope to be on more often and read all I have

missed.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol

IMDSA is partners with Usborne Books at Home. When someone purchases items

from Usborne through our special link on our website, Usborne gives IMDSA 10% of

the amount purchased. They have wonderful books, games and learning materials.

Usborne Books just began selling a dvd program called Your Baby Can Read. This

is a dvd series that children from baby to 5 yrs old can watch and it will

increase their reading! When I viewed the program I could see a real potential

into it not only helping children with reading but also increase their

vocabulary. I spoke directly with the company Your Baby Can Read, and told them

that they should really be marketing their product more to those with

developmental disabilities. They agreed! I told them that we would like to have

a good testimonial of this product from families whose children have MDS, so we

can see for ourselves if it works before we totally promote the product.

So, Your Baby Can Read, gave the starter kit to 2 of each age group of

children in our organization. They are trying out the product and are giving

good feedback so far! Which is a very good sign that this product IS working not

only for reading but also vocabulary, which is what I had hoped for!

Research has shown that children learn the very most before the age of 5. This

program was designed for babies 3 months to 5 yrs! They have a whole kit that

has several DVD's and flash cards to work with the child. The dvd shows a word

and says the word then shows a clip of a child or someone doing the word. (arms

up would show a child putting their arms up) From what I am hearing from the

parents so far, it sounds like something we would recommend for families to use!

So...if you want to purchase the kit, you can go to our site www.imdsa.com and

click on the Usborne Books logo.

Kristy

Denis Helm wrote:

Hi, Kristy:

Could someone tell me about this reading and speech program you all are talking

about? What is is and where do you go to buy it? What age do you start this and

is it on DVD?

Thank you!!

Carol Helm

Kristy Colvin wrote:

That is great Donna! I am so glad to be getting this positive feedback from this

program! I am hoping that with everyone's help who is involved in the program

will have good results and we can help promote this to increase vocabulary and

reading skills.

thanks for the update!

Kristy

Donna Spudic wrote:

Adam is doing well with the program also. He knows most of the words and has

also learned the songs. Since there are babies in the dvd, he is learning to

play with his new baby cousin too. We also plan to buy some of the other kits

too, which we will do through Usborne Books.

Donna - gram to Adam 4 /2 mds

Kristy Colvin wrote:

Hi Donna

That is wonderful news! I am so glad to hear how well she is doing with it! I

really did think that this would help speech as well as reading! I am glad to

hear that it is.

When you do purchase the program, make sure you do it through our site by

clicking the Usborne Book link. That way, IMDSA will get a % of the sales

donated to us and we can help more families!

Yes! We have changed our website! We are still adding new things to the pages,

so check back often to see what is new. Also, you do not have to go to the

egroup site in order to send messages. You can send messages directly to

mosaicds If you add this to your address book then you will have

it directly in your email address book and you can use it when you need it.

Keep us updated on the reading and the speech!

Kristy

chatterspeak wrote:

Hello Everyone!!

Have I been away THAT long...the website looks completely different

and it took me FOREVER to figure how to get to this support group. Oh

my...Kristy, the reading program " Your baby can read " is AMAZING!

After 2 weeks my daughter who is VERY speech delayed in conversation,

IS READING! We are SO excited. I figured it might open another door

(or window!) for her. She is starting to say more now too. THANK YOU

THANK YOU THANK YOU for including us in this program. I am saving to

get the WHOLE set. I have been away for so long cuz I have been doing

battle with our school district. I know what my daughter needs and

will not settle for less. It is going in a more positive direction,

so I was finally able to get online and update you. Welcome to all

the new members! Hope to be on more often and read all I have

missed.

Donna

[Guest guest]

For many years we had no homework sent home. Nothing. I was left wondering what they did all day with my child. GO. SEE. And tell me if you think it is useful. Show me what is research based show me if it is useful to MY chld. It is not. Does it mean my chilld cannot learn?. Does it mean my child does not know? No, it does not. Do not waste years waiting. Do not spend thousands searching. If you want to know how my child learned to comprehend and to pass every test commended ask. But I am tired of hearing the same old story again and again as if you don't hear. Our children are not unable to know. But I am an impatient person and when I find the solution I am not happy with less than perfection. So be it. Waste time. But do not say your child cannot learn or I will call you a liar.

 

How can I find out if the Reading Program the school is using for my daughter has been Researched-Based for children with autism? She is in Kindergarten. Currently using READ WELL. I'm starting to get concerned because there are some weeks nothing is sent home for my dd to read for the week. The teacher is straight out of college and just completed a workshop on how to implement this program. All of which puts red flag up. Feedback Please

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[Guest guest]

I sensing anger in your tone and I can totally understand but I was hoping somebody would be able to answer my question. The school will tell you anything and I certainly don't put my faith in an already failed system. How can I find out what Reading Programs are Research-Based for children with autism? READ WELL Program only indicates) for children with Special Needs but not specifically AUTISM.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerrySender: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 22:52:12 -0500To: <Texas-Autism-Advocacy >ReplyTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Re: Reading Program For many years we had no homework sent home. Nothing. I was left wondering what they did all day with my child. GO. SEE. And tell me if you think it is useful. Show me what is research based show me if it is useful to MY chld. It is not. Does it mean my chilld cannot learn?. Does it mean my child does not know? No, it does not. Do not waste years waiting. Do not spend thousands searching. If you want to know how my child learned to comprehend and to pass every test commended ask. But I am tired of hearing the same old story again and again as if you don't hear. Our children are not unable to know. But I am an impatient person and when I find the solution I am not happy with less than perfection. So be it. Waste time. But do not say your child cannot learn or I will call you a liar.   How can I find out if the Reading Program the school is using for my daughter has been Researched-Based for children with autism? She is in Kindergarten. Currently using READ WELL. I'm starting to get concerned because there are some weeks nothing is sent home for my dd to read for the week. The teacher is straight out of college and just completed a workshop on how to implement this program. All of which puts red flag up. Feedback Please :)Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm not a reading expert, but I wanted to let you know about the National

Reading Panel, which, among other things, tracks reading research and publishes

studies on outcomes. You can find more information here:

http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/Publications/publications.htm

As to the program you mentioned, " Read Well, " here is what the Sopris West

website has for that program:

http://store.cambiumlearning.com/resource.aspx?page=Research & site=sw & parentId=01\

9005451

As far as I understand things, reading goes in specific stages, and any child

can get hung up in any particular stage(s). So you need to have accurate testing

to know where your child is so that you can specifically target the deficit

area(s), if any. HEre you can find information on assessments strategies:

http://lincs.ed.gov/readingprofiles/index.htm

HTH -

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> How can I find out if the Reading Program the school is using for my daughter

has been Researched-Based for children with autism? She is in Kindergarten.

Currently using READ WELL. I'm starting to get concerned because there are some

weeks nothing is sent home for my dd to read for the week. The teacher is

straight out of college and just completed a workshop on how to implement this

program. All of which puts red flag up. Feedback Please

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

>

[Guest guest]

No not angry frustrated. You see ,what you will find is there is no reading program just for children with Autism or a Math program either for that matter. At least not one that the schools use that is research based depending on what you may think research based is. Schools won't be that specific because each child is unique and they have many children to teach. That it is why it is so important to find what works for your child on your own and then go to the school and ask them to implement a already successful program.

 

I sensing anger in your tone and I can totally understand but I was hoping somebody would be able to answer my question. The school will tell you anything and I certainly don't put my faith in an already failed system. How can I find out what Reading Programs are Research-Based for children with autism? READ WELL Program only indicates) for children with Special Needs but not specifically AUTISM.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Sender: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 22:52:12 -0500

To: <Texas-Autism-Advocacy >

ReplyTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: Reading Program

 

For many years we had no homework sent home. Nothing. I was left wondering what they did all day with my child. GO. SEE. And tell me if you think it is useful. Show me what is research based show me if it is useful to MY chld. It is not. Does it mean my chilld cannot learn?. Does it mean my child does not know? No, it does not. Do not waste years waiting. Do not spend thousands searching. If you want to know how my child learned to comprehend and to pass every test commended ask. But I am tired of hearing the same old story again and again as if you don't hear. Our children are not unable to know. But I am an impatient person and when I find the solution I am not happy with less than perfection. So be it. Waste time. But do not say your child cannot learn or I will call you a liar.

 

How can I find out if the Reading Program the school is using for my daughter has been Researched-Based for children with autism? She is in Kindergarten. Currently using READ WELL. I'm starting to get concerned because there are some weeks nothing is sent home for my dd to read for the week. The teacher is straight out of college and just completed a workshop on how to implement this program. All of which puts red flag up. Feedback Please

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

Sorry. One more link. This one is a break down/in-depth review of the specific

components of reading and what does/does not work:

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/report.cfm

Happy reading!

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> > How can I find out if the Reading Program the school is using for my

> > daughter has been Researched-Based for children with autism? She is in

> > Kindergarten. Currently using READ WELL. I'm starting to get concerned

> > because there are some weeks nothing is sent home for my dd to read for the

> > week. The teacher is straight out of college and just completed a workshop

> > on how to implement this program. All of which puts red flag up. Feedback

> > Please

> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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[Guest guest]

Trina gives you good advice. Also, Put in a " Records Request " asking to see any and all reserach and peer-review regarding the reading program they are using with your child.  The " peer-reviewed "   parts are important.  These will be articles expressing support for the programs use with your child's unique reading difficulties.

Watch for the red flags I received:  1. " research " that is actually just a big promo put out by the company that makes the program and 2. research and peer-review that never mentions autism or auditory processing disorder.

Our district sent us both such things.  One article simply discussed the programs use with racial minorities --as if that were applicable.  None of the research they showed us was relevant to our child's unique needs.  Even when we showed the district that it wasn't working, They still insisted on their OSFA.

I am putting several websites below that will help you gain a better understanding of some of the research based ideas.  www.bestevidence.org

rainland.tripod.com/teaching.htm www.pcieducation.com/reading/

www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm

www.k8accesscenter.org/online...area/.../chatataglance4-17-03.doc

www.nichcy.org/Research/Basics/pages/Disabilities.aspx

trainland.tripod.com/teaching.htm www.lovaas.com/blog/categories/3-Research

www.linkedin.com/in/manyavaupel

hubpages.com/.../Reading-Programs-for-Children-with-Special-Needs

home.earthlink.net/~tammyglaser798/authome.html

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100802125846.htm

[Guest guest]

What is OFSA?Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerrySender: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 09:58:42 -0600To: <Texas-Autism-Advocacy >ReplyTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Re: Reading Program Trina gives you good advice. Also, Put in a " Records Request " asking to see any and all reserach and peer-review regarding the reading program they are using with your child.  The " peer-reviewed "   parts are important.  These will be articles expressing support for the programs use with your child's unique reading difficulties.Watch for the red flags I received:  1. " research " that is actually just a big promo put out by the company that makes the program and 2. research and peer-review that never mentions autism or auditory processing disorder.Our district sent us both such things.  One article simply discussed the programs use with racial minorities --as if that were applicable.  None of the research they showed us was relevant to our child's unique needs.  Even when we showed the district that it wasn't working, They still insisted on their OSFA.I am putting several websites below that will help you gain a better understanding of some of the research based ideas.  www.bestevidence.org rainland.tripod.com/teaching.htm www.pcieducation.com/reading/ www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm www.k8accesscenter.org/online...area/.../chatataglance4-17-03.doc www.nichcy.org/Research/Basics/pages/Disabilities.aspxtrainland.tripod.com/teaching.htm www.lovaas.com/blog/categories/3-Research www.linkedin.com/in/manyavaupel hubpages.com/.../Reading-Programs-for-Children-with-Special-Needshome.earthlink.net/~tammyglaser798/authome.html www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100802125846.htm

[Guest guest]

Schools generally do a crappy job of teaching reading to all populations. This

issue was discussed at the recent ASA conference in Dallas this last July. With

students with ASD'S the problem is less often decoding or phonemic awareness,

but rather comprehension. I know of one reading teacher in the Houston area

that does a terrific job teaching this population. Her name is Tammy Tambrella

and she can be contacted at

Louis H. Geigerman

http://narda.org

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> > How can I find out if the Reading Program the school is using for my

> > daughter has been Researched-Based for children with autism? She is in

> > Kindergarten. Currently using READ WELL. I'm starting to get concerned

> > because there are some weeks nothing is sent home for my dd to read for the

> > week. The teacher is straight out of college and just completed a workshop

> > on how to implement this program. All of which puts red flag up. Feedback

> > Please

> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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[Guest guest]

How can I find out what Reading Programs are

Research-Based for children with autism?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The issue is that reading

programs generally aren’t designed for a “disability” they

are designed to target one of the key skills missing in reading: letter

recognition; decoding; comprehension; fluency; main idea; vocabulary building,

etc. You have to have your child examined by a reading specialist to know what

READING skills the program needs to target. Children with the same disability

may very likely have different issues reading.

For example: my son can decode

words at a post high school level, and his fluency is also high, but he cannot

pull key details out or easily determine what the main idea is. 80% of the

reading programs available are designed to target word decoding or fluency (the

most common problems for the majority of kiddos) rather than main ideas, so

most of the programs that the schools have don’t work for him.

S.

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blood and in spirit

from revolutionists and rebels - men and

women

who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine.

As their heirs, may we never confuse honest

dissent with disloyal subversion. "

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