Re: RPM

[Guest guest]

Dear Dolly,Go to:http://www.halo-soma.org/store.php

Read the RPM book and if you can also buy the curriculum companion book.Okay, now I am going to eat some crow (though I think I was misunderstood at the time).  I read the RPM book (now I am on my third reading).  I was very impressed.

We traveled down to Austin, and on the way home we had to consider not only would this work but could we afford it.  For us, travelling to Austin on a regular basis was not financially possible, so we were disheartened by its  fiscal feasibility for our family.  I cam home and read the book again, and Trina spent a lot of time e-mailing back and forth.  My mention of cost evidently got me into trouble.  I know people have to make a living.  I get that, but I also know how financially strapped we parents are.  If a family can go back and forth to Austin or parents can learn and do this themselves, then they should, by all means.

I was skeptical at first - that is just my nature.  Trina was kind enough to give me the contact information on an RPM trained tutor who is in the Dallas area.  A little over eighteen months ago we contacted her.  She has been the answer to our prayers!  In 2010 our son scored in the 0.2 percentile in math computation.  He was recently tested again.  We reference it three ways: age norm, grade 3 norm, and fourth grade norm.  Even by grade norm, he came up to the 16th percentile (that is comparing him to same-age peers which is unfair as he has never been exposed to anything above fourth grade level) but we did it anyway just to see.

When we used a grade three norm, he scored in the 92nd percentile!  When we used a grade four norm he scored about the 35th percentile! Pretty amazing.  He not only made progress there but also in writing and reading.  It is an amazing difference.  After years of trying to find methodology that worked for him, RPM did.

This tutor is in the Dallas area.  If you move here, you may contact me off list for contact information.  My hope is that there will be more and more RPM tutors in the future (or better yet in needs to be IN THE SCHOOLS) and that more and more children may benefit from it.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Haven for your honest & direct impression. I will definitely check out the link & book. I saw a news clip on it several years ago & am concerned it may be above his capacity & cognition level but we owe it to him to try since other communication methods haven't been beneficial. He has letter matching & recognition down pretty consistently but Spelling is another matter. I'll definitely be in contact with you off-line when we've relocated. Thanks again for your advice. Dolly

Dear Dolly,Go to:http://www.halo-soma.org/store.php

Read the RPM book and if you can also buy the curriculum companion book.Okay, now I am going to eat some crow (though I think I was misunderstood at the time). I read the RPM book (now I am on my third reading). I was very impressed.

We traveled down to Austin, and on the way home we had to consider not only would this work but could we afford it. For us, travelling to Austin on a regular basis was not financially possible, so we were disheartened by its fiscal feasibility for our family. I cam home and read the book again, and Trina spent a lot of time e-mailing back and forth. My mention of cost evidently got me into trouble. I know people have to make a living. I get that, but I also know how financially strapped we parents are. If a family can go back and forth to Austin or parents can learn and do this themselves, then they should, by all means.

I was skeptical at first - that is just my nature. Trina was kind enough to give me the contact information on an RPM trained tutor who is in the Dallas area. A little over eighteen months ago we contacted her. She has been the answer to our prayers! In 2010 our son scored in the 0.2 percentile in math computation. He was recently tested again. We reference it three ways: age norm, grade 3 norm, and fourth grade norm. Even by grade norm, he came up to the 16th percentile (that is comparing him to same-age peers which is unfair as he has never been exposed to anything above fourth grade level) but we did it anyway just to see.

When we used a grade three norm, he scored in the 92nd percentile! When we used a grade four norm he scored about the 35th percentile! Pretty amazing. He not only made progress there but also in writing and reading. It is an amazing difference. After years of trying to find methodology that worked for him, RPM did.

This tutor is in the Dallas area. If you move here, you may contact me off list for contact information. My hope is that there will be more and more RPM tutors in the future (or better yet in needs to be IN THE SCHOOLS) and that more and more children may benefit from it.

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[Guest guest]

Dolly,I ws worried about the same thing for my son who is high fuctioning and very verbal, but the issues some of these kids have with focus and attention made me keep looking at it, and in the end it worked!

He rarely needs to use the number letter boards now but they are useful to re-direct his attention when necessary.  Also, tearing paper is not necessary for him anymore but writing down the possible answer choice is very helpful and helps maintain his focus, so I don't think it has so much to do with a cognition level but is very useful with focus, attention, and adding a tactile component to retain the learning.

Yes, when you get to town, contact me.  You will absolutely LOVE this tutor.  You can always try it and see why you think.

[Guest guest]

Are there currently schools in the Plano/Dallas area that use RPM...or at least are familiar with it?Sent from my iPhone

Thanks, Haven for your honest & direct impression. I will definitely check out the link & book. I saw a news clip on it several years ago & am concerned it may be above his capacity & cognition level but we owe it to him to try since other communication methods haven't been beneficial. He has letter matching & recognition down pretty consistently but Spelling is another matter. I'll definitely be in contact with you off-line when we've relocated. Thanks again for your advice. Dolly

Dear Dolly,Go to:http://www.halo-soma.org/store.php

Read the RPM book and if you can also buy the curriculum companion book.Okay, now I am going to eat some crow (though I think I was misunderstood at the time). I read the RPM book (now I am on my third reading). I was very impressed.

We traveled down to Austin, and on the way home we had to consider not only would this work but could we afford it. For us, travelling to Austin on a regular basis was not financially possible, so we were disheartened by its fiscal feasibility for our family. I cam home and read the book again, and Trina spent a lot of time e-mailing back and forth. My mention of cost evidently got me into trouble. I know people have to make a living. I get that, but I also know how financially strapped we parents are. If a family can go back and forth to Austin or parents can learn and do this themselves, then they should, by all means.

I was skeptical at first - that is just my nature. Trina was kind enough to give me the contact information on an RPM trained tutor who is in the Dallas area. A little over eighteen months ago we contacted her. She has been the answer to our prayers! In 2010 our son scored in the 0.2 percentile in math computation. He was recently tested again. We reference it three ways: age norm, grade 3 norm, and fourth grade norm. Even by grade norm, he came up to the 16th percentile (that is comparing him to same-age peers which is unfair as he has never been exposed to anything above fourth grade level) but we did it anyway just to see.

When we used a grade three norm, he scored in the 92nd percentile! When we used a grade four norm he scored about the 35th percentile! Pretty amazing. He not only made progress there but also in writing and reading. It is an amazing difference. After years of trying to find methodology that worked for him, RPM did.

This tutor is in the Dallas area. If you move here, you may contact me off list for contact information. My hope is that there will be more and more RPM tutors in the future (or better yet in needs to be IN THE SCHOOLS) and that more and more children may benefit from it.

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[Guest guest]

Please forgive me. I have not been keeping up with th this conversation. But you

caught my attention when you talked about the improvement your child has made

and the fact that there is a tutor in the Dallas area. What is RPM exactly. I

have never heatd of it. I have a 12 uear old child.

Thanks

Terrie

--- Original Message ---

From: amheartfield@...

Sent: May 31, 2012 5/31/12

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RPM

 

Are there currently schools in the Plano/Dallas area that use RPM...or at least

are familiar with it?

Sent from my iPhone

 

Thanks, Haven for your honest & direct impression. I will definitely check out

the link & book. I saw a news clip on it several years ago & am concerned it may

be above his capacity & cognition level but we owe it to him to try since other

communication methods haven't been  beneficial. He has letter matching &

recognition down pretty consistently but Spelling is another matter. I'll

definitely be in contact with you off-line when we've relocated. Thanks again

for your advice. 

Dolly

 

Dear Dolly,

Go to:

http://www.halo-soma.org/store.php

Read the RPM book and if you can also buy the curriculum companion book.

Okay, now I am going to eat some crow (though I think I was misunderstood at the

time).  I read the RPM book (now I am on my third reading).  I was very

impressed.

We traveled down to Austin, and on the way home we had to consider not only

would this work but could we afford it.  For us, travelling to Austin on a

regular basis was not financially possible, so we were disheartened by its

 fiscal feasibility for our family.  I cam home and read the book again, and

Trina spent a lot of time e-mailing back and forth.  My mention of cost

evidently got me into trouble.  I know people have to make a living.  I get

that, but I also know how financially strapped we parents are.  If a family can

go back and forth to Austin or parents can learn and do this themselves, then

they should, by all means.

I was skeptical at first - that is just my nature.  Trina was kind enough to

give me the contact information on an RPM trained tutor who is in the Dallas

area.  A little over eighteen months ago we contacted her.  She has been the

answer to our prayers!  In 2010 our son scored in the 0.2 percentile in math

computation.  He was recently tested again.  We reference it three ways: age

norm, grade 3 norm, and fourth grade norm.  Even by grade norm, he came up to

the 16th percentile (that is comparing him to same-age peers which is unfair as

he has never been exposed to anything above fourth grade level) but we did it

anyway just to see.

When we used a grade three norm, he scored in the 92nd percentile!  When we

used a grade four norm he scored about the 35th percentile! Pretty amazing.  He

not only made progress there but also in writing and reading.  It is an amazing

difference.  After years of trying to find methodology that worked for him, RPM

did.

This tutor is in the Dallas area.  If you move here, you may contact me off

list for contact information.  

My hope is that there will be more and more RPM tutors in the future (or better

yet in needs to be IN THE SCHOOLS) and that more and more children may benefit

from it.

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[Guest guest]

And may I say that Haven is the most stubborn person on the earth. Coincidentally met her match in me. I didnt earn my pain in the ass status at school for nothing. I wasn't going to let anything get in the way of Ethan the only obstacle to RPM is patience. Parents can learn and teach others. Matt trained his new in home support person in two weeks. I just pick the right personalities and they read Somas  books and get some guidance from my tutors but mostly from Matt. some schools are beginning to use RPM and it has been recently scientifically validated and published. But don't wait and I can't just go giving my best tutors away alllllll the time:) But you can find them, and train them it's really very easy if your committed and persistent. I would start by signing up for a camp at Halo, see what it's all about, they are there to help. And of corse I'll do whatever I can. 

Congratualtions Haven and Ethan!!!! I knew you could do it!

 

Dear Dolly,Go to:http://www.halo-soma.org/store.php

Read the RPM book and if you can also buy the curriculum companion book.Okay, now I am going to eat some crow (though I think I was misunderstood at the time).  I read the RPM book (now I am on my third reading).  I was very impressed.

We traveled down to Austin, and on the way home we had to consider not only would this work but could we afford it.  For us, travelling to Austin on a regular basis was not financially possible, so we were disheartened by its  fiscal feasibility for our family.  I cam home and read the book again, and Trina spent a lot of time e-mailing back and forth.  My mention of cost evidently got me into trouble.  I know people have to make a living.  I get that, but I also know how financially strapped we parents are.  If a family can go back and forth to Austin or parents can learn and do this themselves, then they should, by all means.

I was skeptical at first - that is just my nature.  Trina was kind enough to give me the contact information on an RPM trained tutor who is in the Dallas area.  A little over eighteen months ago we contacted her.  She has been the answer to our prayers!  In 2010 our son scored in the 0.2 percentile in math computation.  He was recently tested again.  We reference it three ways: age norm, grade 3 norm, and fourth grade norm.  Even by grade norm, he came up to the 16th percentile (that is comparing him to same-age peers which is unfair as he has never been exposed to anything above fourth grade level) but we did it anyway just to see.

When we used a grade three norm, he scored in the 92nd percentile!  When we used a grade four norm he scored about the 35th percentile! Pretty amazing.  He not only made progress there but also in writing and reading.  It is an amazing difference.  After years of trying to find methodology that worked for him, RPM did.

This tutor is in the Dallas area.  If you move here, you may contact me off list for contact information.  My hope is that there will be more and more RPM tutors in the future (or better yet in needs to be IN THE SCHOOLS) and that more and more children may benefit from it.

[Guest guest]

The Rapid Prompting Method is a method designed and created by Dr. Soma Mukhopadhyay to teach children with autism academics. Her first book Understanding Autism Through Rapid Prompting Method outlines the methodology.

Dr. Mukhopadhyay developed this method for her son Tito, who has severe autism.  Through he use of this methodology, Soma was able to teach him and all were able to realize that though Tito has severe autism and is non-verbal, he is highly intelligent and creative.  He has been featured on PBS, and Tito has authored several books.

You can read more about Tito here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Mukhopadhyay 

Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks sponsored Soma and Tito to come to the US.  Soma opened a clinic in Austin, Texas called HALO (Heal Autism Through Learning and Outreach) and now does RPM therapy for children whose parents bring them there from all over the place.

When I was there, I observed a non-verbal child who was half my son's age and size at the time, working  higher level academics than my son could at that time. Yes, I cried when I saw it. 

They do tutor training sessions there for prospective tutors at least once a year, I believe, and they have a protocol for becoming certified through the organization.RPM research was recently released (because you know schools always find an excuse not to use research-based practices but if you recommend something, they still want to know it was researched before they still decline the implementation of it).

Here is some published research on a study done regarding the use of RPM.  I can also testify to the reduction of self-stimulatory behaviors.  My son rarely stims when engaged in an RPM session.

http://www.frontiersin.org/Educational_Psychology/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00012/abstract

You can also go tohttp://www.halo-soma.org

And you can view testimonials and and some case studies.  I think you have to be a member to view video of RPM, but I am not sure.You can buy the book at the HALO site or from www.amazon.com.  If you buy from amazon, the book qualifies for free shipping.  She now has the companion book, which is a curriculum guide to use with RPM.  I find this very helpful just as I did the ABA curriculum guide from " Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism manual. "  Since we could not afford formal ABA, I studied that book and did a combination of ABA and floor-time with my son when he was little.  

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the information. My son is verbal but his accadimic skills are that

of a first grader. He will be in seventh grade next year. I will look the book

up.

Terrie

--- Original Message ---

Sent: May 31, 2012 5/31/12

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RPM

 

The Rapid Prompting Method is a method designed and created by Dr. Soma

Mukhopadhyay to teach children with autism academics. Her first book

Understanding Autism Through Rapid Prompting Method outlines the methodology.

Dr. Mukhopadhyay developed this method for her son Tito, who has severe autism.

 Through he use of this methodology, Soma was able to teach him and all

were able to realize that though Tito has severe autism and is non-verbal,

he is highly intelligent and creative.  He has been featured on PBS, and Tito

has authored several books.

You can read more about Tito here: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Mukhopadhyay 

Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks sponsored Soma and Tito to come to the US.

 Soma opened a clinic in Austin, Texas called HALO (Heal Autism Through

Learning and Outreach) and now does RPM therapy for children whose parents bring

them there from all over the place.

When I was there, I observed a non-verbal child who was half my son's age and

size at the time, working  higher level academics than my son could at that

time. Yes, I cried when I saw it. 

They do tutor training sessions there for prospective tutors at least once a

year, I believe, and they have a protocol for becoming certified through the

organization.

RPM research was recently released (because you know schools always find an

excuse not to use research-based practices but if you recommend something, they

still want to know it was researched before they still decline

the implementation of it).

Here is some published research on a study done regarding the use of RPM.  I

can also testify to the reduction of self-stimulatory behaviors.  My son rarely

stims when engaged in an RPM session.

http://www.frontiersin.org/Educational_Psychology/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00012/abstr\

act

You can also go to

http://www.halo-soma.org

And you can view testimonials and and some case studies.  I think you have to

be a member to view video of RPM, but I am not sure.

You can buy the book at the HALO site or from www.amazon.com.  If you buy from

amazon, the book qualifies for free shipping.  She now has the companion book,

which is a curriculum guide to use with RPM.  I find this very helpful just as

I did the ABA curriculum guide from " Behavioral Interventions

for Young Children with Autism manual. "  Since we could not afford formal

ABA, I studied that book and did a combination of ABA and floor-time with my son

when he was little.  

[Guest guest]

Yes, my son's skills were at or below first grade level when we first started.  Now he is somewhere between third and fourth grade. Rpm is one on one.  It is difficult for our kids to learn in a group  where the teaching mostly relies on auditory processing.  Our children can learn, but they learn in a very unique way.  I also think that as they learn, they develop strategies on there own which will make learning easier for them as time goes on.

Another thing that helped my son a lot was the reading program " Reading Milestones. " It's a very visual based reading program that starts out very basic and then as it becomes more difficult, it integrates reading, comprehension, spelling, language arts, and writing.  I really love this program.

The math program called " Touch Math " has worked well for many children with autism and children with other special needs.Or you can just use RPM and a regular textbook, but my son needed the extra visual and tactile nature the above mentioned programs gave him.

[Guest guest]

They have done touch math with my son all along and when I home schooled him I

did touch math with him. But his skills are still pretty low.

Terriw

--- Original Message ---

Sent: May 31, 2012 5/31/12

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RPM

 

Yes, my son's skills were at or below first grade level when we first started.

 Now he is somewhere between third and fourth grade. Rpm is one on one.  It is

difficult for our kids to learn in a group  where the teaching mostly relies on

auditory processing.  Our children can learn, but they learn in a very unique

way.  I also think that as they learn, they develop strategies on there own

which will make learning easier for them as time goes on.

Another thing that helped my son a lot was the reading program

" Reading Milestones. " It's a very visual based reading program that starts out

very basic and then as it becomes more difficult, it integrates reading,

comprehension, spelling, language arts, and writing.  I really love this

program.

The math program called " Touch Math " has worked well for many children with

autism and children with other special needs.

Or you can just use RPM and a regular textbook, but my son needed the extra

visual and tactile nature the above mentioned programs gave him.

[Guest guest]

Then I would look into RPM and start him where he is and work up from there.  If you can afford a tutor, and you live near Dallas, you might consider the tutor there.  I cannot promise she has spots as she is a doctoral student at SMU, but it's worth a shot.

[Guest guest]

Well I live in Ft worth which is about an hour away. However the traffic can

make it a longer commute. I am originally frm Daisetta Tx which is close to the

Houston area. Just thought I would throw that in there. I will look into it. I

dont know if I can afford it though.

Terrie

--- Original Message ---

Sent: May 31, 2012 5/31/12

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RPM

 

Then I would look into RPM and start him where he is and work up from there.

 If you can afford a tutor, and you live near Dallas, you might consider the

tutor there.  I cannot promise she has spots as she is a doctoral student at

SMU, but it's worth a shot.

[Guest guest]

I am the Clinic Administrator, Board Member and client of HALO and just wanted

to clarify a few things discussed in this thread..

Soma is a Teacher/Educator not a Dr or diagnostician, does not perform any

formal assessments however she assesses each student by working 1:1 with them .

We do not ask for parents to bring assessments, reports or evaluation from dr,

therapists etc

The name of the clinic is HALO ( Helping Autism through Learning and Outreach)

located in Austin. Our website is HALO-SOMA.ORG

We serve children, teens and adults with autism( all across the spectrum)

beginning at age 7. Soma has students who are verbal, non verbal, limited

verbally and all " levels of functioning " . We also have students that are not on

the spectrum ( Downs, CP, traumatic brain injury, Angelmans syndrome, fragile X

, genetic or metabolic conditions and non-specific diagnosis)

Our students are local to Austin , from all across the state of Texas , out of

state/out of the country as well.

We do offer a limited number of partial scholarships to those that qualify (

eligibility is income based) You can contact me at HALO for an application.

We do have a full schedule however we can place you on the cancelation list for

openings till a regular spot comes available. We will have interns this summer

working with students at a reduced rate. Soma's fee is $75 for 25 min session

which is what local students are scheduled for . Our Texas students are

scheduled for two 1:1 sessions in the same day ( one 40 min and one 25 min

session with a break in between) the fee is $175.

Prior to scheduling you do need to be a member ($25 annual membership ) and

submit a new client intake form for your child . Both can be submitted online

and found on the home page of our website ( see " members " )

We offer a 4-day introduction to RPM course twice a year which is open to

parents and professionals ( see " RPM Training " for application and

pre-requisites)

Any other questions feel free to ask.

Stacey

>

> Mueller is the RPM tutor. She works with families on a sliding

> scale. Talk to her aobut your financial situation. If she feels she can

> help your child, she will work with you on cost. She has been an angel to

> us.

>

> At first we went down to Autism for the RPM at HALO, but we just couldn't

> afford it there. will be in the Dallas area for two more years.

> (She is working on her doctorate in psychology at SMU). We plan to take

> full advantage of her skills as a tutor for as long as we can.

>

> You can contact her at victoriaamueller@...

>

> We drive up from the Kaufman area. It is well wroth the drive.

>

[Guest guest]

We actually live in ft worth and thi would be worth lookinto but my son is going

through testing and is about go have major surjery on his head. He is twelve and

has come a long way but still has a ways to go. Thankyou for the information I

will keep it on hand.

--- Original Message ---

Sent: June 3, 2012 6:34 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RPM

 

I am the Clinic Administrator, Board Member and client of HALO and just wanted

to clarify a few things discussed in this thread..

Soma is a Teacher/Educator not a Dr or diagnostician, does not perform any

formal assessments however she assesses each student by working 1:1 with them .

We do not ask for parents to bring assessments, reports or evaluation from dr,

therapists etc

The name of the clinic is HALO ( Helping Autism through Learning and Outreach)

located in Austin. Our website is HALO-SOMA.ORG

We serve children, teens and adults with autism( all across the spectrum)

beginning at age 7. Soma has students who are verbal, non verbal, limited

verbally and all " levels of functioning " . We also have students that are not on

the spectrum ( Downs, CP, traumatic brain injury, Angelmans syndrome, fragile X

, genetic or metabolic conditions and non-specific diagnosis)

Our students are local to Austin , from all across the state of Texas , out of

state/out of the country as well.

We do offer a limited number of partial scholarships to those that qualify (

eligibility is income based) You can contact me at HALO for an application.

We do have a full schedule however we can place you on the cancelation list for

openings till a regular spot comes available. We will have interns this summer

working with students at a reduced rate. Soma's fee is $75 for 25 min session

which is what local students are scheduled for . Our Texas students are

scheduled for two 1:1 sessions in the same day ( one 40 min and one 25 min

session with a break in between) the fee is $175.

Prior to scheduling you do need to be a member ($25 annual membership ) and

submit a new client intake form for your child . Both can be submitted online

and found on the home page of our website ( see " members " )

We offer a 4-day introduction to RPM course twice a year which is open to

parents and professionals ( see " RPM Training " for application and

pre-requisites)

Any other questions feel free to ask.

Stacey

>

> Mueller is the RPM tutor. She works with families on a sliding

> scale. Talk to her aobut your financial situation. If she feels she can

> help your child, she will work with you on cost. She has been an angel to

> us.

>

> At first we went down to Autism for the RPM at HALO, but we just couldn't

> afford it there. will be in the Dallas area for two more years.

> (She is working on her doctorate in psychology at SMU). We plan to take

> full advantage of her skills as a tutor for as long as we can.

>

> You can contact her at victoriaamueller@...

>

> We drive up from the Kaufman area. It is well wroth the drive.

>

[Guest guest]

Will keep your family in prayer . Ok contact me at halo when ready,

Stacey

> >

> > Mueller is the RPM tutor. She works with families on a sliding

> > scale. Talk to her aobut your financial situation. If she feels she can

> > help your child, she will work with you on cost. She has been an angel to

> > us.

> >

> > At first we went down to Autism for the RPM at HALO, but we just couldn't

> > afford it there. will be in the Dallas area for two more years.

> > (She is working on her doctorate in psychology at SMU). We plan to take

> > full advantage of her skills as a tutor for as long as we can.

> >

> > You can contact her at victoriaamueller@

> >

> > We drive up from the Kaufman area. It is well wroth the drive.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your prayers. They are definately needed.

Terrie

--- Original Message ---

Sent: June 3, 2012 7:39 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RPM

 

Will keep your family in prayer . Ok contact me at halo when ready,

Stacey

> >

> > Mueller is the RPM tutor. She works with families on a sliding

> > scale. Talk to her aobut your financial situation. If she feels she can

> > help your child, she will work with you on cost. She has been an angel to

> > us.

> >

> > At first we went down to Autism for the RPM at HALO, but we just couldn't

> > afford it there. will be in the Dallas area for two more years.

> > (She is working on her doctorate in psychology at SMU). We plan to take

> > full advantage of her skills as a tutor for as long as we can.

> >

> > You can contact her at victoriaamueller@

> >

> > We drive up from the Kaufman area. It is well wroth the drive.

> >

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[Guest guest]

Terrie,You are in our prayers as well.  If you can, buy the book(s) from HALO or they are also available at amazon, study them.  If parents can afford to go to HALO and cannot find an RPM tutor nearby, then go.  If parents can afford the training, they should go.  I'm saving up.  But since you are in Ft. Worth, and my guess is you have more than enough medical bills on your hands, then try to see if has a spot for your child.  It is worth a try

I'd have given anything if our district had been amenable to training an aide/teacher in it for my child, but if we have to do it at home, then that's what we have to do.  There is no time to waste.  Our children need to learn academics.

[Guest guest]

My husband and I are definately intdrested. We have a 12 year old son that works

on a kinder to first grade level depending on what he is working on. He does not

read well at all. He has improved but not much. I know he is capable and quite

frankly I always thought he would do really well in reading. He could spell the

mounths of the year when he was four because he was obessessed with the

calander. Now it seems as though he has even forgotten that. He new his alphabet

before he entered school at age three though he could not say much else. For

some reason his favorite letter was Q. Lol l home s,hooled him for a while and

he learned lots of site words.through phonics but when he returned to public

school struggled with them. They dont believe me that he ever knew them. The

thing was I let him use his Elmo to help him learn. He thinks you cant read

without Elmo. I put it to the test one day and sure enough his reading

improved.lol I dont know how to fix that. I know how to create problems not fix

them. Lol anyway he does need a lot of help where accademics are concerned. For

us though it is a matter of when and how. First my son will be having surgery

and it will take a while to heal. Then secoundly I dont drive due to health

issues and my hus ands hours are not the best of hours. i dont e en know what we

can afford we are a low income family. His surgery will be paid for by medicaid

thank you jesus and all his testing. He gets ssi but while he is having major

surgery I usually end up spending lots of money on myself for food and other

accomidations.

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Sent: June 3, 2012 11:05 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: Re: RPM

 

Terrie,

You are in our prayers as well.  If you can, buy the book(s) from HALO or they

are also available at amazon, study them.  If parents can afford to go to HALO

and cannot find an RPM tutor nearby, then go.  If parents can afford the

training, they should go.  I'm saving up.  But since you are in Ft. Worth, and

my guess is you have more than enough medical bills on your hands, then try to

see if has a spot for your child.  It is worth a try

I'd have given anything if our district had been amenable to training an

aide/teacher in it for my child, but if we have to do it at home, then that's

what we have to do.  There is no time to waste.  Our children need to learn

academics.

[Guest guest]

Your son sounds a lot like mine.  How verbal is he now?My son has improved immensely with interventions.  He became completely non-verbal at regression.  It took about three years before he could use functional language again.  Now he has regained all forms of speech (receptive, expressive, reciprocal), though his speech is still delayed, but I thank GOD for every conversation we have.

My son is also fascinated with the calendar and dates.  He can tell you what day of the week a particular date will be on.  He can also tell you what the 12th (or whatever number you choose) of the alphabet is so fast it blows our minds.  When he remembers things that have happened in the past, he will say, " Remember on June 6, 2010 when we.....

He is also very good with directions and maps.  He always remembers how to get form one place to another.Reading Milestones helped my son with reading tremendously.  He was also between kinder to first grade eighteen months ago.  Now he reads at third grade level. Touch Math helped with math, but an RPM approach is what helped him most.  

Just hang in there and deal with what you need to right now, and when the time comes, you can look into the RPM.  Your plate is full right now.Take care of yourself.

[Guest guest]

My son is actually very verbal ut his speach is delayed. For many years

hebabled more than he talked. His speached has actually improved a great deal.

They do touch math in school. However I do not know what type of reading program

they do. I know that that they had modified chapter books for the kids in the

special needs class if that tells ylu anything. They put them in a folder for

them. I dont know that he did all that well. When he brought books home to read

they were sight word books and he struggled to read them. They were only four or

five paves long with thre or four words per page. He is going into the eight

grade in the fall. I do worry about him.

So where are you from and how old is your son?

--- Original Message ---

Sent: June 4, 2012 1:11 AM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: Re: RPM

 

Your son sounds a lot like mine.  How verbal is he now?

My son has improved immensely with interventions.  He became completely

non-verbal at regression.  It took about three years before he could

use functional language again.  Now he has regained all forms of speech

(receptive, expressive, reciprocal), though his speech is still delayed, but I

thank GOD for every conversation we have.

My son is also fascinated with the calendar and dates.  He can tell you

what day of the week a particular date will be on.  He can also tell you what

the 12th (or whatever number you choose) of the alphabet is so fast it blows our

minds.  When he remembers things that have happened in the past, he will say,

" Remember on June 6, 2010 when we.....

He is also very good with directions and maps.  He always remembers how to

get form one place to another.

Reading Milestones helped my son with reading tremendously.  He was also

between kinder to first grade eighteen months ago.  Now he reads at third grade

level. Touch Math helped with math, but an RPM approach is what helped him most.

 

Just hang in there and deal with what you need to right now, and when the time

comes, you can look into the RPM.  Your plate is full right now.

Take care of yourself.

[Guest guest]

We are southeast of Dallas.  You son sounds so much like mine! But his speech is delayed but getting better all the time. The Reading Milestones program is expensive for parents (I know) but it has been worth it.  It is a very visually based method of gaining comprehension skills, and then it grows into a comprehensive reading, spelling, language arts, and writing program.

I'll see if I have any extra test booklets and you could go through it with him and get an idea of what level he is on.  I'll let you know.Once our son got to level five, then we started supplementing with TAKS reading passages.  RM goes to level six.  Each level runs about 260 dollars if you don't buy the whole kit but just the books and workbooks.

I love the program!  Used along with RPM approach, the results have been amazing.Haven