Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 My son enjoyed Earobics and I think it benefitted him. We also spent a great deal of time working on building auditory memory by running digit sequences (slowly say numbers a second apart each and have him repeat it back -- ie: say 2..4..9..8..3) and also did this with objects (ie: say bird, horse, table, goat). We also did auditory directions, which he really enjoyed (ie: stand up, pat your nose, act like a monkey and then burp.) As he progressed, we moved to " thinking sequences " where he had to answer a group of questions or say something about a group of things in sequence (ie: name something you eat, then something you write with, then something you read -- or -- tell me what you do with these items in the order I say them.. soap, fork, radio, scissors). For most kids, you need to start out really easy with all of these and build. It can take months to build sometimes but I've always seen a big leap in processing when a kid gets to the next level of sequencing. The Listening Program, an auditory training program from www.advancedbrain.com also helped tremendously with Curt's auditory processing/memory. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hi Lynn, You might want to look into Fast Forword at www.fastforword.com We had some success with earobics, but we're moving on into Fast Forword...its a much more intensive, child specific, well monitored program....but its also more pricey. However, with the kids I know who have used it, it has helped substantially with their language processing and reading fluency. It is also heavily data driven, which appeals to the behaviorist in me. Show me the data LOL. While reading isn't an issue for my son, he still has some lingering auditory processing issues with language. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 In a message dated 8/13/2004 1:23:37 PM Central Standard Time, puky@... writes: She can only do up to three items now. Keep at it. Curt could only do three consistently when we started and if there was a noise outside or other distraction, he'd drop down to one or two. He still can only do four of the " thinking sequences " but then I must admit I also have difficulty remembering them all when we get over four. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Thanks for this info...She can only do up to three items now. She is really pretty smart, I know this is what is holding her back. We did do fast forward for 1 1/2 years. Liked that program, but back then(2 yrs ago) her attention was so poor it was difficult. We did see many improvements since then. Lynn Re: Retraining methods. My son enjoyed Earobics and I think it benefitted him. We also spent a great deal of time working on building auditory memory by running digit sequences (slowly say numbers a second apart each and have him repeat it back -- ie: say 2..4..9..8..3) and also did this with objects (ie: say bird, horse, table, goat). We also did auditory directions, which he really enjoyed (ie: stand up, pat your nose, act like a monkey and then burp.) As he progressed, we moved to " thinking sequences " where he had to answer a group of questions or say something about a group of things in sequence (ie: name something you eat, then something you write with, then something you read -- or -- tell me what you do with these items in the order I say them.. soap, fork, radio, scissors). For most kids, you need to start out really easy with all of these and build. It can take months to build sometimes but I've always seen a big leap in processing when a kid gets to the next level of sequencing. The Listening Program, an auditory training program from www.advancedbrain.com also helped tremendously with Curt's auditory processing/memory. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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