Re: Apraxia child with reading and spelling problems

[Guest guest]

Has he crossed the midline? Failure to do that or doing it

incorrectly can cause this. There are " go back in time " exercises to

address this.

>

> Hello I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. My

son

> was diagnosed with apraxia in kindergaten and has improved so much

> since then that he can be understood now. He is 9yrs old and in the

> 4th grade. Our problem is that the reading (sounding the words out)

> and spelling words. I am not sure where to go to get answers on

how

> to help him. He has an IEP and is in a LD class room for reading

and

> math. The school is getting up set with me because he is only

doing a

> 1st grade level of reading. He can recognize small words (sight

> words) but when it comes to actually being able to sound the word

out

> that is when he has problems. If I sound out the word for him he

can

> get it or if I just sound out the first part of the word he can get

> the last part. My question is is there something different I

should

> be having the school do with him. I just don't know where to turn

to

> for answers or where to look for help. Does anyone else have an

older

> child with apraxia that has had the similar problem? Is there

> something else I should have him tested for? His movements and

being

> able to understand is good it is just the reading and spelling.

>

> thank you

>

[Guest guest]

Tammy,

My daughter is 9 yrs. old and VERY similar. I don't know where you live,

but we have a tutoring system her based on the mood Bell system that

has been amazing for her. They have taught her the rules of decoding, but

they also use mouth cues for the different phonemes. This has been like a

speech and literacy training in one. It has been VERY costly and VERY worth

it. We have probably seen more progress with this than almost anything else

to date. My daughter has been found to also have auditory processing and

dyslexia issues. In reading Overcoming Dyslexia book it is hard to tell

which came first...they are VERY similar in the effects of reading. My

daughter also has a working memory issue that makes locking things in

challenging (requires repetition etc.) but this has given us tremendous

growth. She went from a virtual NON reader to reading at approximately a

2.0 level. In Sept., after 6 weeks of work she had reached 1.3 and now is

right at a beginning second grade level. I know this isn't much but it is

amazing from where she started.

I would be happy to further discuss with you what they do, if you are

interested.

_____

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of tammy

Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:45 PM

Subject: [ ] Apraxia child with reading and spelling

problems

Hello I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. My son

was diagnosed with apraxia in kindergaten and has improved so much

since then that he can be understood now. He is 9yrs old and in the

4th grade. Our problem is that the reading (sounding the words out)

and spelling words. I am not sure where to go to get answers on how

to help him. He has an IEP and is in a LD class room for reading and

math. The school is getting up set with me because he is only doing a

1st grade level of reading. He can recognize small words (sight

words) but when it comes to actually being able to sound the word out

that is when he has problems. If I sound out the word for him he can

get it or if I just sound out the first part of the word he can get

the last part. My question is is there something different I should

be having the school do with him. I just don't know where to turn to

for answers or where to look for help. Does anyone else have an older

child with apraxia that has had the similar problem? Is there

something else I should have him tested for? His movements and being

able to understand is good it is just the reading and spelling.

thank you

[Guest guest]

My ten year old with verbal apraxia in 4th grade has a bit of trouble in

spelling. I write the words out in different color markers so he can visually

see the pre-fix and suffix clearly and therefore will pronounce and spell

them correctly. I re-rewrite study guides to make him understand the work. I

don't know how long I can physically do this, but I know it helps him

tremendously and he he's doing fine. He is getting reading help is the

smartest in

his " group " which helps with his self-esteem. But as of now that is all he

is getting. We did 5 1/2 years of private speech. He is at the age where he

really doesn't want to do or appear different than his peers, which makes it

difficult when he may have to get " pulled " out for services. I take one day

at a time!!

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[Guest guest]

Does he have auditory processing issues? My daughter (she's in 1st

grade) has trouble " hearing " the different vowel sounds, so she

guesses a lot when it comes to spelling... in reading, it is pretty

much the same for her...

What has helped for us, is actually sitting and saying the spelling

words slowly, pronouncing every sound as we run our fingers

underneath the sounds/letters... really paying attention to

the spelling... it has helped her speech, too... My 4th grader

(pretty NT) is a mediocre speller, at best... this is what we do with

her, also...

Also, with reading out loud, I know my apraxic child freezes up when

she is put on the spot, wether she can do it, or not... Could this be

the case?

We homeschool, so we can take a lot of time to focus on their issues

and move along at their pace... I am not sure how you could do that

with public school... I would just practice his reading at home with

easy readers and phonics games until he is fluent...

I hope someone has an answer for you, as I worry about this with my

little one.

Aubrey

>

> Hello I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. My

son

> was diagnosed with apraxia in kindergaten and has improved so much

> since then that he can be understood now. He is 9yrs old and in the

> 4th grade. Our problem is that the reading (sounding the words out)

> and spelling words. I am not sure where to go to get answers on

how

> to help him. He has an IEP and is in a LD class room for reading

and

> math. The school is getting up set with me because he is only

doing a

> 1st grade level of reading. He can recognize small words (sight

> words) but when it comes to actually being able to sound the word

out

> that is when he has problems. If I sound out the word for him he

can

> get it or if I just sound out the first part of the word he can get

> the last part. My question is is there something different I

should

> be having the school do with him. I just don't know where to turn

to

> for answers or where to look for help. Does anyone else have an

older

> child with apraxia that has had the similar problem? Is there

> something else I should have him tested for? His movements and

being

> able to understand is good it is just the reading and spelling.

>

> thank you

>

[Guest guest]

Aubrey, I really think AP is a chunk of this. While my kid is young

AP has been mentioned and I see the same guessing at this level re:

colors, letters, shapes.

> >

> > Hello I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice.

My

> son

> > was diagnosed with apraxia in kindergaten and has improved so

much

> > since then that he can be understood now. He is 9yrs old and in

the

> > 4th grade. Our problem is that the reading (sounding the words

out)

> > and spelling words. I am not sure where to go to get answers on

> how

> > to help him. He has an IEP and is in a LD class room for reading

> and

> > math. The school is getting up set with me because he is only

> doing a

> > 1st grade level of reading. He can recognize small words (sight

> > words) but when it comes to actually being able to sound the word

> out

> > that is when he has problems. If I sound out the word for him he

> can

> > get it or if I just sound out the first part of the word he can

get

> > the last part. My question is is there something different I

> should

> > be having the school do with him. I just don't know where to

turn

> to

> > for answers or where to look for help. Does anyone else have an

> older

> > child with apraxia that has had the similar problem? Is there

> > something else I should have him tested for? His movements and

> being

> > able to understand is good it is just the reading and spelling.

> >

> > thank you

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I was always a good speller but hd reading comprehension

problems...until recently...I swear it was the milk. Regardless, you

can have him take over if writing is not troublesome for him.

Rewriting notes is how I remembered stuff and excelled in school.

>

> My ten year old with verbal apraxia in 4th grade has a bit of

trouble in

> spelling. I write the words out in different color markers so he

can visually

> see the pre-fix and suffix clearly and therefore will pronounce

and spell

> them correctly. I re-rewrite study guides to make him understand

the work. I

> don't know how long I can physically do this, but I know it helps

him

> tremendously and he he's doing fine. He is getting reading help

is the smartest in

> his " group " which helps with his self-esteem. But as of now that

is all he

> is getting. We did 5 1/2 years of private speech. He is at the

age where he

> really doesn't want to do or appear different than his peers,

which makes it

> difficult when he may have to get " pulled " out for services. I

take one day

> at a time!!

>

>

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

shape.

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Has he been tested for dyslexia??? It is common, especially among

these children, though it hasn't been talked about in a while. There

are many excellent reading programs for dyslexia. Literally the

brains of kids with dyslexia are wired a little differently...and

they learn differently. Give them the right tools and they take off.

My older 2 are both dyslexic. We put them through a program

called " Active Reading Clinic " ...or Reading Revolution, designed for

dyslexic kids. They use sound movements (ie each letter has a sound

and hand " sign " ...sort of like sign language)...and they sound out

the word with the sound movements. Neither could do this just by

sight. But pulling in other aspects of the brain...it just clicks.

Really amazing to watch. Eventually as they get older they

internalize the sound movement and don't need to physically make the

sign for each letter to sound out the word.

There are other programs too, like mood Bell. Just important to

get the propoer testing done. Dyslexia is often misdiagnosed. It is

very common with dyspraxia (developmental coordination disorder).

Just a few ideas... -

> Hello I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. My

son

> was diagnosed with apraxia in kindergaten and has improved so much

> since then that he can be understood now. He is 9yrs old and in the

> 4th grade. Our problem is that the reading (sounding the words out)

> and spelling words. I am not sure where to go to get answers on

how

> to help him. He has an IEP and is in a LD class room for reading

and

> math. The school is getting up set with me because he is only

doing a

> 1st grade level of reading. He can recognize small words (sight

> words) but when it comes to actually being able to sound the word

out

> that is when he has problems. If I sound out the word for him he

can

> get it or if I just sound out the first part of the word he can get

> the last part. My question is is there something different I

should

> be having the school do with him. I just don't know where to turn

to

> for answers or where to look for help. Does anyone else have an

older

> child with apraxia that has had the similar problem? Is there

> something else I should have him tested for? His movements and

being

> able to understand is good it is just the reading and spelling.

>

> thank you

>

[Guest guest]

I should have just read on...exactly. These programs for the

dyslexic child are truly amazing. Costly yes...but worth every penny.

We are planning to put ph in the intensive program this summer

(he will be nearly 5). We are anticipating that he will be dyslexic

like his sibs. Dyslexia now, relatively...would be the least of our

problems. And when you get the propering interventions...it feels

like magic! -

> Tammy,

> My daughter is 9 yrs. old and VERY similar. I don't know where you

live,

> but we have a tutoring system her based on the mood Bell

system that

> has been amazing for her. They have taught her the rules of

decoding, but

> they also use mouth cues for the different phonemes. This has been

like a

> speech and literacy training in one. It has been VERY costly and

VERY worth

> it. We have probably seen more progress with this than almost

anything else

> to date. My daughter has been found to also have auditory

processing and

> dyslexia issues. In reading Overcoming Dyslexia book it is hard to

tell

> which came first...they are VERY similar in the effects of

reading. My

> daughter also has a working memory issue that makes locking things

in

> challenging (requires repetition etc.) but this has given us

tremendous

> growth. She went from a virtual NON reader to reading at

approximately a

> 2.0 level. In Sept., after 6 weeks of work she had reached 1.3 and

now is

> right at a beginning second grade level. I know this isn't much

but it is

> amazing from where she started.

>

> I would be happy to further discuss with you what they do, if you

are

> interested.

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On Behalf Of tammy

> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:45 PM

>

> Subject: [ ] Apraxia child with reading and

spelling

> problems

>

>

>

> Hello I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. My

son

> was diagnosed with apraxia in kindergaten and has improved so much

> since then that he can be understood now. He is 9yrs old and in the

> 4th grade. Our problem is that the reading (sounding the words out)

> and spelling words. I am not sure where to go to get answers on how

> to help him. He has an IEP and is in a LD class room for reading

and

> math. The school is getting up set with me because he is only doing

a

> 1st grade level of reading. He can recognize small words (sight

> words) but when it comes to actually being able to sound the word

out

> that is when he has problems. If I sound out the word for him he

can

> get it or if I just sound out the first part of the word he can get

> the last part. My question is is there something different I should

> be having the school do with him. I just don't know where to turn

to

> for answers or where to look for help. Does anyone else have an

older

> child with apraxia that has had the similar problem? Is there

> something else I should have him tested for? His movements and

being

> able to understand is good it is just the reading and spelling.

>

> thank you

>

>

>

>

>

>

>