tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post3470163372456543272..comments2023-10-15T09:50:34.893-06:00Comments on Footprints in the Butter: Teaching a Dyslexic KiddoDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08416139988162419457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-80743424752432925602010-04-23T16:06:43.736-06:002010-04-23T16:06:43.736-06:00Thanks for posting this. I also considered Barton ...Thanks for posting this. I also considered Barton at one point for my dyslexic child. Yet, at this point we are using The Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading and All About Spelling. It is slow, but it is working and my daughter likes it. So, I imagine that is what we'll stick with for some time.Michelle Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447079002738068749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-27021986071476056912010-04-15T13:22:48.302-06:002010-04-15T13:22:48.302-06:00Debra,
Thanks for posting this. I know what you me...Debra,<br />Thanks for posting this. I know what you mean about becoming frustrated with teaching him to read. I still become frustrated when I realize how difficult it is for my son to read small words or when my boys can't pronounce certain sounds. I try not to let them know I'm frustrated because I know they can't help it, but I feel so stressed and burdened with the job of teaching them to speak and read. It's hard, they don't learn like all the books say a child will learn. I'm coming to accept it though, and I'm learning to praise them for what they are able to do.<br />As for Barton, there is no way we could afford it, but as it happened a lady that lives clear across the country read an email I sent to a support group and offered to loan me her Barton. Talk about answered prayer! We feel so blessed to have this offered to us.<br />I won't have this program for my younger son, however, because I'm sending each level back as we complete it. I'm not sure what I'll do for him, but I'm thinking of using Explode the Code (a dyslexic specialist suggested this for my 7yr old before we found out I'd be using Barton) and incorporating the letter tiles and strategies that Barton uses. This is my early plan, I still don't know for sure what I'll do. He's 4 1/2 now and he shows signs that he's ready to learn the letters and their sounds. Before I found out he may be dyslexic I thought I'd teach him and his younger sister (18 months apart) together, but now I'm not sure that would be wise. Maybe...just have to wait and see.<br />I'm excited to see what Super Star Speech is all about because lately the speech issues are what are weighing most heavily on my mind. From what I've seen on their website so far, it looks like something I may be interested in. I'm off to read more about it. Thanks for the post, I was really blessed to hear how you were teaching your son. <br />~Marie<br />PS/Hoping to be part of next years TOS crew...Heidi S. emailed yesterday and said they'd let me know sometime in May. Who knows, maybe I'll get to review Super Star Speech next year ;-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637528166818931113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-41351356376697441362010-04-15T10:52:24.057-06:002010-04-15T10:52:24.057-06:00Anthony -- I don't post what my 7th grader is ...Anthony -- I don't post what my 7th grader is reading on his own, but he happens to have Warrior Scarlet in his pile to read next... maybe I need to think about snagging it from him and reading it aloud. Hmmmm.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416139988162419457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-91836491803218004462010-04-15T07:16:21.597-06:002010-04-15T07:16:21.597-06:00Anthony -- that is fascinating! I'm going to ...Anthony -- that is fascinating! I'm going to be sharing some of that with my kids when we read Odysseus today. Thanks for commenting!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416139988162419457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-59558736580919388682010-04-15T03:12:12.481-06:002010-04-15T03:12:12.481-06:00I note that you are reading a Rosemary Sutcliff bo...I note that you are reading a Rosemary Sutcliff book 'right now'. Given this post about dyslexia, that made me think of of she never went to school until about age ten and left at 14, grew up on being read stories, and became however an internatinally-acclaimed author (who had some physical disabilities to boot). (More about all this at www.rosemarysutcliff.wordpress.com)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677173494958234552noreply@blogger.com