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Apr 5, 2004 18:46:33 GMT -5
Post by Shana on Apr 5, 2004 18:46:33 GMT -5
My 11-year-old brother has a learning disability. He can not read even small words. He has only been exposed to rote reading in his school system. Would it be possible for him to learn to read with this system? He is eager to learn, and it seems the rote reading has not worked for him.
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Apr 6, 2004 21:35:45 GMT -5
Post by Michael Levin MD on Apr 6, 2004 21:35:45 GMT -5
There are two major routes in reading: phonic and look-and-say. Instructed in either method, children without learning disabilities will learn to read. If phonic method is the main approach then memorizing of the word as a whole will follow. If, on the other hand, the instructions are based on recognition of the whole word, children will pick up basic phonic principles by default. Of two, the phonics is the preferred one since more children can learn to read well with this method.
Children with learning disabilities are a mixed group. Some have fundamental deficiency connecting sounds and letters (phonics). Others could not read the words even after recognizing and sounding every letter. The Reading Lesson program attempts to combine both methods and might help some children who can’t learn to read with either method alone. The course, however, only goes to the second grade reading level and does not teach reading comprehension and advance reading skills. In this case, finding an LD (learning disabilities) specialist might be necessary for your brother.
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Apr 7, 2004 17:23:55 GMT -5
Post by Gopi on Apr 7, 2004 17:23:55 GMT -5
[ Hi,
I have a 7 year old daughter (II grader) who appears to be having LD. She gets several complaints from school saying that "she lacks number sense", "doesn't comprehend well", "gets most answers wrong", "more than a year behind grade level" and so on. She is able to read well (though comprehension is poor). She seems to forget very quickly and also is very impulsive in solving problems. She answers them incorrectly, but if we ask her to recheck the answer, she gets them right. She is social and not hyper active. Do you know if my daughter could have ADD? We are very much worried about this.
Thanks in advance
quote author=Guest-Michael Levin MD link=board=psy&thread=1081208793&start=1#0 date=1081305345]There are two major routes in reading: phonic and look-and-say. Instructed in either method, children without learning disabilities will learn to read. If phonic method is the main approach then memorizing of the word as a whole will follow. If, on the other hand, the instructions are based on recognition of the whole word, children will pick up basic phonic principles by default. Of two, the phonics is the preferred one since more children can learn to read well with this method.
Children with learning disabilities are a mixed group. Some have fundamental deficiency connecting sounds and letters (phonics). Others could not read the words even after recognizing and sounding every letter. The Reading Lesson program attempts to combine both methods and might help some children who can’t learn to read with either method alone. The course, however, only goes to the second grade reading level and does not teach reading comprehension and advance reading skills. In this case, finding an LD (learning disabilities) specialist might be necessary for your brother. [/quote]
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