Product Description

This is a reading program for students who are dyslexic. It contains 55 lessons that will gradually teach your student to decode and spell words using phonics, rules and memory cues. The lessons gradually build up to the next topic, offering repetition for reinforcement. Being based on the well known Orton-Gillingham method for overcoming dyslexia, this program is effective; your student will be well on their way to reading within a short time. Many lessons have a dictation portion, which must be done and redone until the student has mastered the concept of the lesson. Your student can listen to the dictations, pause and replay at their own pace. These free audio files are available at the author's website (URL is on the title page).

Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166342 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 284 pages

From the Publisher
This reading program is a great resource for homeschoolers, tutors and resource room teachers. It is all laid out for the instuctor, so all you need to do is open it and go, no planning needed.

From the Author
My goal was to create an affordable reading program that can be done at home or in small groups. This program rivals that of more expensive programs with the added bonus of convenience. To make the program more user friendly, I have added free audio files (available at my website) for the dictations. This will free up the instructor's time and allow the student to work at their own pace. I have also offered a spiral version of the reading program which is also available through Amazon. This spiral version is under the title * A Reading Program for Overcoming Dyslexia *.

From the Back Cover
This reading program is specifically designed for the dyslexic student to improve reading and writing skills.

This program contains 55 lessons with exercises and word lists, designed to gradually teach the student to decode words using phonics, rules and memory cues. The lessons go far beyond what is taught in most schools, and is precisely what a dyslexic student needs to become a proficient reader.

The lessons gradually build up to the next topic, offering repetition for reinforcement. Constant repetition is key for the dyslexic student.

55 Lessons with Exercises and an Answer Key
The lessons address:
phonics / sounds / rules of spelling / rule breakers
word decoding tips / letter reversals / homophones / common mistakes

Also included are 5 lists of the 500 most commonly used words in the English language, in order of frequency.

Did you know that:
`c' followed by an `e', `i' or `y' makes the `s' sound, as in "see"?
`g' followed by an `e', `i' or `y' may or may not make the `j' sound, as in "jar" ?
Give your student the tools, by teaching the rules!

Learn to Read then Read to Learn

Spend as little as 20 minutes a day with your student to raise his or her reading level.

Customer Reviews

AMAZING Book!!
This book is AMAZING!!! It is practical, efficient, easy-to-use, and best of all EFFECTIVE!!! This book is a rare find because it is all about actual teaching lessons! This book is for parents/teachers who want to dive right in and start teaching to help kids learn to read immediately!! My daughter's reading improved more by using this book than with any other tool we've used! The book is economical and simple, yet the results are worth their weight in gold! Buy this book and you won't be disappointed!!

Great resource for anyone teaching reading
A Workbook for Dyslexics is a great resource for people who are teaching reading. We teach reading to adults and find this invaluable as it has everything you need in one place. We also use it for teaching ESL and it is just as useful there.

Misconceptions made by other review
I totally disagree with the negative review....having worked with the LiPs system myself, this workbook is a god send for parents. This so called needed "intense intervention" is not always financially suitable ($6000/mo-Atlanta) and I have seen many kids walk away with little more than when they started. This book is a great tool for parents who want to super charge their childs reading level. "intense intervention" as I know of first hand, is "tutoring with repeat, reapeat, repeat...." which most parents do not have time for and the school system offers no hope for. Therefore, "intense intervention" becomes the ideal choice by many. However, if you take/have the time to invest in YOUR own child, you can easily help your child suceed at reading.

As far as the workbook being designed to "teach people to read", yes, thats the goal!! Most parents that are picking up this book are at their wits end. Most kids that are introduced to the book, will most likely be over the age of 7. The cover also states "8 years and up"....NO where in the book or cover does the author promise to have a complete program for dyslexics or promise to teach "phonemic awaremess" of which I believe you are refering to phenome awareness....Most parents are NOT going to be seeking this book out at 4-5 or even 6 years old. Also, if you call any "intense intervention" center (e.g. Dyslexia Inst. of America) they will advise you that the "ideal" time to begin evaluations for dyslexia is around 8 or 9....though they will take younger children. Many children without dyslexia have problems with reversals, blending, etc. Any good teacher will caution you to "wait and see" in grades K-1 (sometimes 2) before officials or parents begin to start the evaluation process. Therefore, most kids have had 1-3 yrs of an unsuccessful phonics program of some sort and though the program failed the dyslexic child, they learn their letter names and sounds through this method. (Even though they may still mix up or confuse the sounds.) When starting this book, a child may still be mixing up some of the letter sounds which is what you are refering to as "concept imagery". This means, the dyslexic, sees a letter as a shape or picture not assigned to a certain direction in order to mean something individual of that letter name and sound. If you have actually looked at the book (I suspect you have not based on your review) you would see that for example, Lesson 1 begins with blending short vowels with ONE constanant. We are talking about blending TWO sounds...that is pretty basic. A matter of fact it starts so basic, that the author discourages you from skipping ahead even if the child knows the basic vowel sounds.

As a side note: "Phenome Awareness" is a fancy word for breaking down blended sounds and making them individual or taking individual sounds and blending them...

"Intense Intervention" is someone certified (not always degreed) in a particular program (e.g. LindaMood Bell) NOT DYSLEXIA itself. This person spends countless hours implementing a program to your child so that they can learn to read with success....Its not a cure, magic, or always a complete success the first time around. Hands down, if you have the money, (which is really all you need~and a lot of it!) then this is the IDEAL approach to take with your child...

This book is well worth the $30 and WILL improve your childs reading. No, its not magic and will not "cure" your child, but no you will not be disappointed because, if you are looking to buy this book, then you already know that "intense intervention" is far from a "cure"....DYSLEXICS CAN NOT BE CURED, but through patience and love, your child can learn to read.....successfully.