Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id UAA15643; Wed, 3 May 2000 20:26:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 20:26:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001d01bfb53d$45be5fc0$33e674d8@geochem> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "bob, anne, or colin" <geochem@groupz.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:2752] teaching dyslexic individuals X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 3559 Lines: 81 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFB53D.43AE6B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi--I don't want to change the subject or anything, but I have a = decision to make and would like any input that you have to give. I am = an adult literacy/basic instructor in South Carolina. I have been = having very good success with many of my students, but I have some = students that have been literacy programs for years who just don't seem = to make any progress. We do not do any formal assessment with these = students other than the TABE test and I do not have access to their = previous school records. I am convinced that many of them are highly = dyslexic or have other visual processing problems--because they seem so = capable in other areas of their lives. I went to school over fifteen = years ago and have absolutely no instruction in how to teach dyslexic = students. I would love to get more training and was thinking of going = to an Orton Gillingham training that is being held at a Montessori = school in Savannah, Georgia at my own expense--and the expense is = considerable. It would be worth it to me if I could help my dyslexics = learn to read using these methods presented in this workshop. My = question is--do any of you out there use this method? If so, is it = applicable to my situation? Does anyone else out there know of any = other methods that are available for use with literacy instruction or of = any other training that would help me in this way? ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFB53D.43AE6B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi--I don't want to change the = subject or=20 anything, but I have a decision to make and would like any input that = you have=20 to give. I am an adult literacy/basic instructor in South = Carolina. =20 I have been having very good success with many of my students, but I = have some=20 students that have been literacy programs for years who just don't seem = to make=20 any progress. We do not do any formal assessment with these = students other=20 than the TABE test and I do not have access to their previous school=20 records. I am convinced that many of them are highly dyslexic or = have=20 other visual processing problems--because they seem so capable in other = areas of=20 their lives. I went to school over fifteen years ago and have = absolutely=20 no instruction in how to teach dyslexic students. I would love to = get more=20 training and was thinking of going to an Orton Gillingham training that = is being=20 held at a Montessori school in Savannah, Georgia at my own expense--and = the=20 expense is considerable. It would be worth it to me if I could = help my=20 dyslexics learn to read using these methods presented in this = workshop. My=20 question is--do any of you out there use this method? If so, is it = applicable to my situation? Does anyone else out there know of any = other=20 methods that are available for use with literacy instruction or of any = other=20 training that would help me in this way?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFB53D.43AE6B80--
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