This is a device commonly used in special ed and by speech therapists. 
It is extremely helpful for adult language learners as well, as they 
are not always aware of how their own speech sounds. These are 
available through many teacher supply companies such as Nevis West, for 
very little-- some come in a form that resembles a  phone headset.   
They can also be made by assembling elbows of pvc pipe.   Robin Schwarz

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From: andreawilder at comcast.net
To: learningdisabilities at nifl.gov
Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:26 AM
Subject: [LearningDisabilities 853] Re: New Dyslexia Theory Blames 
'Noise'

  Well, if this isn't a clever idea. Anybody else tried this??

 Andrea

 On Jan 11, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Grace Temple wrote:

 >
 >
  >> I also have often thought of dislexia this way. From my own >> 
experience with my child who struggled with dislexia, I found that >> 
when teaching him phonics and phonemic awareness we were able to >> 
achieve a greater amount of sucess when we used a 'talk back'. It is >> 
an old method used in special ed. It's a half tube bent to go from >> 
the mouth to the ear. When the student speaks or makes the letter >> 
sound, it is immediately sent round the tube to their own ear. I >> 
have seen great progress with this. I guess I just never tied it to >> 
deslexia. I just thought that my inattentive resistive child needed >> 
something to keep him from being distracted. It certainly deserves >> 
further study.
 >>
 >> Grace Temple, Executive Director
 >> Sanilac Literacy Council
 >> templege at hotmail.com
 >>
 >> Hi KC and Andrea,
 >>
  >> I think this is so interesting and relevant as it came out just >> 
shortly after we had some discussion about research priorities. This >> 
certainly takes a real "hot topic" in the field and narrows it down >> 
to the least common denominators. The results of scholarly research >> 
affect practice. There were some interesting suggestions in the >> 
article that related to how it could affect instruction. Even though >> 
most research is done with children and has to be adapted for our >> 
adult population, it is still noteworthy.
 >>
 >> What do others think?
 >>
 >> Thanks,
 >>
 >> Rochelle
 >>
 >>
 >> Rochelle Kenyon
 >> Moderator, LINCS Learning Disabilities Discussion List
 >> Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
 >> RKenyon721 at aol.com
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 >> To post a message:
 >> Learningdisabilities at nifl.gov
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 >>
 >>
 >>
  >> Rochelle--thanks for the calibre of this! I rely on you to give us 

>> the

 >> best, fast, this is worth looking into.
 >>
 >> Thanks!
 >>
 >> Andrea
 >>
 >>
 >>
  >> Hi Rochelle - I thought it was a fascinating premise (I saw is in 
 >> Schwab Learning) and it confirmed some of my informal observations 
 >> of how dyslexic people approach reading. However, I suspect that >> 
there may be room for both schools of thought (and probably more!) >> 
and what is causal for one dyslexic reader may not be true of all of >> 
them.
 >>
 >> KC Andrew
 >> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
 >> Adult Basic Education - Professional Development Services
 >> 360/485-2338
 >> kandrew at sbctc.ctc.edu <mailto:kandrew at sbctc.ctc.edu>
 >>
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