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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Lucille, I am glad you found it
helpful and hope others will also.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Lucille Cuttler<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 29, 2008
11:38 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> The Learning Disabilities
Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [LearningDisabilities
2509] Re: Question</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Betsy - thank you! I'm passing along
this link to others. This is new to me - and maybe to others as
well. You're a gem. Lucille</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov]<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Betsy<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 28, 2008
6:03 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'The
Learning Disabilities Discussion List'</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [LearningDisabilities
2506] Re: Question</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Shannie, Check out this website for
a good program based on the Orton-Gillingham multisensory approach. This is the
best price I have seen for this program. It is appropriate for adults as
well. <u>Patterns for Success in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Reading</st1:City></st1:place>
and Spelling</u> by Nancy C. Redding and Marcia K. Henry. <a
href="http://rlac.com/store/Patterns-for-Success-in-Reading-and-Spelling.html">http://rlac.com/store/Patterns-for-Success-in-Reading-and-Spelling.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Betsy Gauss<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov [mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Shoshanah Dean Hilmer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 28, 2008
10:44 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Learning Disabilities Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [LearningDisabilities
2499] Question</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>I want to pose a question to the
literacy professionals on the list that needs some background information
first. In the past, when a student came into our center needing
decoding skills, and their comprehension skills were good, I'd place them in a
basic word study class using, for example, the Wilson Reading System.
Even if a student's reading ability was at an upper intermediate level, I'd
start her on 1.3 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City></st1:place>
or at the beginning (if her comprehension was excellent and her main issue was
picking apart unknown words/spelling). This has worked very well for my
program. Students have been happy with their placement. However,
now we find ourselves in a position where we need to show quick gains on the
TABE. We need a 2 grade level jump ASAP to get some funding. What
is your advice for materials to use for students who read between 2nd
grade and a 5th grade level? Would you still start them at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City></st1:place> 1.3 or at the
beginning? My problem is adults have what I call "swiss cheese
gaps". They have some skills and not other foundational
knowledge. Every student's prior knowledge is different. I feel
like I "spin my wheels" just trying to find out where the gaps
are. However, I don't have time to waste starting everyone from basically
the beginning if that's not the best plan.<br>
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Thank you,<br>
Shannie<br>
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