<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thank you Pat! This looks like the EXACT thing I need for a HS student I have been working with since 2nd grade! The lingering quirk for her is accenting and pronunciation of long words! This will save me a LOT of prep time! <div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 29, 2008, at 1:23 PM, Pat Olson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Shannie,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">For learners at the 2<sup>nd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– 5<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>grade reading level, one of the main areas of difficulty is pronouncing multi-syllable words. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Reading</st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at this level is often content-based and includes many words with Latin suffixes—which have predictable stress patterns. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><i><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-style: italic; ">Word Workout</span></font></i><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>teaches a technique for reading these words. Our learners are absolutely amazed at their ability to read “big words” using the step-by-step technique that they learn using this inexpensive computer program with the help of a volunteer tutor. (There is also print material available.) Rather than looking at a word from the outside, learners get inside by applying the simple steps...until they pronounce the word. Many of our learners with “characteristics of dyslexia” have very good speaking vocabularies and are excited to finally see in print the words that they know. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">This program teaches identification of suffix syllables, stressed syllables, and unstressed syllables (where the vowel is neither long nor short, but is usually pronounced as “uh”). All of this leads to an almost effortless natural-sounding pronunciation of the word. (Most reading programs never introduce the concept of schwa vowels or stress patterns because the focus is on the Anglo-Saxon words of the beginning grade levels.) <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">The program begins with a basic review of earlier concepts. Using this program, a person can be practicing the CVC syllable pattern while reading “tab” in metabolism rather than just reading 3-letter words. This is a big ego-boost to adult, basic readers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">For information on this program see: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.thewordworkshop.com/method.html#pagetop" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.thewordworkshop.com/method.html#pagetop</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><i><font size="3" color="#003366" face="Century Schoolbook"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; ">Pat Olson<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Literacy Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Kishwaukee</span></font></st1:placename><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></span></font></st1:place><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">21193 Maltar Rd.</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Malta</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">, IL 60150<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">(815) 825-2086, ext. 320</span></font><b><i><font size="2" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><i><font size="5" color="#003366" face="Shruti"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Shruti; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-style: italic; "><span><image002.jpg></span></span></font><font color="#003366"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Adult Volunteer Tutoring</span></font><font color="#003366"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Betsy<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:03 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'<st1:personname w:st="on">The Learning Disabilities Discussion List</st1:personname>'<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[LearningDisabilities 2506] Re: Question</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Patterns for Success in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Reading</st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and Spelling</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Nancy C. Redding and Marcia K. Henry. <a href="http://rlac.com/store/Patterns-for-Success-in-Reading-and-Spelling.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://rlac.com/store/Patterns-for-Success-in-Reading-and-Spelling.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">Betsy Gauss<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="4" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Shoshanah Dean Hilmer<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:44 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:personname w:st="on">The Learning Disabilities Discussion List</st1:personname><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[LearningDisabilities 2499] Question</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; 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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Wilson</st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Wilson</st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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> <br>Thank you,<br>Shannie<br> <br><br><br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? 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