Perhaps you don't need programs. A book I found tremendously helpful with older struggling readers is Reading with the Troubled Reader by Margaret Phinney. I was the inclusion teacher at 5/6 so had a cluster (7-8) with students identified for RSVP. Of course I had other struggling readers in my class as well. This book helped me so much first with identifying the main struggle and then with strategies for emphasizing, differentiating. I highly recommend trying it.
Sally On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Carolyn Heaney wrote: > Hello! I was wondering if you can help me. I have a 3rd grade student whom I am currently servicing in a reading group. She has been with me for three years. She has been brought up for testing, but the parents will not allow us to test or classify her. I feel like I have exhausted my repertoire of strategies to suit her needs. She is reading approximately a year below her peers, and has a particularly hard time with decoding and spelling. She shows many of the signs of dyslexia. Can anybody give me any suggestions for materials or strategies I can try? The materials need to be relatively cheap b/c I will most likely be purchasing them out of my own pocket. Thus far, I have tried all the Reading Recovery and Pat Cunningham decoding strategies, as well as some of Bear's materials and various other eclectic resources. I have looked at Susan Barton's stuff (too expensive) Word Workout ( too high), Wilson ( too expensive), etc. (You see my dilemma!) Thank you for your feedback! Carolyn _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 <http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008> <http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008> _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org <mailto:Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> <mailto:Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> . Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> . _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
