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 HOOKED
ON PHONICS (US)
A program for Dyslexic
learners is ‘Hooked on Phonics’, and you can see details at their website Hooked
on Phonics (Comments/reviews
welcome)
- Go
Phonics
Teacher-developed
to provide struggling and natural beginning readers with a strong foundation for
decoding the English language. Skills are taught sequentially, one step at a time.
With over 70 components, Go Phonics features 48 games that integrate with its
workbooks and decodable storybooks.
 Wordshark
- 36 totally different computer games providing high
motivation and interest. 'This software has had dramatic results. My student simply
can't believe that he can be learning so quickly, and now arrives half-an-hour
early, and has asked to stay an hour over his lesson time. This is the first time
that he has ever been able to remember spellings - ever. I have had to force him
to take breaks each half-hour because he was so adamant that he would complete
each module more quickly then anyone else. His progress has been amazing. I did
not at first believe this because I thought that as a dyslexic he would probably
remember his spellings one week but then forget them after a break, but I have
just re-tested him on the modules he covered before the half-term break (three
weeks ago) and in a spelling test of sixty words, he got all of them correct without
any chance to mug up beforehand', J. W., UK.
- International Dyslexia Association Fact Sheets
-
 Phonics
Tutor
Phonics, reading,
and spelling curriculum for the computer.
- Switched-On
SchoolHouse (USA) - Switched-On Schoolhouse teaches 3-12 grade students standard
subjects in a fun and easy to use computer-based format. The CD-ROM format provides
an interactive learning experience, making Switched-On Schoolhouse seem like an
adventure. The clever animation and special effects spread a contagious energy
that gets kids excited about learning. 'Highly recommended for home schooling
parents especially, with very good CD-Roms' (N.F., Maryland, USA).
 Spark
Island - BBC CD-Roms program - 'an excellent tool
to assist in some of phonological awareness difficulties as they teach phonic
rules in a game-like multi-sensory way (young learners).' (D.D., Singapore)
- Reading
through colored filters - explains the use of colored lenses to help reduce
the effects of Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (Irlen Syndrome) where children and
adults see the words go fuzzy or move around on the page, or experience a glare
from words printed on a white page.
- Hearing
your child read (Dyslexia Online Magazine article)
- The
sounds the letters make (Dyslexia Online Magazine article)
- www.dyslexic.com
This company specializes in a very wide range of computer software support programs
for dyslexic learners. Recommended.
 TEXTHELP
(Worldwide)
This computer program
sits alongside a normal word-processor, like 'Office', and helps the child or
student to find spellings as they type. There is a small box on the screen which
attempts to guess each word as the person starts to type it. For example, if you
type in 'b', it will come up with a list of words you have used before beginning
with 'b', like big, better, beginning, etc. If one of these is the word you need,
you can select it, and the word will go straight into where you are typing.
As you type more letters, the guesses get better.
At the end of each session you are asked to save your spellings so that the program
can begin to learn your particular vocabulary and make better guesses based on
the words you use most frequently. It can
also read out what you have written so far - a very popular feature with children
- so that you can hear if you have missed out any words or put in a wrong word.
There are two versions - TextHelp Read and Write and Type and Talk. You can see
details at TextHelp.
Highly recommended. (John Bradford) (More
comments/reviews welcome)
- Tregear
Books. (UK) Photo-copiable series
used in many schools, with particularly useful books on Mnemonics which help children
learn to spell those words which cause regular trouble - any, many, friend, because,
island, enough, and so on.
-
'Sensational Strategies
for Teaching Beginning Readers'. The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
(IMSE) has developed a program to empower parents to give their children a head
start on the basics of reading, to support beginning readers, and to assist children
who are struggling with the reading process. The Orton-Gillingham method is language-based
and success-oriented. The student is directly taught reading, handwriting and
written expression as one logical body of knowledge. Learners move step by step
from simple to more complex material in a sequential, logical manner that enables
students to master important literacy skills.
 Franklin
Spell checkers No dyslexic child should be without a spell-checker, particularly
when they have homework to do.
- Barrington
Stoke publishers specialize in story books for young people who are
late starting to read or may suffer from Irlen Syndrome. The pages are off-white
to stop the glare, and the print is double-spaced. The story books are aimed at
'reluctant readers' aged 8 to 13 with a reading age of above 8 years. They publish
a series of books, the most well-known of which is "Screw Loose" by Alison Prince,
published by Barrington Stoke (ISBN 1902260015).You can see an article about their
website in Dyslexia
Online Magazine
- ADHD:
a path to success - an alternative approach to treating Attention Deficit
without the use of drugs, by Lawrence Weathers, Ph.D.
- ALPHASMART
 The
AlphaSmart 3000 allows you to enter and edit text, then send it to any computer
for formatting or directly to a printer. Its portability allows students to use
it anywhere and anytime - in the classroom, at home, or on field trips. Its low
cost allows you to provide technology access to an entire classroom of 30 students
for the price of three to four computers. The AlphaSmart 3000 is a smart way to
extend your technology dollars, to increase technology access, and to alleviate
the equity issues at school. AlphaSmart
- DyslexicHelp
- set up to assist parents identify sources of information to help them understand
more about Dyslexia and how to help their children cope with it. (UK)
- The
Dolch List - the most common words children read and write
 Dyslexia
Products - Visual Tracking Magnifier,
Line Reader and other products.
- Advanced
Learning Science (UK) - claim to
alleviate the symptoms of dyslexia through visual exercises based on your heart
rate. New technology based on some success with adults, needing further research
with dyslexic children.
- Word
Construction Kit
(NZ)
- A phonics word-builder where students
hear, see, construct, create and work with 7000 phonic parts to construct the
Seven Buildings of the Word World: consonants, vowels, endings, homophones, compounds,
and Latin roots and prefixes. Natural speech, animation and graphics help reinforce
in-depth phonics awareness in word-building and spelling. There are special areas
for learning word order, punctuation, and the use of verbal, plural, and possessive
endings. There is a variety of levels of word work: from simple single-syllable
consonantal formation to complex polysyllabic Greek and Latin word-building -
all levels involving word play and word experimentation. Students may test themselves
by using a given word in a sentence. Student progress is recorded, assessed and
stored for retrieval.
- Hi2u
4 people with hidden impairments -
Award winning site. Centred around ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, Dyslexia and similar
neurological differences, along with any other type of hidden impairment.
 SCHOOL
TIME SOFTWARE (US)
The School Time
Phonics Program is a comprehensive, four-disk, CD-ROM curriculum that provides
an interactive, multi-sensory learning environment for mastering the basic letter-sound
associations in the English language. To use the program students only need to
know the letters of the alphabet. They do not have to know how to read beyond
a first or second grade level, nor do they need to know much about computers.
Once students sign in, they operate the program and complete their lessons unassisted.
Words used in the program are pronounced, defined, and used in context. Sentences,
couplets, and brief poems when they occur are read and repeated to students. In
addition, information and concepts that are easier to grasp are taught first.
Those that might be more difficult or less familiar are taught later. This "building
blocks" approach to learning is followed within a lesson and throughout the curriculum. School Time Software. (Comments/reviews welcome)
ORTON-GILLINGHAM (US)
The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) has
developed a program to empower parents to give their children a head start on
the basics of reading, to support beginning readers, and to assist children who
are struggling with the reading process. The Orton-Gillingham method is language-based
and success-oriented. The student is directly taught reading, handwriting and
written expression as one logical body of knowledge. Learners move step by step
from simple to more complex material in a sequential, logical manner that enables
students to master important literacy skills. 'Sensational
Strategies for Teaching Beginning Readers'. (Comments/reviews
welcome)
LINDAMOOD-BELL
'SEEING STARS' (US)
integrated reading
and spelling program. The program helps stabilize phonemic awareness and assists
in the development of sight words and spelling. Specific steps of imaging letters
for phonemes through multisyllable words helps establish reading and spelling
in context. Seeing
Stars. (Comments/reviews
welcome)
 SRA
OPEN COURT PHONICS REVIEW KIT (US)
Widely
used graded reading scheme for K-6, with the emphasis on interest and motivation
rather than phonics. Open Court's new reading, writing, and learning program,
provides young readers with a solid foundation in phonics. Children develop print
and phonemic awareness and learn about how the alphabet works. They are explicitly
taught about sound/letter associations and how to blend sounds and letters to
read words. Children also have regular opportunities to use this knowledge in
reading connected text and in spelling. Open
Court Phonics. (Comments/reviews
welcome)
GO PHONICS (US)
Teacher-developed to provide struggling and natural
beginning readers with a strong foundation for decoding the English language.
Skills are taught sequentially, one step at a time. With over 70 components, Go
Phonics features 48 games that integrate with its workbooks and decodable storybooks.Go
Phonics (Comments/reviews
welcome)
 CATCH
UP (UK)
A phonics
kit programme with CD-Roms designed to help the one in five of 6-11
year olds who struggle with their reading. The Programme has been developed out
of detailed academic research and extensive practical experience and can be delivered
by teachers or teaching assistants. It is based on one or two individual 10 minute
sessions a week (15 minutes for 10-11 year olds). There is also an optional 20
minute group session. 'Recommended'
L.L., UK. (Comments/reviews welcome)
READING RECOVERY (US)
Reading Recovery is an early intervention
program designed by Marie M. Clay (1979, 1985) to assist children in first grade
who are having difficulty learning to read and write. Reading Recovery (Comments/reviews
welcome)
THE
PATTERNS OF ENGLISH SPELLING (US)
by
Don McCabe, published by the AVKO Dyslexia Research Foundation. This reference
tool lists words by patterns together. You can download sample pages from this
book at www.spelling.org
(Comments/reviews welcome)
GOLDEN KEY SPELLING RULES
(UK)
35 basic spelling rules
explained in simple terms. Contains photo-copiable worksheets for the exercises,
word games and puzzles. Available through Better
Books. (Comments/reviews welcome)
 CROSSBOW EDUCATION (UK)
A range of games and photocopiable materials designed
by experienced special needs teachers for helping overcome literacy and numeracy
difficulties. Established in 1993; widely recommended in the UK by specialist
teachers and other professionals.
Eye Level Reading Ruler: 'The words don't move when I read anymore!'.
Crossbow
Education. - 'An amazing range of phonic games, puzzles, matching cards,
etc. - invaluable to anyone helping dyslexic children.' John Bradford, Direct
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PHOTOCOPIABLE
WORKSHEETS (UK)
By Hilda King
Educational. Using the concept of fruit trees, in which the pupil fills in missing
letters/words, these worksheets help teach a variety of vowel and consonant combinations.
Available from Hilda
King. (Comments/reviews
welcome)
KICKSTART
PUBLICATIONS (UK)
Designed
for pupils having Specific Learning Difficulties. This book covers b-d confusion,
consonant digraphs ch, ph, sh, th, wh, and the magic e rule with vowels a,i,o,u.
Available from KickStart Publications. (Comments/reviews
welcome) BARRINGTON
STOKE BOOKS (UK)
Barrington Stoke specialize
in story books for young people who are late starting to read or may suffer from
Irlen Syndrome. The pages are off-white to stop the glare, and the print is double-spaced.
The story books are aimed at 'reluctant readers' aged 8 to 13 with a reading age
of above 8 years. They publish a series of books, the most well-known of which
is "Screw Loose" by Alison Prince, published by Barrington Stoke (ISBN
1902260015).You can see an article about their website in Dyslexia
Online Magazine (Other
comments/reviews welcome)
TREGEAR
PUBLICATIONS (UK)
Photo-copiable
series used in many schools, with particularly useful books on Mnemonics which
help children learn to spell those words which cause regular trouble - any, many,
friend, because, island, enough, and so on. Full details on their web-site at www.tregearbooks.com.
(Recommended. John Bradford.) (Other
comments/reviews welcome)
CONFUSING
LETTERS (UK)
This series of
books focuses on letters which pupils often find particularly confusing - b/d,
p/q, etc. - and aims to help them to feel confident in recognising and writing
the letters both in isolation and in text. Recommended series of four books -
John Bradford. Available from Learning
Materials for Special Needs. (Comments/reviews welcome)
SUPPORT FOR BASIC SPELLING
(UK)
Series of six photocopy
masters supports the teaching of basic spelling skills and has been developed
to take into account the requirements of the UK National Curriculum and the objectives
of the UK National Literacy Strategy Framework. The books are incremental in difficulty
and can be used to complement the work being undertaken from any spelling programme
to provide additional learning opportunities. Assessment pages and record sheets
are included in each book to provide convenient ways of recording pupils' progress.
Each book costs £12.50. Recommended positive worksheets - John Bradford. Available
from Learning Materials for Special Needs. (Comments/reviews
welcome)
POWERLINE
READING PROGRAMS (US)
Particularly
aimed at dyslexic children: Powerline
Reading Programs (Comments/reviews
welcome)
TOE BY TOE (UK)
The name 'Toe by Toe' was chosen to
signify that a student makes progress by the tiniest steps - one toe at a time.
However, even though the steps taken are small, the student can clearly measure
his or her progress right from the first page. You do not have to be trained in
any field of Education to use Toe by Toe. 'A friend recommended “Toe by Toe” to
me, and we are slowly working our way through it. It is a chore to him, but he
is definitely starting to see the benefits because he is able to break down larger
words into syllables now.' (N.A., Kent, UK) Toe
by Toe
LDLearning
(US)
Source for a range of workbooks,
flashcards, study guides, and other educational tools for students with learning
disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder. LDLearning.com
(Comments/reviews welcome)
Mrs Alphabet (US)
Online resource designed for teachers of children aged 3-7. This site was created
by Anne Lynch, an author and creator of children’s books, learning tools,
and educational materials to assist kids in early learning and successful progress
in alphabet recognition, phonics and beginning reading. This website contains
a variety of lesson plans, links to other beneficial sites, a newsletter, and
a section for kids structured around the alphabet. This site has another interesting
feature called the classroom. In this section, there are multiple ideas about
creating word walls, name activities, alphabet jobs, calendars, and it provides
sample portfolios for teachers to view. Mrs
Alphabet
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