Looking for something like REWARDS but higher level

[EKS]

Is there such a thing?

My 13yo son has dyslexia and while his reading seems to be fairly well remediated, I'm thinking he could use a little more input there. I've found reading books targeting college students. Has anyone here used such a thing with their older kids? How did you like it?

Thanks!

[Renee in FL]

Have you looked at the REWARDS Plus? It goes into more advanced topics than decoding (comprehension, vocab, etc.)

[EKS]

Have you looked at the REWARDS Plus? It goes into more advanced topics than decoding (comprehension, vocab, etc.)

I actually have both the science and social studies versions of this. I'm going to take another look at them. Thanks!

[Lucidity]

I'm in the same place as you EKS. If they seem good for you to continue on, will you let me know? Then I'll go ahead and purchase. :)

Thanks,

[ElizabethB]

You might find M.K. Henry's Words (http://www.proedinc.com/customer/productView.aspx?ID=989&SearchWord=words) helpful. Words breaks things up by AngloSaxon, Greek, and Latin word origin and examines patterns and affixes within each. It also teaches a bit of vocab and root study.

Maybe working through Webster's Speller or the 5th and 6th readers of either the Parker series (linked at the bottom of my web page, on google, you can buy the original books from ABE books or Alibris for amazingly cheap considering they were written in the 1800's) or the 1879 McGuffey series, free online at Gutenberg, whole set $37 at amazon.

[lisabees]

DS13 is also a somewhat remediated dyslexic - at least in reading.

After we finished REWARDS, we spent a couple of weeks reading through the Webster's Speller and another reader (oops, I forget the name - Elizabeth B recommended it).

I bought Words, but never used it (for sale on the sale board).

Looking back, I should have used ABeCeDarian's Level D. I have also always considered SRA's Corrective Reading Level C. There is one for decoding and one for comprehension. It is expensive, of course, so search on ebay or Amazon's marketplace.

https://www.sraonline.com/products.html?PHPSESSID=951d84b3323c6540412471710e 372410&tid=9&sid=3292&open=

We are now using Spelling Though Morphographs and Megawords and both have helped tremendously. He just looks at words differently. Between chunking words and discovering the meaning of morphographs, it is coming together for him.

I also think that since ds is finally reading, that has been the greatest factor in improving his decoding skills. And his vocabulary is finally increasing too!

Great news on your ds being remediated though! It feels good doesn't it?!

Lisa


Is there such a thing?

My 13yo son has dyslexia and while his reading seems to be fairly well remediated, I'm thinking he could use a little more input there. I've found reading books targeting college students. Has anyone here used such a thing with their older kids? How did you like it?

Thanks!

[Flaura]

You might take a look at Megawords. They just came out with a 2nd edition which I think contain reading passages for fluency. You can buy from eps and they have a buy 2 get 1 free promotion going on.

HTH
Laura

[Shari]

You might take a look at Megawords. They just came out with a 2nd edition which I think contain reading passages for fluency. You can buy from eps and they have a buy 2 get 1 free promotion going on.

HTH
Laura

Hey wow! Thanks for the head's up. :lurk5:

[EKS]

You might take a look at Megawords. They just came out with a 2nd edition which I think contain reading passages for fluency. You can buy from eps and they have a buy 2 get 1 free promotion going on.

HTH
Laura

This sounds great--I'm going to be needing a spelling program after we finish AAS and fluency readings would be an added bonus.

[lisabees]

You might take a look at Megawords. They just came out with a 2nd edition which I think contain reading passages for fluency. You can buy from eps and they have a buy 2 get 1 free promotion going on.

HTH
Laura

Laura - thanks for sharing this fabulous news. The new editions look great. I had no idea how to use Megawords for reading. Looks like I wasn't the only one!

[Flaura]

No problem. I am glad to have something to contribute. I have learned so much lurking on this list. You are one of the few people I know who uses spelling through morphographs and I started with my son this year. It has made a measurable impact in his spelling already. I learned about the new editions of Megawords on the heartofreading yahoo group. The moderator, Tina, is a fabulous resource for moms of dyslexics.

Take Care,
Laura

[siloam]

DS13 is also a somewhat remediated dyslexic - at least in reading.

After we finished REWARDS, we spent a couple of weeks reading through the Webster's Speller and another reader (oops, I forget the name - Elizabeth B recommended it).

I bought Words, but never used it (for sale on the sale board).

Looking back, I should have used ABeCeDarian's Level D. I have also always considered SRA's Corrective Reading Level C. There is one for decoding and one for comprehension. It is expensive, of course, so search on ebay or Amazon's marketplace.

https://www.sraonline.com/products.html?PHPSESSID=951d84b3323c6540412471710e 372410&tid=9&sid=3292&open=

We are now using Spelling Though Morphographs and Megawords and both have helped tremendously. He just looks at words differently. Between chunking words and discovering the meaning of morphographs, it is coming together for him.

I also think that since ds is finally reading, that has been the greatest factor in improving his decoding skills. And his vocabulary is finally increasing too!

Great news on your ds being remediated though! It feels good doesn't it?!

Lisa

Lisa,

Do you know anyplace where there is a sample of Spelling Through Morphographs that isn't a download? I get nervous with downloads and avoid them if I can.

Heather

[lisabees]

Lisa,

Do you know anyplace where there is a sample of Spelling Through Morphographs that isn't a download? I get nervous with downloads and avoid them if I can.

Heather

PMd you Heather!

[lisabees]

Sorry - one is upside down.

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[lisabees]

I actually use the Blackline Masters; they must be exactly the same as the Student workbook.

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[Lucidity]

These remind me alot of REWARDS. Would you say they are very similar in structure and how its taught? Except, of course, this is for spelling. :)

[lisabees]

These remind me alot of REWARDS. Would you say they are very similar in structure and how its taught? Except, of course, this is for spelling. :)

Yes, because it is direct instruction, it is very similar to REWARDS. I find that with my son, and probably many ld kids, direct instruction works beautifully to focus the child and provide lots of repetition. I always say that when ds can start talking himself through a lesson, and is so incredibly bored by the repetition, I know it has finally sunk in! :lol:

[siloam]

Sorry - one is upside down.

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Thanks! I do upside down, actually it is usually how my life goes. :D

I just pasted into Word and turned it right side up.

It reminds me of the analysis portion of AAS, just that you do it with each word instead of as review. I like it for LD kids, because it covers every word for them.

Heather

[lisabees]

Thanks! I do upside down, actually it is usually how my life goes. :D

I just pasted into Word and turned it right side up.

It reminds me of the analysis portion of AAS, just that you do it with each word instead of as review. I like it for LD kids, because it covers every word for them.

Heather



Heather, could you please explain in detail your comparison (from what little you've seen of STM) to AAS? I have been wondering about that...

With STM, I love the various approaches to learning a word - writing, spelling a word out loud, naming a word that I spell out loud, work on the the whiteboard, asking directly the meaning of a rule and if it applies to a particular word. What is AAS like in the higher levels?

[siloam]

Heather, could you please explain in detail your comparison (from what little you've seen of STM) to AAS? I have been wondering about that...

With STM, I love the various approaches to learning a word - writing, spelling a word out loud, naming a word that I spell out loud, work on the the whiteboard, asking directly the meaning of a rule and if it applies to a particular word. What is AAS like in the higher levels?

Lisa,

Let me think on it. I will try to post tomorrow. If I forget, feel free to remind me in a few days.

Heather

[Shari]

Thanks! I do upside down, actually it is usually how my life goes. :D


Heather --

You are so funny! I always get a lot out of your posts.