phonics for a hearing impaired child?

[Merry]

My six year old ds is hard of hearing and I'm deaf. I remember that my reading really took off in third grade when I used a series of phonic reader/workbook combo. I'd like to try finding the same thing for him as he's struggling with remembering what sounds go with which letters when he's not comfortable with hearing the spoken words. The series are in story form where you have to fill in the blanks within the words. And on the left side, you have the answer key that you cover with a cardboard strip. I think the series used to be called Sullivan readers but I cannot find it on the Internet. Can you help me locate this or can you recommend another phonics or reading program that's suited for hearing impaired children?

[Blue Hen]

My friend, with two deaf children, used Reading Reflex with her DD. Her son just picked up reading on his own, and she has no idea how he did that. Her dd was a different story, difficulty learning to read, until she used Reading Reflex.

Carole

[Claire]

I have read that cued speech can be very helpful, but I don't know much about it. I'm pretty sure that Janis on the ABeCeDarian (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/abecedarian/) list is trained in teaching deaf children to read. You might want to contact her. (ABeCeDarian uses the same methodology as "Reading Reflex" but has better parent support materials and the active support group I have linked.)

[Merry]

The reading programs you mentioned look quite good. I'm using Sing, Spell, Read, and Write now. He's still doing kindergarten work but he will start speech therapy this week which might help him with the sounds of the letters. I'll give the therapy a chance before I switch programs.

[Rosie_0801]

Do you sign? I wonder if your boy would find it easier to link sounds with fingerspelling. Then it's a short hop from fingerspelling to written letters.
I've never needed to teach a Deaf child to read, but that's more or less my theory, should the occasion arise.
Rosie- Who's kids won't go Deaf until they're about 20, if they go Deaf at all. Weird genetic thing on Daddy's side of the family.