di: Language for Learning/Thinking/Writing vs Direct Instruction Spoken English

[Scott Born]

I love Horizons for some learners! If you only have six weeks, that
wouldn't be time to fade the orthographic fonts in 100 easy lessons, but
A/B with Horizons would take longer than you have to get to the meat. Does
he sound out basic CVC words? Corrective reading would be accelerated if he
can hang in there...

Is your hour to do both L4L and reading?

On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 12:43 PM Kay D. Thomson <kay at dreamcatcherdi.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am more in the minority of the DI list, I think, when it comes to
> Horizons, but I use that program a LOT.  I think it is especially helpful
> having all the pictures for ESL and LS students.  I have used it for years
> with Spanish speakers, and the last 4 years, I have used it while working
> in Qatar with predominantly native Arabic speakers who are receiving (or
> have been identified with) learning support needs.  Since you are 1:1 you
> can repeat lessons as needed.  I worked with an extremely low Arabic
> student who had cognitive difficulties (FS IQ 69). He had repeated KG, and
> was 1/2 way through 1st grade when he was referred to me.  At that point,
> he could only say sounds for some of his letters, had no words, and had
> lots of difficulty with memory.  I saw him 3-4 times/week for 30-35
> minutes/session.  In just 3 months, he was reading the stories at the end
> of book 1 of Horizons A/B.  I repeated as needed during each lesson for
> multiple practice, then we ended with the workbook, which he really liked.
> Then, each day, I did a repeat of the previous days lesson in the text
> (sounds and any words) before beginning the new lesson in its entirety.
>
> I also use the L4L for some students also.  It depends upon how much time
> I have.  Horizons provides a lot of language opportunities with the
> pictures and directions.  I don't get into big discussions so as not to
> detract from the reading, but just in the directions such as "put your
> finger on the circle, triangle, dog," etc., the students learn lots of
> vocab.  It doesn't teach sentences like L4L does, but they do get vocab
> useful in the classroom.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Kay
>
>
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>
> *Kay D. Thomson, M.A.*
>
> Dreamcatcher Direct Instruction Centers
> Owner/Director
> kay at dreamcatcherdi.com
> 970-443-7111
>
> *"We Don't Just Tutor, We Teach!"*
>
> On 08/12/2019 8:00 pm, Christopher Duss wrote:
>
> Dear DI List,
>
> I have a 7 year old ESL student in Japan who is preparing for
> international school interviews. He is applying for entry to the second
> half of first grade. He has to answer questions - for example "What did
> you do last summer" - and read and write simple words and sentences - for
> example, "write dogs".
>
> Over the past year we have been working through *Language For Learning*
> and are now through lesson 40. I have to confirm if there has been a
> formal diagnosis, but there has at least been some speculation that he has
> Asperger's. If he does, it hasn't impeded his English acquisition, and the
> main tweak I have had to use with the program is to be more careful about
> number of consecutive mistakes. He often becomes frustrated to the point of
> tears before the prescribed 7 mistakes, and it is difficult to bring him
> back after that happens.
>
> He has no reading experience but knows the alphabet letter names and the
> main phonetic sound for most letters. I have been tasked to bring him up to
> the above level in speaking/reading/writing in the next 6 weeks. I will
> have him for an hour a day most weekdays, so around 40 sessions until the
> interview. My current plan is to continue with *Language For Learning* to
> build speaking skill and use* Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy
> Lessons* to build reading and writing. I also own* Horizons Fast Track
> A-B* and have been wondering whether it would be better to use that than*
> Teach Your Child*.
>
> Does anyone have thoughts on how to better structure a program to build
> these skills in the specified time period? Or thoughts on which reading
> program to use?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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