di: di Digest, Vol 109, Issue 5

Tue Feb 22 15:00:57 PST 2022

Also forgot to mention that easycbm.com is still available free for individual teachers with their lite version. Useful for intervention progress monitoring. I think morningside or precision teachers recommend cold progress monitoring reads about once every 1 to 2 weeks usually with aimsweb (hard to access and expensive). So maybe use the helps program for daily or three times per week intervention and then the easycbm for 1 per week or 2 week or per month cold progress monitor. Then norm standardized test for long term progress monitor every 6 months or once per year. Kent Johnson talks about macro, meta and micro progress monitoring in “response to intervention and precision teaching …” That is how you will know if whatever you chose software, or helps or whatever is working or not … saves money in the long run for sure.

Also for general language issues there is not a lot out there for formal class intervention with the exception of direct instruction “language for learning” “language for thinking” “language for writing (narrative)” “reasoning and writing (expository)” which can be expensive but are very good and you can sometimes find on eBay although things are scarce. Maybe “visualizing and verbalizing” might be useful …. But instead spend some time watching fit learning Kim berens YouTube video discussing reading comprehension and language issues. My therapist used language builder cards to implement variations on what she describes. https://youtu.be/zAq6POkSVRI

Also double check if student is language and mouse ready for headsprout. They used to have a “Mousing Around” demo that checked brief language and computer skills but I don’t know where it went. Also engelmann’s low performers manual is a good precursor for readiness into “language for learning.”

:) Aimee

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> On Feb 22, 2022, at 4:34 PM, Elhp E <hernandez.edith at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Aimee! 
> Thank you so much for all of the help information!!
> 
> Edith
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 1:58 PM Aimee Taylor <littlegreen at ymail.com> wrote:
>> You might be able to find it used on eBay although I haven’t seen it (I haven’t been looking). The problem is that it was a 16 bit software program (or maybe 32 bit) that didn’t make the jump to 64 bit cpu computers. (Among other issues …)
>> 
>> I highly recommend Headsprout. It’s a bit cheaper (but not much for a year access) if you have to have software. The budget option is to just stick with 100 easy lessons until about halfway and find other readers to supplement without a software solution. Headsprout is totally worth it and very proven …. if the child can handle the work load it is worth it. Hard to know that in advance though.
>> 
>> Zigsite.com is still up and useful reading instruction books could be found on eBay most likely … Funnix 2 readers seem to be on eBay. I remember “Direct Instruction Reading” being useful for nuts and bolts. Also “Response to Intervention and Precision Teaching: Creating Synergy in the Classroom.”
>> 
>> There are some headsprout readers on eBay …. or reading mastery, or corrective reading … hmmm maybe look at homeschool buyers co-op … reading eggs and / or explode the code seem popular but I have no experience with it.
>> 
>> I remember the Helps Education Fund had some reading materials available for free that might be worth a look. See more at link https://www.helpseducationfund.org/programs-services/helps-one-on-one/
>> 
>> Morningside Academy has some supporting materials available for purchase for fluency in conjunction with direct instruction. https://www.morningsidepress.org/shop-reading
>> 
>> Haughton Learning Center stuff with phonological coding and fluency is just very very helpful. Rapid automatic naming is useful too. http://www.haughtonlearningcenter.com/products.html
>> 
>> Finally I remember that the boxcar children series were useful for independent readers that were not leveled and were interesting.
>> 
>> Good luck, Aimee Taylor, parent
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>>>> On Feb 22, 2022, at 12:26 PM, Elhp E <hernandez.edith at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 
>>> Funnix CDs
>>> 
>>> I was trying to locate the Funnix tutor program on CD.  Does anyone know where I can locate it? It seems to have moved online but it is not within our budget right now. 
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>>>>    1. Re:  Reading Materials to support 100 Easy lessons
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>>>> From: Sheila Chaplin <sheila.chaplin.sc at gmail.com>
>>>> To: Tami McGrattan <tami.mcgrattan at gmail.com>
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>>>> Hi Tami,
>>>> 
>>>> I used Let's Read by Barnhardt to sharpen up reading skills.  Started when
>>>> about half way through 100 lessons.
>>>> Plug through one page a day and kids know how to read little by little
>>>> before you know it.
>>>> 
>>>> This link is for the hardcover original copy of the book...
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Read-Linguistic-Clarence-Barnhart/dp/0814311156
>>>> Let's Read: A Linguistic Approach
>>>> by Clarence L Barnhart (Author), Leonard Bloomfield (Author)
>>>> 
>>>> Some of the words are outdated...that brings up an interesting discussion
>>>> with the kids on how language changes over time.
>>>> 
>>>> Good luck!
>>>> Sheila
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>>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 3:03 PM Tami McGrattan <tami.mcgrattan at gmail.com>
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>>>> > Hello DI Friends,
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>>>> > I have a friend whose daughter is using 100 Easy lessons with her son.
>>>> > They are looking for books - other than the 'independent readers' for
>>>> > Reading Mastery that they can use as his reading skills progress.
>>>> >
>>>> > Any suggestions?
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks in advance,
>>>> >
>>>> > Tami McGrattan
>>>> >
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