From: purgould <purgould@...>
Subject: [DoreProgram] Re: testing
To: DoreProgram@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, May 29, 2009, 12:29 PM

Thanks for your response, Olga. Where can I find more information about the Reading Plus program? It sounds like it might be useful for my son to try it over summer vacation.

And I think my son's auditory processing is poor because he starts focusing on something that he's just heard and might need to think about more, then when the discussion moves on, he's no longer paying attention. Would Sensory Solutions help that?

Thanks again,
Jane

--- In DoreProgram@ yahoogroups. com, olga soler <fleursavag@ ...> wrote:
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> A few of the things you mentioned like trouble following class discussion  sounds like he has some auditory processing problems. Remember the vestibular system is what coordinates all other sensory avenues including the movements of the eye. If he is having trouble processings sound (he could still have good hearing but not good perception of all sounds) this could be a real problem not just to listening but to reading. The auditory program My Sensory Solutions is really good in this area. That's why lots of people are taking that as the next step. The Reading plus program will help also with the motor funcitons of the eye and with reading speed but if the vestibular is still not up to speed it will not do. The reading program is pretty inexpensive and can be done with the listening program. Olga
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> Subject: [DoreProgram] Re: testing
> To: DoreProgram@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 1:00 PM
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> Hi Rebecca,
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> I am very interested in the reading program you describe. My son finished Dore about 1 1/2 years ago, during his freshman year in college. When he first finished, he thought it helped, but this year has been extremely difficult for him--both getting his work done on time, and particularly reading. His work is very good, but he's almost always behind, he continues to procrastinate, he often has trouble following what's going on in class discussions, and he can never finish his reading.
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> We all realize that college reading is different from reading a novel, but it's really agony for him. He's very slow and he has a hard time skimming for information. I notice that he doesn't even read easy things like emails (mine, of course!)or short articles. Writing is also very difficult. He's actually an excellent writer, but it takes him a very long time to put his thoughts together (once he gets himself to start, that is).
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> I'm very happy to read that Dore is helping school-aged students, but what about college students, who have different needs and who then need to apply their college skills to the working world? My son is really hard on himself, which makes it doubly stressful on him. A good reading program might help, but I'm not sure the improvements that seemed to have happened with Dore have been retained. In fact, they seem to have fled.
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