20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, and Spelling: A Complete Resource for Speech Pathologists, Intervention Specialists, and Reading Tutors Paperback – August 10, 2017

Recently, I became intrigued with a program called Dyslexia Solutions that “retrains your brain to hear” building new connections and changing the brain through neuroplasticity. All in 15 minutes a day for 12 weeks—exercises which parents lead their child through at home. The program presents itself as auditory processing retraining. Only for $6000!!! ($10,000 if you didn’t buy it on the spot during the consulting phone call!!!) So my search began for the next possibility! I wanted to know more about how auditory processing relates to dyslexia. Surely there was a way to access auditory processing exercises for dyslexia for less than $6000!God bless Vickie Dinsmore! You know a true educator by how eager, willing and devoted they are to getting solutions to kids! I believe this book for $17 very likely has all the same potential as that $6000 program.As a home schooling parent with a struggling dyslexic student, I am more than happy to put time into studying and preparing if there is potential for significant gains in my child’s reading fluency. Through Udemy, Vickie Dinsmore offers a 4.5 hour course to help parents and educators understand better how to use her book and carry out her program. (For $40! I almost cried tears of joy when that low price appeared in my screen). The book arrived today, and we have already started: we completed the spelling assessment using the Informal Spelling Assessment List in the book. And only 30 minutes into the video course, I am able to analyze and better understand sounds my child is not processing. I can’t imagine that exercising his brain to help him hear more clearly won’t make a significant difference in his reading, spelling and ability to learn. Even if this system doesn’t solve all of our reading and writing problems, I am already certain it has enough to offer to justify the price and the time we will be devoting to it! I will give an update after we have completed six weeks and of implementing the program!

This book has been an essential tool for the struggling encoders on my caseload. The format of the lessons gives students structure and routine while they train their brains for the domains of reading, writing, listening and speaking. I have also had success using it for articulation. I have been using this book Since 2017. I am writing a review now because I had to order another book after forgetting my book at work during school closure. I also wanted to use the book and give an appropriate review. I have seen my students make great progress with their skills using the techniques described in this book. I have found my niche.

I thought this book would be great for tutoring my grandson, but I was wrong. I feel embarrassed that I bought the physical book instead of the kindle book because I could have saved some money. However, I did read the story about the beginnings of language and the written word to him and he highly enjoyed it, he "got" it, and we talked a lot about strengths and weaknesses. He struggles so hard with the written language and he is strong and quick with math! His dyslectic uncle (my oldest daughter's husband) became a special education teacher, then a high school math teacher. I know there are many gifts to tap into and my great relief is that this child knows that he deals with dyslexia and he is OK with it, he has no self-esteem issues with that. So, I am going to try to figure out how a layperson can tap into this book. Because of the supplemental work we do at home he is already reading well, and I know that he will do better, but he will always be dealing with dyslexia. This grandson is the son of our youngest daughter, and she dealt with dyslexia, which went undiagnosed. She finally learned how to read in homeschool, but I wish I had known what she was struggling with.

This book has become a true asset to my classroom. It is a quick and easy resource to use during one on one reading/spelling intervention. I have seen lasting growth in my students with Dyslexia as well as other developmental delays. I am so happy I purchased this book it is a must have for students that struggle with phoneme awareness !!

The other reviews made this sound like it was great for anyone, but I don't see how anyone not trained in this area can benefit from it. I returned it because it won't work.

Great for primary students and also for those needing intervention sessions. Clear and very informative