Do any of you know if this curriculum can be bought and taught by a parent?
I live a very long ways from the nearest learning center. It would be impossible to drive there.
Has any one found another curriculum/program that is similar to Lindamood-Bell?

Thanks
Holly

Hi, Holly,

I am trained in all the Lindamood-Bell programs, among others. While it is a wonderful program, I think there are better programs for parents to use which are just as good for teaching decoding skills. LiPS is very complex and would not be easy for anyone to use without some experience. However, there are few programs similar to LMB Visualizing and Verbalizing, which is for comprehension.

I have trained in and tried a lot of decoding programs, and I was attracted to the philosophy of Lindamood-Bell and Phono-Graphix. I finally was extremely fortunate to meet and train with the author of ABeCeDarian, who also had a background in those programs, and others. ABeCeDarian has been continually revised over the last few years, and I feel that it is not only outstanding but also has features that other programs do not, such as an emphasis on fluency at the sound and word level. I teach LD reading as well as privately tutoring and doing reading evaluations. I use ABeCeDarian as my primary decoding program.

Here is the web-site:

www.abcdrp.com

Let me know if you have other questions!

Janis

It's possible to do LMB Lips yourself. For more info, check out the dyslexiasupport2 list at http://groups.yahoo.com and look for posts by dorhelp. She is a parent who has done this successfully. I believe she purchased the manual and videotapes from Gander Publishing for about $500. She called the company first to ask about doing it at home. You should be able to find a link to Gander Publishing somewhere on the LMB website at http://www.lindamoodbell.com .

I agree with Janis that ABeCeDarian is often more appropriate than LMB. The child above was apraxic, though, and benefited from the kinesthetic approach to mouth positions used in LMB.

If you would post more specifics about your child's difficulties with reading, you might get advice about which program would be more appropriate to try first.

Nancy