Re: Fast forward program vs. Earobics

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Someone posted that their speech person had preferred Earobics over the Fast

Forward program. Did I get this correct?

My daughter is 7 (as of last May) and we have been doing the Earobics program

with her for a few years. She likes it, but it's sometimes difficult for her

and she will want to give up so we do it in short amounts of time.

We were also thinking about doing the Fast Forward program but I would like

to hear from people that have actually gone through the program. I know that

the Fast forward program is just to work on Auditory processing which will

help my daughter hear the differences in the sounds. She has such a difficult

time with rhyming, etc.

If anyone has experience with the fast forward program please let me

know.....also I " d like to know that SLP thoughts on the differences between

Fast Forward and Earobics.

Also does anyone know of any other programs along this line?

Thanks,

Gisele

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[Guest guest]

Hi Gisele!

I believe multi sensory approaches are best for our kids overall when it comes

to learning and therapies. This is because it appears that many of

our children may have some type of neurological block in a

certain area or areas of the brain, so it's best to help stimulate

our child's brain to utilize other areas that may not always be used

in traditional teaching.

For example, for rhyming which you say is difficult for her -for

sight -write the letters 'AT' in Blue, and then have letters like 'P'

or 'C' or 'H' in red. (To learn how to write letters -you can break

down the letter into different colored parts too) For touch -you can

try " writing " rhyming words on your child's back as he says them, or

using a felt board. You can try clapping and singing rhymes, etc.

Keep in mind that you probably don't want to solely base your

decision about using Fast For Word with your child on another child

that goes through the program since their experience, good, great, or

just OK may be different than your child's. It's probably best for

you to learn more about the program since you are your child's expert

and know her best. Here is an archived message that talks about a

book that Dr. a Tallal (http://www.scientificlearning.com/ )told me about

that may help you, and all

of us understand Fast For Word -as well as another aspect of " late

talkers " better. ~

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