Thanks so much, Susan. I really appreciate your insights. I've been investigating the PG approach and when anyone claims s 100% success rate, as the McGuiness' do, I'm  really sceptical. I'll check out the web site and thanks again. barb given

Barbara K. Given, Ph.D.
Director, Adolescent and Adult Learning Research Center
Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, and
Director, Center for Honoring Individual Learning Diversity and International Learning Style 
George Mason University
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----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Jones <SUJones at parkland.edu>
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:21 pm
Subject: Re: [LearningDisabilities] Phono Graphix


> I don't think that research is out there for that specific 

> program.  The authors  are rather notoriously zealous in believing 

> it will work for anybody, but it's still a fairly small-scale 

> product :-).   

> You might find research supporting the effectiveness of "Elkonin 

> boxes" which are, essentially, the backbone of Phono-Graphix and a 

> nifty multisensory way of developing sound/symbol association. 

> 

> It wasn't designed for adults; it was designed better than many 

> programs to efficiently teach the sound/symbol associations, but 

> there are other programs that have had a more thorough development 

> & revision process that I'd go for first.... though for many of 

> them I'd probably toss in Elkonin boxes, a.k.a.  letterbox 

> lessons, per The REading Genie's site 

> (http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba )  '  

> 

> It also only addresses decoding..  and IMO falls short at the 

> higher levels, where it relies on that "Reading Reflex" (the title 

> of the parents' version of the program) to kick in... which it 

> does for some students but not all, and not at all for significant 

> numbers of students with LDs. 

> 

> Susan Jones

> Academic Development Specialist

> Academic Development Center

> Parkland College

> Champaign, IL  61821

> sujones at parkland.edu

> Webmastress,

> http://www.resourceroom.net

> 

> >>> bgiven at gmu.edu 02/27/06 11:07 AM >>>

> Does anyone on this list have experience using the Phono Graphix 

> program with adults? I'm attempting to find research studies that 

> support its use and can only find studies with younger persons and 

> those that give pre and post scores on the PG tests and sometimes 

> with Woodcock subtests. There seem to be no studies using a 

> control group. Any insights out there to share? barb given 

> 

> Barbara K. Given, Ph.D.

> Director, Adolescent and Adult Learning Research Center

> Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, and

> Director, Center for Honoring Individual Learning Diversity and 

> International Learning Style 

> George Mason University

> Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

> Fax: 703-993-4325

> Ph:  703-993-4406

> 

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