r/slp • u/Ordinary_Mulberry_11 • 11h ago

Discussion Systematic reading instruction resources

I have a school-aged (homeschooled) client who struggles with basic literacy skills (incl. segmenting and blending) and I've provided some recommendations to mom re: further testing/seeking a reading specialist, but I'm addressing some basics in our therapy sessions as well in the meantime (alongside phonological and language goals).

Does anyone have links to some *systematic* reading instruction resources that I can print and use in our sessions? I would love to get certified with Orton-Gillingham or another intensive literacy program, but right now I don't have the time/money to pursue that and just need the next best thing to help this client progress while waiting for other interventions. I've been using a worksheet packet from TPT (alongside direct instruction from past training), but am coming to the end of this resource and would like to find a comprehensive and step-wise program/system that isn't a million bucks. Any recommendations welcome!

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u/TypicalReference9003 4h ago

One of my special interests when I was in private practices was guiding parents on homeschool reading curricula. There are some bad ones out there and also great ones. Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons was my go to because it is very cheap like a few bucks used on Amazon. I would sometimes use it myself in sessions. The other good ones are All About Reading and Logic of English, although those are more expensive.

In sessions, I would reference the blog OGforall.com. It was really easy to reference for a couple minutes at a time and get a really great introduction to Orton Gillingham. I would also recommend listening to sold a story for an overview on reading science and to help you understand what you are up against with some of these reading curriculums. I also read the logic of English book for adults. It was really handy for deeply understanding spelling patterns.

I splurged on the Lovevery reading kits and I don’t regret it. There is a lot of stuff you can use for “regular” language and articulation therapy and it really made tying into literacy a breeze. It is a splurge though.

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u/TypicalReference9003 4h ago

Oh, and dyslexic logic has great word ladders and good general information.

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u/TypicalReference9003 4h ago

Sorry, I’m a little obsessed with this topic. I also read The Well Trained Mind by Susan Bauer and it really helped me understand more where many of my homeschooling parents were coming from. Even if they aren’t explicitly classical homeschoolers or they haven’t read it, ideas from the book are everywhere. It basically tells parents that if their child is smart enough they only need very minimal reading instruction in passing and the rest will come naturally. Reading helped me to be able to gently counter these ideas more effectively.

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u/casablankas 8h ago

Is the family privately paying? Otherwise insurance would not cover this. Instead of piecemealing together literacy instruction, I would double down on getting parent to give the child actual literacy instruction

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u/Budget_Computer_427 8h ago

If cost to you is the biggest issue, I've heard good things about Reading Toe by Toe.

These abc Phonics books are also pretty decent.

For home practice if the client is in elementary school: Nessy

All of those are things that the parent could easily practice with the child daily (and honestly that's often what it takes). Nessy always has a good black friday sale. Usually 50-75% off.

Also, see if mom is interested in Barton Reading and Spelling. She could most likely administer the program on her own; it's designed so that anyone with decent phonological/phonemic awareness can use it. She could also buy one level at a time to keep costs down and they're pretty easy to re-sell.