Comments on: About Myomancy http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Via http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-71248 Via Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:02:45 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-71248 Sharon, you obviously have a clear and rational insight into area of SpLD. It would also seem that you've had a challenging time to reach where you are at now. What you explain appears to make sense. All the best in creating your Website. Sharon, you obviously have a clear and rational insight into area of SpLD.
It would also seem that you’ve had a challenging time to reach where you are at now.
What you explain appears to make sense.
All the best in creating your Website.

]]> By: Sharon Tringham http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-69631 Sharon Tringham Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:33:28 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-69631 The Dore programme as with many others, Davies, Listening, FastForward, Accelerated Learning, or whatever is being commercially pushed for SpLD (be it dyslexia, dyspraxia, APD or ADD/ADHD etc ) will always have some success and some failure. This is due to each person (even those with the same label)having unique learning differences that led to difficulties appearing in the first place. Having shared characteristics (reversed letters/poor balance) does not mean the problem will respond to the same solution. As a parent of a child with Spld (& I have 4) it is hard to stand by and watch them struggle and natural to want to pay someone to fix it. Sadly too much is left to chance - some pick a programme and it works, whereas for others it doesn't. Even when a programme such as Dore works you have to question what part is actually working. Is it: Finally being assessed properly Relief at a diagnosis Less stress -this makes learning easier. Improved balance/motor from exercise Correct 1:1 targetted at weak & strong areas. or even the Hawthorne Effect - improving because teachers/family have been told that you have ability & will improve. How ever much scientific research there is it is almost impossible to know what is affecting what. So take out the Dore element and substitute something else and the results are the same. Some improve & some don't. I could not afford to send each of my children on a £2,000 course. Which child to choose? Which course to choose? I would have spent a fortune trying to get it right for them, breaking my own heart and overdraft limit in the process. Instead I did the following things: I paid £200 to have an EP assessment so I knew what was what (I should have just pushed for a Statutory Assessment, but you live & learn!). Contacted support services such as BDA, IPSEA and the LA Partnership with Parents. I took on the school system & went to Tribunal to get what was needed I used £2,000 and spent 15 months working for an SpLD dyslexia diploma. This was so that I could support mineother children through the and thumb my nose at the next Education official who wanted to know why I, a mere parent, thought I knew what was best for my child! Although an SpLD tutor I do not teach privately out of school hours. The time for learning is in school 9-3pm with the appropriate support. I do assessments & advise parents what to do next. I support handwriting/spelling & sequencing issues in school time and run afterschool clubs -for parent/child fun while learning life/SpLD survival skills. Info sheets will eventually be available on my website free of charge. I am glad Dore saved his daughter, but I just wish that everyone else could do the same without having to pay. The Dore programme as with many others, Davies, Listening, FastForward, Accelerated Learning, or whatever is being commercially pushed for SpLD (be it dyslexia, dyspraxia, APD or ADD/ADHD etc ) will always have some success and some failure. This is due to each person (even those with the same label)having unique learning differences that led to difficulties appearing in the first place. Having shared characteristics (reversed letters/poor balance) does not mean the problem will respond to the same solution.

As a parent of a child with Spld (& I have 4) it is hard to stand by and watch them struggle and natural to want to pay someone to fix it. Sadly too much is left to chance – some pick a programme and it works, whereas for others it doesn’t. Even when a programme such as Dore works you have to question what part is actually working. Is it:

Finally being assessed properly
Relief at a diagnosis
Less stress -this makes learning easier.
Improved balance/motor from exercise
Correct 1:1 targetted at weak & strong areas.
or even the Hawthorne Effect – improving because teachers/family have been told that you have ability & will improve.

How ever much scientific research there is it is almost impossible to know what is affecting what. So take out the Dore element and substitute something else and the results are the same. Some improve & some don’t.

I could not afford to send each of my children on a £2,000 course. Which child to choose? Which course to choose? I would have spent a fortune trying to get it right for them, breaking my own heart and overdraft limit in the process.

Instead I did the following things:

I paid £200 to have an EP assessment so I knew what was what (I should have just pushed for a Statutory Assessment, but you live & learn!).

Contacted support services such as BDA, IPSEA and the LA Partnership with Parents.

I took on the school system & went to Tribunal to get what was needed

I used £2,000 and spent 15 months working for an SpLD dyslexia diploma.

This was so that I could support mineother children through the and thumb my nose at the next Education official who wanted to know why I, a mere parent, thought I knew what was best for my child!

Although an SpLD tutor I do not teach privately out of school hours. The time for learning is in school 9-3pm with the appropriate support. I do assessments & advise parents what to do next. I support handwriting/spelling & sequencing issues in school time and run afterschool clubs -for parent/child fun while learning life/SpLD survival skills.

Info sheets will eventually be available on my website free of charge. I am glad Dore saved his daughter, but I just wish that everyone else could do the same without having to pay.

]]> By: myomancy http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-18483 myomancy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:06:19 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-18483 “Divination through the movement of mice” That is the only definition I know of. I thought it would be a good name for a site that I hoped would be informative. Sort of divination through your computer's mouse. Chris “Divination through the movement of mice”

That is the only definition I know of.

I thought it would be a good name for a site that I hoped would be informative. Sort of divination through your computer’s mouse.

Chris

]]> By: Darren Stalder http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-18345 Darren Stalder Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:54:41 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-18345 I was hoping that "About Myomancy" would tell me why you chose the term. What does this have to do with "Divination through the movement of mice". This is the only definition of Myomancy that I could find. I was hoping that “About Myomancy” would tell me why you chose the term. What does this have to do with “Divination through the movement of mice”. This is the only definition of Myomancy that I could find.

]]> By: sal http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-64 sal Tue, 01 May 2007 01:45:29 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-64 I have an 8 yr old son with dyslexia and like many before me am now researching all options available to help. As far as I can see we hve come down to The Dore programme or learning breakthrough?? our buget rules out the former and learning breakthrough is an exciting discovery, but are we short changeing our son? is it less effective?? I would appreciate others feedback I have an 8 yr old son with dyslexia and like many before me am now researching all options available to help. As far as I can see we hve come down to The Dore programme or learning breakthrough?? our buget rules out the former and learning breakthrough is an exciting discovery, but are we short changeing our son? is it less effective?? I would appreciate others feedback

]]> By: Kathleen Dudley http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-63 Kathleen Dudley Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:28:02 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-63 I am seriously considering starting my dyslexic son on the Dore Programme. I have been on various forums and learning alot. I have read Wynford Dores book and it makes alot of sense to me. I did not realize I had learning disorders until my sons started school and we had them independantly assessed. I held off putting my sons on medication until this year as I felt pushed into a corner by the schools and medical profession in the states. My boys are doing better on medication but the Dyslexic one is still moving quite slowly despite all the help he is recieving from his school and from me at home. This condition has become of the utmost importance to me and I want to learn all I can. I am seriously considering starting my dyslexic son on the Dore Programme. I have been on various forums and learning alot. I have read Wynford Dores book and it makes alot of sense to me. I did not realize I had learning disorders until my sons started school and we had them independantly assessed. I held off putting my sons on medication until this year as I felt pushed into a corner by the schools and medical profession in the states. My boys are doing better on medication but the Dyslexic one is still moving quite slowly despite all the help he is recieving from his school and from me at home. This condition has become of the utmost importance to me and I want to learn all I can.

]]> By: Michelle Starr http://www.myomancy.com/2006/12/about_myomancy/comment-page-1#comment-62 Michelle Starr Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:09:47 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/12/about_myomancyhtml/#comment-62 There is a Dore forum that has started in the Boston area just recently. www.doreboston.com My gifted/learning-disabled son has been doing the program for the past 6 months and has improved tremendously. There is a Dore forum that has started in the Boston area just recently.
http://www.doreboston.com

My gifted/learning-disabled son has been doing the program for the past 6 months and has improved tremendously.

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