CI, ESL, reading, Earobics, Fastforword, Lindamood

[Emem]

Hi,

I have a Gr. 2 student who had cochlear implant 5 years ago and is now wearing an FM system. English is not his first language and he has language delays. He sees a Speech and Language therapist once a week for auditory verbal therapy.

I would appreciate any suggestions for teaching tips and resources to use with him.

Have you had success with Earobics, Fastforword, or Lindamood Bell?

I know that I have to develop his language first before any reading instruction would make sense. Any website or books about ESL basic language curriculum or what he needs to learn first?

Sorry for posting so many questions! I am just really anxious to help this nice little fellow and it's obviously my first time to have a student who had CI.

Thanks all!

 

[kayla123]

The Earobics cd works pretty good with my daughter. There is part 1 and 2, i would get the part 1 first since the language delay. Whats so great about it is that the kids feel like it's more of game then actually learning. It really sharpens up their listening skills and that works great along with the AV therapy. I'm assuming the parents are talking a different language at home and that can delay his language and cause confusion in the beginning. If thats the case, maybe seeing the AV therapist twice a week would help.