Students learn to identify and verify a sequence of sounds by feeling the action of the tongue, teeth and mouth shape in producing speech sounds. Subjects ranged from 7-12 years of age. Maximum LAC score 100. Copyright 1991 by Orton Dyslexia Society. Reprinted by permission.
Improvement is dramatic.
Results suggest that at the conclusion of treatment, the children had available to them an entirely new strategy for reading words, which could be applied successfully by them in their school setting as well as at home for increased independent reading. Individuals with less severe reading difficulty progress even more quickly. The Nancibell Visualizing and Verbalizing Program The Nancibell Visualizing and Verbalizing Program for Language Comprehension provides specific instructional treatment for those with incompletely developed concept imagery. Has difficulty in organizing what to say. These individuals tend to connect to parts of a conversation as well, and have difficulty responding relevantly and thinking logically.