I am in a bit of unique situation. We just adopted my almost 5 yo daughter w/ds from EE in the last 6 months. She is very delayed but has made amazing progress, and seems to be working hard to progress.
I am wondering if BK would be a good fit for her. BK seems to be designed for kids who are dramatically younger in age than she is, though close to her cognitive ability.
I know that her brain is as fluid and flexible NOW as it is ever likely to be, so am wondering if BK might really help her?
We have been using LR with few older children from the orphanages in former Soviet Union en route for their adoption.
In that particular situation, LR was used with primary goal of exposure to language and vocabulary expansion, and it worked wonderfully.
I have seen it used with children 3 - 8 years old like that, and it definitely served its purpose.
Another unique feature of LR, which might be really beneficial, is that you can customize the lessons, for example you can put pictures of family members, photos of familiar objects, etc.
You can even possibly download some of the lessons in her native language, and then make the same lesson in English. Just some ideas.
And in case it can be a help, BrillKids Foundation gives scholarships to families under special circumstances, you can always write in and see if you qualify http://www.brillkids.org/
Hope this helps and congratulations on your new daughter!
LOL, it’s funny how we RR moms get around isn’t it. I’m looking into this for Anna and Tanner as well. They’ve learned their alphabet and sounds, but sight reading is so much more efficient for them. After reading the Doman books, I’ve come to think Brillkids will be great for them and their vocabulary.
Understand! If she comes from Eastern Ukraine 95% chance it was probably Russian, Kiev -50/50 chance of Russian vs Ukrainian and Western Ukraine – 98% chance Ukrainian – hope it helps! I spent years working with children in Ukrainian orphanages and so so so happy she got her new family! Cant describe it in words! What a Christmas gift.
I am glad you also will be able to use LR, in my opinion it is one of the best tools out there, as you can have control over speed, presentation, progress. Please do keep us posted how it is going!
One of my main questions is how will I be able to tell progress? And I am also wondering if it matters? Just exposing her to the stuff is really good though.
Tanner was absolutely non-verbal before coming home as well. You will see progress by noticing how much of what you say, she understands. Tanner understands just about everything we say, and he has about 100 words that he says spontaneously that are understandable. He can also identify everything in his environment, body parts, alphabet, colors, and shapes. We do not have a speech therapist though, and are just now looking into Brillkids, so I hope others chime in.
