Inner Imaging Instruction LLC Academic therapy for learning differences

Introduction to the LindaMood-Bell Learning Process

by Melissa Boodaghian

Purpose: To inform parents of children with learning differences of an intervention that can improve reading, spelling, comprehension and math skills in children and adults.

 

Introduction

I.              An article in the American educational research association journal states that “The Lindamood-Bell® programs were shown to be a major contributing factor for the districts success in improving the reading and comprehension abilities of their students.”

A.    An average of 5 title 1 schools saw a gain on the Colorado State Reading assessment using the Seeing Stars® and V/V programs®.(Sanoski,Willson,2006)

B.    Patricia Lindamood writes in the forward of the Visualizing and Verbalizing® manual “Educators have assumed a base of function which does not exist for many individuals until it is directly stimulated and developed” (Bell,1986,2007)

     C.   The Visualizing and Verbalizing® program saved my own child’s academic life.

     D.   I have worked in the past for the learning center Lindamood-bell® of Weston and was trained in all of the programs in 2008.

     E.   I still practice the method today mostly with children whom have been diagnosed learning disabled.

 

Body

II.             Out of the five different programs offered by the company I have found the reading and spelling program “Seeing Stars®” to be the most in demand.

A.    It quickly generates symbol imagery through quick and easy tasks.

B.    Reading, spelling and rules are introduced only after consonants, complex vowels, and blends are solid.

C.    Air writing allows students to manipulate letters in their minds.

 

III.            Visualizing and verbalizing® is the second most requested program.

A.     Reading comprehension is the focus of this program.

B.    The program is designed to build concept imagery.

C.    Structure words are introduced to aid in imagery of first a single known noun, a full sentence, a few sentences, a paragraph, multiple paragraphs and to finally full page

 

IV.           The third most requested program is “On Cloud Nine®” math.

A.    The program is designed to create numeral imagery.

B.    It builds from a concrete number line to an imaged one.

C.    A solid foundation is created from addition through fractions.

 

Conclusion

V.            Studies show that using the LindaMood-Bell® programs can increase scores in reading and reading comprehension.

A.    This method of learning was recommended to me by my own child’s pediatrician.

B.    Title 1 status schools in Colorado saw an increase in reading scores using the method.

C.    One reason the program works so well is that it does not move forward until basic skills are mastered.

D.    Giving the method a try can make a positive impact on ones academic life.

 

 

 

 

Bell,Nanci. Visualizing and Verbalizing® for language comprehension and thinking. California:Gander Publishing, 1986,2007

Mark Sadoski and Victor L. Willson "Effects of a theoretically Based Large-Scale Reading Intervention in a Multicultural Urban School District." American Educational Research Journal vol. 43 no. 1 (2006):137-154