Chartwell School
Monday, July 5th, 2004
Chartwell School
2511 Numa Watson Road
Seaside, CA 93955
831-394-3468
831-394-6809 (fax)
information@chartwell.org
www.chartwell.org
Sanford Shapiro’s Review of Chartwell School
Schools with Services for Language-based Learning Disabilities (LLD)
Hi: I have been seeing Lynn Demere, Phd for some counseling help. I need to know more about organizational dyslexia. She suggested that I contact you to see if your library might have something I could buy, check out, however you operate. I would appreciate very much hearing from you. Thank you.
Larry, I have the feeling you think you’ve written to Chartwell School…but you haven’t. They may indeed be a good resource for you. Contact them directly at 394 3468.
Also you’ll find lots of articles and opinions that you may find helpful, right here on this website. Don’t be afraid to poke around to see what interests you. There’s a bunch of input at this site from adults (I,m guessing you are one) with dyslexia, including how they see their organizational challenges or what worked for them.
I know of Lynn D and have heard great things about her work. Best of luck.
Hi, my daughter was able to attend the Chartwell summer school program this year. It was a great experience, and she and I learned both learned what works well for her. Unfortunately, it is too far away for her to attend full time. I am now looking into other programs closer to home (the closest is 1 plus hours away and has a waiting list). When looking into various schools, I noticed they utilize different reading programs. How different is the Wilson Reading program vs. Slingerland? Are they both equally effective for dyslexic kids? My child is weak in decoding and has both visual & auditory memory.
Thank You, Elaine
Elaine: Great question on reading programs.
Both Slingerland and Wilson are offshoots and more modern versions of the original Orton-Gillingham reading program.
I’m pretty sure that both of them were started because of the restrictions that Anna Gillingham put on the remaking of her original materials. Those restrictions were conceived in the 1940-1950 timeframe, long before more modern reproduction methods were invented.
Slingerland Institute for Literacy
Wilson Language Training
Others can give you more details on the specifics but I would say that the difference between these two is less important than how the programs are integrated into the larger curriculum of the school and how well the teachers are trained in not only using the programs but in broader aspects of reading and study skills instruction as well as their experience supporting the general organizational needs of a student.
If your daughter makes a connection with a great teacher that relationship will do more for her than the specifics of the reading program the teacher uses (providing the program fits her learning style).
Most students with language based learning disabilities (I was one of them) do well with any one of these structured phonics programs.
This is not a plug, just a note: Barbara Wilson was in a technology class I taught at Simmons College many years ago. She’s a wonderful woman with a great overview of both the specifics of language learning for students with LD and their broader needs.
Elaine,
I totally agree with Richard. He’s given you the essence of what’s important.
I’ve trained many teachers students, and parents in a Slingerland-Orton approach. I have had the great pleasure of teaching lots and lots of kids to read and spell with that as a central component. However, it’s the connection between teacher and student that is as important as the approach.
Whatever approach (as long as it’s one that fits your child’s learning profile) other pieces of the pie always come into play:
how the approach is integrated into the larger curriculum,
whether the instructors can assist kids in understanding they’re not broken and,
whether or not a school encourages the development of strengths are three of several predictors of success in my opinion.
First, I would like to tell you that is a great website!
Our tax consultant could not help us with this information. I have been looking for a list of tax deductions. Our daughter will be going to Chartwell School in Seaside this year and we live in the foothills. This change will include transportation, renting and other related costs to be able to join the school. I have heard that there are many deductions we could take as medical, but I have been searching for a list. Would you have this information or give me a resource to research. I have been calling many LD agencies and e-mailing but this has not helped.
Thank you.
Gail
Gail, maybe this will help: Year 2007 Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with LD.
Thank you for your kind words about this web site.
Thank you.This will help!