Learning Disabilities

Dear Sister Funk:

My name is Donita and I am tutoring a young man in his early 20's who has learning disabilities to read using the Book of Mormon. It has been his grandmother's wish that he improve his reading skills and learn to read the Book of Mormon. Do you have any books published that will help me with my tutoring this young ? He can read at a 2.9 grade level. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thank you.

Donita

Donita- thank you for your email. I do have two books published in the series of five and the rest of those publications will be coming out in CD form in June. You can visit http://www.cedarfort.com/author/Funk.html to take a look at the books I have out. However, in knowing that the young man your tutoring has learning disabilities as well as about a second grade reading level, it might be beneficial for him to start with the first volume as a brush up (you can review the lessons, and then in the chapter he can read as many words as he knows). The way the book is formatted allows you to take a "running record" or a journal of things he struggles with for future reference and in trying to see if you can find trends to help you teach him better. This will also allow you to determine the beginning fundamentals that he might need to practice more than others. You might find that you will move fairly swiftly through the Book of Mormon at first until you find the reading level he is at. In the book are also some suggestions for readers with learning disabilities for you to reference.