Kori began Audiblox in January 2002. At the time Kori was in the middle of her 4th grade, and was still struggling with 1st grade reading material. Basically, she was a non-reader. She couldn’t spell at all. She had trouble telling the difference between similar words like “saw” and “was” or “on” and “no.” She reversed words and letters in writing and copying.
Kori’s parents had tried everything. Eventually they had her tested by several educational specialists, who all said the same thing: Kori, at 9 years old, had an IQ of an average 13 or 14 year old. Her thinking skills were very high but she had almost no visual memory. She had low auditory memory but this was her strength and her parents were told to build on it by reading everything to her. They were told that this was the only way she’d ever learn because she would never read well. She was diagnosed as severely dyslexic — one of the lowest 1% of dyslexics. Chances for success were almost non-existent.
Kori’s parents had already given up all hope when they discovered Audiblox. After doing Audiblox for five hours per week over a period of nearly 15 months, Kori’s mother, Michelle Potter, reported:
“I can’t believe that Kori is reading at grade level although still slow due to eye problems that aren’t correctable. But she is there! I had recently tested her on the McCaw-Crabbs reading comprehension sheets, which I timed her and she scored 3.9 grade level. Without timing her she can read 5-6th grade work. It is awesome. She never reverses letters, words or numbers anymore. Her spelling is still weak but has jumped up to 2.9 grade level. She can now write a story in manuscript or cursive in a timely fashion and the spelling of simple words are usually correct!
“We have had her re-tested by the same specialist that she was tested before starting Audiblox. They said that her visual memory is at grade level and that her auditory memory has gone off the charts. She is very, very advanced in her auditory skills. I have to say that she remembers everything she hears. I will read to her and test her weeks later on what I read and she will remember everything without studying or reviewing. Her visual processing memory is great also. Now when she misspells a word and I correct her and give the proper spelling she rarely ever misspells it again.”
Other areas of improvement include concentration, work tempo, and math.
Kori will continue with Audiblox for a few more months, doing five half-hour sessions per week, to further improve her spelling.
Michelle Potter
