Students will receive instruction 4 days a week (60 minutes per day)
One-on-one therapy or small group instruction
132 lessons
230 hours of direct instruction
Alphabet
Alphabet study & practice lead to dictionary & thesaurus skills development
Reading Decks
Reinforcement activity to identify & instantly name graphemes and translate it into speech sound
Multisensory Introduction
Letters, letter clusters & concepts are introduced for reading, writing, & spelling via 6 multisensory linkages
Handwriting Practice
Cursive writing is taught and applied throughout the program
Reading Practice
Application of coding to develop accuracy, fluency & comprehension
Instant Words
Practice using the most frequently used words in the English language based on Edward Fry's research
Repeated Accuracy Practice
Practice of letter names and sounds and uses in words
Fluency Practice
Build rate & prosody by following a repeated reading schedule
Spelling Deck
Reinforces the translation of each speech sound into the letter that most often represents that sound
Phonemic Awareness
Teaching the relationship between speech sound production and spelling sound patterns
Spelling phrases & sentences
Application of sound symbol relationships learned through phonemic awareness & spelling
Comprehension
Strategies taught using narrative and expository texts
Connected Text & Listening
High interest text read by students & teachers to increase listening & comprehension skills
Review
The lesson culminates with an activity reviewing the day's new learning & previously taught concepts