| Page Index: |
| Reading Programs: General, Explicitly taught |
| Components of Reading |
| Phonemic Awareness Programs (letter and vowels sounds) |
| Phonics (Decoding meaning sounding out words), Dyslexic References |
| Fluency (reading rate) |
| Vocabulary (words understood) |
| Comprehension (meaning) |
| Training |
| Articles |
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, Kindergarten through Grade 3
The Partnership for Reading: National Institute for Literacy; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and U.S. Department of Education, have a easy to read booklet you can read on-line, print out or order a copy:
This booklet summarizes for teachers what researchers have discovered about how to teach children to read successfully. It describes the findings of the National Reading Panel Report and provides analysis and discussion in five areas of reading instruction:
phonemic awareness; phonics; fluency; vocabulary; and text comprehension. Each section suggests implications for classroom instruction as well as other information.
Research & Reports
With the passage of the No Child Left Behind act and other developments, the education community is routinely using research to guide decisions about reading instruction.
As part of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act,
and the
“Reading First” Initiative (2001), 
The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR), has a table "Rating of Reading
programs", rates each program based on the five critical components areas of
reading.
Components of Reading
National Institute for Literacy - Reading Recommendations
Telian Learning Concepts
The Telian program teaches phonemic awareness and phonics.
Nancy Alemian Telian
P.O. Box 453
Stoughton, MA 02072
781-344-0444 (phone/fax)
www.readingwithtlc.com
Wisnia-Kapp Reading Programs, Inc. (WKRP)
Judith Wisnia and Associates, Inc.
111 South Bedford Street
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 272-2100
http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/wkrp/
Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence (SPIRE)
S.P.I.R.E. is a Multisensory, sequential, phonetic to reading approach for grades K to 7.
Students hear, see, say, touch, and write letters, sounds, syllables,
words and sentences.
Progress Learning,
Inc.
P.O. Box 545
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-3878
e-mail: S.P.I.R.E.
Fast ForWord
The Fast ForWord Family of Programs™
Has a computer based training programs to improve language skills for students with language-learning disabilities. Main focus in on phonemic awareness.
www.fastforword.com
Carroll School Program Coordinator
(781) 259-8342, x3307
e-mail: Carroll School Fast ForWord
Articles from LD On-line: about Phonemic Awareness
The Orton-Gillingham approach is language-based, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, cognitive, and flexible. Its breadth, perspective, and flexibility prompt use of the term approach instead of method. The Orton-Gillingham approach is appropriate for teaching individuals, small groups, and classrooms. (See the Academy website for more information.)
The Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators
PO Box 234
Amenia, New York 12501-0234
Telephone: (845) 373-8919
Fax: (845) 373-8925
E-Mail
info@ortonacademy.org
www.ortonacademy.org
Project Read©/Language Circle©
Project
Read©/Language
Circle© is a research based mainstream language arts program for students who need a systematic
learning experience with direct teaching
of concepts and skills through multisensory techniques.
Project Read© has five curriculum strands:
1. Phonology, 2.
Linguistics, 3. Reading Comprehension – Report Form,
4. ·Reading Comprehension – Story Form, 5. Written Expression.
(See
the Project Read
website
for more information.)
P.O. Box 20631
Bloomington, MN 55420
(800) 450-0343
www.projectread.com
Wilson Language Training Corporation
The Wilson Reading System is a research-based reading program. It is a complete curriculum for teaching decoding and encoding (spelling) beginning with phoneme segmentation. The Wilson program has twelve steps. Steps One and Two emphasize phonemic segmentation skills (the ability to separate the sounds in a word) and blending the sounds together again. (See the Wilson web site for more information.).
Wilson Fundations for K-3 is a phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling program for the general education classroom.
Fundations is based upon the Wilson Reading System® principles and serves as a prevention program to help reduce reading and spelling failure.
Wilson Reading System
(Based on Orton-Gillingham (OG)
method)
47 Old Webster Road
Oxford, MA 01540
508-368-2399
info@WilsonLanguage.com
www.WilsonLanguage.com
www.Fundations.com
Learning processes programs for learning disabled. Addressing phonemic awareness for reading, and spelling.
Comprehension, math, drawing and etc. Diagnostic testing and tutoring.
They have four main programs: LiPS™
Program
, Seeing Stars® , The On Cloud Nine™ Math
and Visualizing and Verbalizing® for Language Comprehension and Thinking (V/V™)
, they are listed on this web page.
Telian Learning Concepts
(TLC)
The Telian program teaches phonemic awareness and phonics.
by Nancy Alemian Telian
P.O. Box 453
Stoughton, MA 02072
781-344-0444 (phone/fax)
www.readingwithtlc.com
Wisnia-Kapp Reading Programs, Inc. (WKRP)
Judith Wisnia and Associates, Inc.
111 South Bedford Street
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 272-2100
www.home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/wkrp/
Article on:
Multisensory Structured Language Programs: Content & Principles of Instruction (1995)
Book on Dyslexic: Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Overcoming Reading Problems at Any Level
by Dr. Sally Shaywitz (2003)
Video on Dyslexic: Demystifying Dyslexia Video, explains dyslexia,
it shows research based programs in action, it overviews Dr. Sally Shawitz's research, there is an interviews with Dr. Louis Moats,
administrator and special educators from the Gow school (school in NY for Dyslexic students) and several others.
Articles from LD On-line: Reading and Dyslexia
Rating of Reading programs, by Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) table summary.
Is the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.
Read Naturally program
750 S. Plaza Drive #100
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 452-4085
(800) 788-4085
info@readnaturally.com
Great Leaps
Diarmuid, Inc.
P.O. Box 357580
Gainesville, FL 32635
(877) GRLEAPS (475-3277)
info@greatleaps.com
Visualizing and Verbalizing® for Language Comprehension and Thinking (V/V™)
by Nanci Bell
The program applies concept imagery to
reading
comprehension, oral language comprehension, following directions,
higher
order thinking skills, expressive language and writing.
Lindamood-Bell™
108 Pleasant Street
Arlington, MA
(781) 643-4567
www.lblp.com
Project Read©/Language Circle©
Project Read©/Language Circle© is a research based mainstream language arts program for students who need a systematic learning experience with direct teaching of concepts and skills through multisensory techniques.
Project Read© has five curriculum strands:
1. Phonology, 2.
Linguistics, 3. Reading Comprehension – Report Form,
4. ·Reading Comprehension – Story Form, 5. Written Expression.
(See
the Project Read website for more information.)
P.O. Box 20631
Bloomington, MN 55420
(800) 450-0343
www.projectread.com
IDEACHAIN
program
by Jane Wilkinson
The Idea Chain
program teaches an individual to become more efficient at mental imaging so they can process information more efficiently and
understand as they read. Their slogan is "Read - Remember -
Relate".
These
three books are based on research done on children who
are
successful reading, studying what they do correctly,
(instead of using
research done with struggling
readers). They are parent friendly and the knowledge can be applied to reading with your children.
Reading
Disabilities
Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Wang Ambulatory Care Center, Suite
737
Boston, MA 02114
617-726-2764
http://www.massgeneral.org/pcs/Heal_Read/heal_read_index.asp
Garside Institute for Teacher Training (GIFTT)
Carroll School
Baker Bridge Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-8342
www.carrollschool.org/giftt.html
Articles about reading disabilities:
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