It’s that time of year when educators and administrators begin the search for the best curriculum, software, technology, and teacher materials available for the money.
When it comes to the most basic, required programs for K-3, reading has to jump to the top of the list for most educators. And because we know that the educational careers of 25 to 40 percent of American children are imperiled because they don't read well enough, quickly enough, or easily enough, we can’t help but wonder where we are missing the mark?
Based on research and experience this is what we know about the components of a superior supplemental reading program:
- The reading program must be designed using an explicit, solid, and sequential framework of phonics.
- The most beneficial outcome for students occurs if the program uses direct instruction, logical sequencing, and multisensory techniques so that students can learn in incremental steps while receiving continuous, positive reinforcement.
- The program should include phonemic awareness assessments and progress assessments so that teachers can customize the experience for each child, even those that have learning disabilities.
- A superior reading program ought to give students keys to decoding, like a unique marking system that will help them recognize letter and vowel sounds, likely and unlikely sequences, and the structure of syllabication.
We hope that you'll consider Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself for K-3 as your next supplemental reading program. This easy-to-teach system aids teachers with computer software or direct instruction teachers manuals, and works perfectly in a Response to Intervention (RTI) model. Plus it’s more than affordable.
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