Research on Teaching-Reading Strategies

Research Supports Explicit, Systematic, and Intensive Phonics Instruction as a Strategy for Both Children and Adults in Learning to Read.

Findings from the National Reading Panel, in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), show overwhelming evidence that explicit, systematic phonics is necessary for reading success. Systematic phonics instruction teaches a planned sequence of phonics elements rather than highlighting elements as they happen to appear in a text.

Research findings from the Institute of Education Reform and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have shown the importance of:

• Explicit, intensive work in sound/symbol associations.
• Helping students understand the sound structure of the language on a phonemic level.

Iron Springs Elementary - National Percentile Rank for Iowa Test of Basic Skills after using Reading Horizons

Research Studies

Research studies conducted in institutions nationwide have proven the efficacy of our method. Click on the links below to learn more:

• Research Studies
• Research Packets
• Correlation to State Standards
• Studies In Progress
• Five Pillars of Reading Instruction

Program Specific Articles

• Dyslexia
• Brain-Based Strategy Using Discover Intensive Phonics
• Reading Horizons in Practical English-Language Teaching
• The Effectiveness of Phonics for an Intensive Remedial Program
• Research Substantiates Discover Intensive Phonics Methodology
• Teaching Adults and Young Adults with Discover Intensive Phonics
• Using Phonemic Awareness with ESL Students
• Using Reading Horizons with Read 180
• A Viable Option for Addressing Language Processing Disorders
• Researchers Verify Reading Ability Gets a Boost from Phonics
• Orton Gillingham
• The Importance of Directional Tracking in Reading
• Autism and Teaching Children with Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself
• Learning Disabilities: Specific Language Impairment - Apraxia and Speech
• Teaching Children with Down Syndrome to Read and Write (5-11 years)
• The Rise and Fall of 'Whole Language' and the Return to Phonics Instruction
• Learning Disabilities: Dysgraphia and Sequencing

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• Harvard University Reading Research
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• The National Governors Association - Reading to Achieve -  Adolescent Literacy
• The Learning Disabilities Association of America - News Briefs

The Florida Center for Reading Research has recently written a report about the Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself program. Read more about what they have to say here: FCRR Review.