The Barton System www.bartonreading.com
Background: Susan Barton Nephew Trained in traditional Orton-Gillingham Designed Barton Easy for parents With dyslexia Not teachers
Tutoring Private Tutors Tutoring Centers Adult literacy programs Homeschool parents for reading/spelling Parents as tutors Students must: Be 5 /in Kindergarten Be able to speak/understand spoken English Have an IQ of 70 or higher Pass the student screening Ideal for one-on-one; can tutor up to 3, but it takes longer
Tutoring Sessions Minimum of TWICE per week THREE per week is better; DAILY is best Sessions last 30 -60 min depending on student Watch a demo at www.bartonreading.com/demo.html
Scope & Sequence Phonemic Awareness Consonants & Short Vowels Closed & Unit Syllables Multi-Syllable Words & Vowels Teams Prefixes & Suffixes Six Reasons for Silent E Vowel-R’s Advanced Vowel Teams Influence of Foreign Languages Latin Roots & Greek Combining Forms http://www.bartonreading.com/scope.html#scope
Important Elements VIDEO www.bartonreading.com/demo.html Simultaneously multi-sensory (see, hear, touch, move, write, size, color) Direct instruction Systematic and structured (most common to least common SPELLING) Sequential and cumulative (master skill/concept before moving on, applied text, tiles to reading to writing to reading to writing) Applied linguistics, cognitive (Meaning of words, reasons for rules, how language works)