1. The Barton System

2. Background: Susan Barton Nephew
Trained in traditional Orton-Gillingham
Designed Barton
Easy for parents
With dyslexia
Not teachers

3. 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

4. Tutoring Sessions Minimum of TWICE per week
THREE per week is better; DAILY is best
Sessions last min depending on student
Watch a demo at

5. 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

6. 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)