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2. Decoding Activity http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstood minds/reading.html © ALLEN

3. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia may experience difficulties in other language skills such as spelling, writing, and speaking. More simply, this means that in spite of good schools, good home environment and normal intelligence, the child still has great difficulty with reading skills, the cause of which is unknown. © ALLEN

4. Multisensory Process-Oriented Systematic Sequential Cumulative Meaning-Based © ALLEN

5. Designed for children with dyslexia small groups (4 – 6 students) 5 days a week/45 minutes per day © ALLEN

6. Contains the 5 components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness phonics skills vocabulary fluency reading comprehension © ALLEN

7. Designed to enable students to achieve and maintain better: word recognition reading fluency reading comprehension aid in the transition from a therapy setting to “real world” learning. © ALLEN

8. Take Flight A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia Students will learn: 44 sounds 96 letter – sound correspondence rules 87 affixes Spelling rules: *basewords *derivatives © ALLEN

9. Dual lesson cycle design First 35 lessons are New Learning days Beginning at lesson 36 alternating lesson cycles *2 New Learning days *2 Fluency / Comprehension days © ALLEN

10. New Learning Day 1.Alphabet 2.Reading Decks 3.New Learning/Application 4.Instant words 5.Sentences 6.RAP Pages 7.Spelling Decks 8.Phonemic Awareness 1 9.Phonemic Awareness 2 10.Spelling Practice 11.Dictation Review © ALLEN

11. Fluency / Connected Text Day 1.Reading Decks 2.Instant Words 3.Rate Practice 4.Spelling Deck 5.Spelling Practice 6.Dictation 7.Review 8.Comprehension Skill © ALLEN

12. Program Totals 132 New Learning Lessons 98 Fluency / Connected Text Lessons 230 Total Hours of Direct Instruction © ALLEN

13. Ways to help at home: Handwriting RAP Instant words Rate Check and initial Homework folder © ALLEN

14. Why use cursive handwriting practice? begins at a consistent starting point for each letter reduces reversals of letters provides unique letter shapes Lower Case Cursive Handwriting © ALLEN

15. Fluency Instruction RAP Repeated Accurate Practice Instant Words Timed readings for rate Repeated readings for smoothness Fluency is reading accurately at a smooth and even pace. © ALLEN

16. RAP Practice Purpose: connect the printed letter to it’s name and sound develop accurate and effortless reading through repeated practice increase reading speed while maintaining accuracy © ALLEN

18. Instant Word Practice Purpose: to provide repeated practice of the 300 words presented in groups of ten develop rapid, accurate word recognition Instant words are a list of 300 words that occur frequently in reading. © ALLEN

20. Listen to Reading Purpose: connect pleasure with reading exposure to quality literature provide a good reading model increase vocabulary expand background knowledge © ALLEN

21. Helpful Resources N.E. Tarrant County Dyslexia Council www.allcanread.net www.allcanread.net Region X Dyslexia Department www2.ednet10.net/dyslexia International Dyslexia Association www.interdys.org www.interdys.org Texas Scottish Rite Hospital http://www.tsrhc.org/dyslexia.htm Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. (2003) © ALLEN