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    This document provides information on several dyslexia-specific interventions, including the grade levels addressed and key features of each program. Many of the interventions are multisensory and Orton-Gillingham based. They focus on structured, explicit instruction in areas like phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension. Effective implementation of the interventions requires professional development and certification in many cases.

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    The document describes various dyslexia interventions and their features.

    Some of the interventions described include Lexia Reading Core5, Project Read, Reading Horizons, Rewards, Spalding Writing Road to Reading, Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence (SPIRE), Take Flight, Verticy - Phonics/Spelling, and Wilson Reading System.

    Many of the interventions are Orton-Gillingham based and include multisensory instruction, placement tests, scripted lessons, focus on decoding and encoding, and professional development requirements.

    Examples of Dyslexia- Specific Interventions

    ● Helping Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Make Connections


    ❖ http://www.amazon.com/Helping-Students-Dyslexia-DysgraphiaConnections/dp/1598570
    218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439478024&sr=8-
    ❖ For students in Grades 4-9
    ❖ Reading and writing curriculum
    ❖ Unit I – Word Detectives Lessons 1-4: Words and Word Parts for Sound, Spelling, and
    Meaning Lessons 15-28: Morphological Awareness Treatment
    ❖ Unit II – Mark Twain Writers Workshop (14 lessons)
    ❖ Unit III – John Muir Writing-Readers in Science (8 lessons)
    ❖ Unit IV – Sequoyah Writing Reader Club (15 lessons)

    ● LANGUAGE!
    ❖ http://www.voyagersopris.com/curriculum/subject/literacy/language-4th-edition o
    ❖ Grades 4-12 o Phonemic awareness / phonics, word recognition / spelling, vocabulary /
    morphology, grammar / usage, speaking / writing, listening / reading comprehension
    ❖ 90-minute lessons daily
    ❖ Professional development available from the publisher

    ​ exia Reading Core5


    ● L
    ❖ www.lexialearning.com
    ❖ Moves through the six areas of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, structural
    analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension)
    ❖ Highly structured and sequential
    ❖ Blended-learning approach o Prescribes the appropriate intensity of instruction October
    27, 2016 Revision Alabama Dyslexia Resource Guide 34
    ❖ Adaptive technology to include explicit instruction o Scaffolding system for support
    ❖ Use of multi-sensory techniques

    ● ​Mindplay Virtual Reading Coach


    ❖ http://mindplay.com/student-programs/virtual-reading-coach
    ❖ Cloud-based cross platform works on Chrome, Windows, Mac operating systems
    ❖ Online assessments and lessons o For students in grades k-12
    ❖ Interactive lessons with media-rich content.
    ❖ Direct, explicit, and systematic instruction.
    ❖ Virtual reading specialists and speech pathologists.
    ❖ Self-paced and mastery-based instruction. o Immediate and specific feedback.
    ❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5QjKLUKsNU

    ● ​Project Read
    ❖ www.projectread.com
    ❖ Orton-Gillingham based
    ❖ Extensive use of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile senses
    ❖ Pre K-High School levels, ELL, and SPED
    ❖ Whole class or small group implementation
    ❖ Three strands – decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression
    ❖ Three models for needed professional development provided by Project Read staff
    Workshops Onsite demonstration DVDs Reading Excellent Word Attack and Rate
    Development Strategies

    ● Reading Horizons
    ❖ K-4 students
    ❖ Multisensory strategies for dictation for spelling and reading
    ❖ Discovery (lower grades) Elevate (upper grades)
    ❖ Whole group teaching and computer program for reinforcement
    ❖ Spelling program and language lessons included
    ❖ Direct instruction delivered in a systematic approach
    ❖ Phonological awareness, sound-symbol association, syllable structure, morphology,
    syntax, and semantics

    ● (REWARDS)
    ❖ October 27, 2016 Revision Alabama Dyslexia Resource Guide 35
    http://www.voyagersopris.com/curriculum/subject/literacy/rewards/take-a-closerlo
    ok/rewards-intermediate
    ❖ Six-step, multisensory strategies for decoding multi-syllable words
    ❖ Appropriate for students with grade 3 or higher reading levels who can read one
    and two syllable words accurately but who struggle with longer words.
    ❖ This can be valuable for students who have completed other dyslexia-specific
    interventions but need support for fluency with multi-syllable words
    ❖ 25 lessons included in Intermediate Level for students in grades 4-6
    ❖ 20 lessons included in Secondary Level for students in grades 6-12
    ❖ Placement and progress monitoring assessments o 50-60 minute lessons that
    can be delivered in 30 minute segments if needed
    ❖ Well-organized, scripted teacher’s manual
    ❖ Digital tools and resources o Explicit, systematic instruction following “I do” “We
    do”, “You do” format
    ❖ Professional development available from the publisher

    ● Spalding Writing Road to Reading


    ❖ www.spalding.org o www.youtube.com/user/TheSpaldingMethod/featured
    ❖ Two hours daily o Whole class and small group
    ❖ Orton-Gillingham based
    ❖ All facets of a written language program are included: reading, writing, spelling,
    handwriting, and sound-symbol correspondence; and are integrated.
    ❖ Two 45-hour professional development workshops are offered by Spalding staff.
    ● Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence (S.P.I.R.E.)
    ❖ http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/literacy/reading-intervention/s-p-i-r-e3rd-edition/
    ❖ Orton-Gillingham based October 27, 2016 Revision Alabama Dyslexia Resource Guide
    36
    ❖ Appropriate for students with K-8 reading levels o Sounds Sensible for Kindergarten
    ❖ Eight SPIRE levels
    ❖ Placement test
    ❖ Small groups of 1-6 students o 45-60 minute lessons, five days per week
    ❖ Should be able to complete 2-3 levels per school year
    ❖ Very scripted ten-step lessons
    ❖ Training is available from a variety of sources (For more information, contact the
    Alabama Scottish Rite Foundation.)
    ❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ciQV-6FUk0

    ● Take Flight
    ❖ http://www.tsrhc.org/dyslexia-take-flight
    ❖ Teacher must be a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) or in Multisensory
    Structured Language Education (MSLE) training to implement this intervention.
    ❖ Orton-Gillingham based and builds on success of early Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
    curricula (Alphabetic Phonics, Dyslexia Training Program, Literacy Program)
    ❖ For students seven years old and older
    ❖ Two-year curriculum
    ❖ Group size of 1-6
    ❖ Either four 60-minute lessons per week or five 45-minute lessons per week
    ❖ Being implemented in some AL districts already

    ● Verticy - Phonics/Spelling
    ❖ http://www.verticylearning.org/educators/implementation
    ❖ Orton-Gillingham based For students ages 6-adult 45-60 minutes, 5 days per week
    October 27, 2016 Revision Alabama Dyslexia Resource
    ❖ Guide 37 Placement test
    ❖ Four levels – one level completed per year
    ❖ Scripted lessons
    ❖ Group size – 3-10
    ❖ Professional development on DVD and through Webinars
    ❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlS5Lnc2Jio

    ● Wilson Reading System


    ❖ www.wilsonlanguage.com
    ❖ Orton-Gillingham based
    ❖ For students with below 3rd grade-level decoding or word-level skills
    ❖ 60-90 minute lessons, five days per week
    ❖ Group size 1-6
    ❖ Steps 1-6 focus upon decoding and encoding.
    ❖ Steps 7-12 focus on advanced word analysis, vocabulary, and comprehension.
    ❖ Grades 2-12
    ❖ 45 hours of professional development provided by a Wilson-certified trainer to get started

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