Our Comprehensive Program utilizes a structured literacy approach to build essential foundational skills, empowering students to become confident and proficient readers and writers. We focus on developing:

• Phonological Understanding: Understanding that words are made up of individual sounds (phonemes) and recognizing their distinct articulation.

• Phonics: Mastering the relationship between letters and sounds to decode and encode words.

• Spelling: Accurately writing and recalling the letters of words.

• Word Recognition: Automatically identifying words without conscious effort, leading to fluent reading.

• Fluency: Reading with speed, accuracy, and appropriate expression.

• Vocabulary: Expanding word knowledge and understanding word meanings.

• Writing: Effectively composing coherent text, from sentences to paragraphs.

• Comprehension: Grasping the meaning of texts and connecting them to prior knowledge.

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Our Approach & Resources

We employ research-backed methodologies and resources to ensure effective instruction:

• Structured Literacy: This evidence-based approach provides explicit and systematic instruction in all core literacy components, from foundational skills to advanced comprehension and writing.

• The Orton-Gillingham Approach: A direct, multisensory, and sequential method designed to support individuals who struggle with literacy, including those with dyslexia.

• Equipped for Reading Success (David Kilpatrick): This valuable resource guides assessment and development of phonemic awareness skills tailored to each student's needs.

• The Writing Revolution (Hochman Method): This methodology emphasizes explicit, sequential instruction, building writing skills from sentence construction to sophisticated compositions.