Contain Lesson Plans and Sequence Charts to help the instructor plan and deliver lessons
and keep track of student progress
Work from the whole to the parts by using stories to introduce sounds and their respective
letter representations (Sound Links)
Connect the words taught to the 100 most common words found in children's literature
(Basic Level) and the 300 most common words with extensions to the 5,500 most common
words (Upper Level)
Incorporate spelling and writing activities
Develop visual memory for Sound Links and words
Develop word knowledge and comprehension
Provide explicit and comprehensive treatment of simple, complex and multisyllable words,
past tense, plurals and morphology
Develop fluency
While each of these features is not unique in reading instruction in and of itself, the combination of all these features in a single remedial program is unique. This makes the program as self-contained, and therefore as practical and convenient, as is possible for remedial teachers and clinicians. In addition, the program is multisensory, structured and sequential, and is therefore of great value for "dyslexic" and "learning disabled" students. The program can also be easily adapted for general classroom use.
Components of both levels include:
Comprehensive Instructor's Manual (one Manual for both levels)
Colorful story books with engaging characters for each level:
Three story books for the Basic Level:
Dee, The Hip Red Hen
Dee, The Hip Red Hen - Part Two
Dee, The Hip Red Hen - Part Three
One story book for the Upper Level:
Reed and Lea
The books are used to introduce the student to sounds and their respective letter representations (Sound Links). Students are also taught phonemic processing skills of segmenting and blending through the stories. Activity Booklets then supplement these basic skills and provide further remedial activities that incorporate all the known components of an effective remedial program including:
Phonemic segmenting
Phonemic blending
Phonemic processing in depth ("Sound Moves")
Sound and Sound Link connections
Reading activity sheets for each of the following levels:
Sound Links
Words
Sentences
Context
Visual memory for Sound Links and Words
Fluency challenges for each level above
Spelling
Visual memory for words ("Spelling in Your Mind")
Writing (Journal Activities)
Comprehension questions and activities
Sound Link Charts - there is a Consonant and a Vowel Sound Link Chart for each level (as the
student discovers new Sound Links through the stories, he prints his discoveries on the Charts)
Each of the three Books in the Basic Level has correlated Activity Booklets that provide
activities to reinforce the sounds and Sound Links
Book 1 has 7 Activity Booklets
Book 2 has 9 Activity Booklets
Book 3 has 17 related Activity Booklets dealing with complex syllable processing
An additional 17 Activity Booklets for multisyllable activities
5 Morphology Booklets (prefixes and suffixes)
4 additional Activity Booklets dealing with more challenging suffixes
A similar format is used for the Upper Level and includes:
9 Simple Syllable Activity Booklets
13 Complex Syllable Activity Booklets
13 Multisyllable Activity Booklets
4 Morphology Booklets (prefixes and suffixes)
4 additional Activity Booklets dealing with more challenging suffixes
5 Supplementary Sound Link Booklets
Sound Link Tiles used for the "Sound Moves" activities and spelling
Sentences from Book 1 (Basic Level) printed on them (used for segmenting and blending)
Supplementary Tracing and Printing booklets (Basic Level) for students who need more
practice forming letters: (The Tracing and Printing booklets accompany Books 1 and 2 only)
Helpful Student Progress Charts for each of three different pacing and instructional sequences
(Basic Level) and two Student Progress Charts at the Upper Level
Informal assessment measures for phonemic segmenting, blending, sound link connections,
and common words (there is a Form A and a Form B measure for each of the above)
Lesson Plans for instructors using the program
Supplementary "Nonsense Stories" for impulsive readers in the habit of guessing
The Lesson Plans and Student Progress Charts are extremely helpful guides for all instructors to pace students through the many complexities of the remedial program.
The Lesson Plans and the Nonsense Stories are unique in our experience compared with other remedial reading programs.
A comprehensive and systematic program designed to enhance basic decoding and spelling skills for students of all ages. Your "One-Price" Discover Reading Program includes:
1.
Four full days of intensive training in the Discover Reading Program.
2.
An extensive Instructor's Manual in a 3-ring binder.
3.
Three color story Books for the Basic Level and 1 Book for the Advanced Level.
4.
Supplementary Activity Booklets for each Level to reinforce each step of the reading
and spelling process (can be photocopied for student use).
5.
Sound Link Tiles (paper).
6.
Sound Link Charts (one each of Consonant and Vowel Charts), Morphology Chart,
and a Suffix Chart.
7.
Informal assessments linked to the program.
8.
Lesson Plans for each sequence of the program at both the Basic and Advanced Levels.
The "One-Price" fee for 2013 is $2000.00. (Prices are subject to change without notice.)
The Basic Level