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FOUNDATIONAL READING INSTRUCTION
iRead’s explicit foundational reading instruction unlocks the code that opens the door to reading pro ciency for students with special needs.
iRead provides a carefully sca olded and systematic instructional approach to early literacy, built on technology that a ords di erentiated and adaptive instruction to meet the individual needs of children at all readiness levels. This instructional sequence moves students seamlessly from introduction of the letter names and then letter sounds, to instruction on basic blending and segmenting of phonemes, through introduction and practice with the highest utility spellings of the 44 sounds of English.
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
Adaptive technology covers ve instructional strands and provides individualized instruction that is skillfully organized according to the stability, frequency, and utility of sounds. As students begin mastering decoding skills, the iRead software builds decoding automaticity by requiring students to demonstrate accuracy and speed with letter- sound correspondence before moving on to new material. Throughout, the technology provides immediate, corrective, and patient feedback as students repeatedly practice new skills.
DATA-DRIVEN TARGETED INSTRUCTION
The iRead software automatically and continuously collects student performance data, which feeds multiple reports that teachers use to inform small-group di erentiated instruction. The iRead Professional Guide and downloaded resources provide di erentiated instruction lessons to reteach or reinforce skills that require additional attention.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRANDS
Phonological Awareness and the Alphabet
Focuses on letter recognition and letter- sound correspondences, and builds phonological awareness
Decoding and Spelling
Direct Instruc0on (A Message from Mr. Sounders)
Teaches the 44 sounds of English, blending words, paying attention to every letter, and connecting words to meaning
Sight Words
Develops automatic recognition of high-frequency words and high-utility irregular words to reinforce semantics, syntax, and usage
Word Play
Builds morphological awareness by teaching strategies for unlocking multisyllabic words and words with a xes
Success: Reading Text
Anchors phonics instruction in engaging stories and non ction texts
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