Special Education
Features and Benefits
Using a prescribed training sequence (tutorial-practice-train), short trials, and skill mastery approach that includes constant, positive motivation, AutoSkill reading and math intervention solutions help special education students of all ages and abilities to improve their focus while they develop fluency in the foundation skills of reading and math.
Research-based Methodology
- Based on original, neuroscience research and patented algorithms for subskills diagnosis
- Pedagogical model incorporates task-analysis to break skills down into simpler components and train in short, intensive sessions that keep students focused
- Classroom results show special education students achieving permanent reading gains in as little as 10 hours of time on task
Fluency in Foundation Skills
- Academy of READING trains on five core areas identified by the National Reading Panel: phonemic awareness, sound-symbol association, visual match, auditory-visual match, and comprehension
- Program measures processing speed, accuracy and pace to ensure the automaticity of foundation reading skills
- Sequential tutorial-practice-train methodology provides structured learning and multiple opportunities for practice in each concept
- Academy of MATH incorporates the same structured methodology and builds computational fluency by training sub-skills in 10 areas identified by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Skill Mastery
- Special education students can work at their own pace through age-appropriate content, interfaces and graphical elements that create an optimal learning environment for students from K-12
- Students start on "easier" material and work through content, celebrating success at every step along the way
- Academy Tutor instructional agent provides younger students with guided learning to step through the programs and gather the information they need to achieve skill mastery, creating a low-pressure learning environment
- Positive feedback, customizable motivational characters and progress "trophy rooms" keep students engaged and let them track their own progress
Individualized Training Programs (ITPs)
- Students are automatically placed into a training stream, based on grade level and results from their pre-test, without teacher involvement
- Adaptive intervention engine adjusts to students' responses, accelerating training when mastery is demonstrated or reviewing concepts when needed
- Short, focused training sessions fit into class schedules and enable rapid skill development in multiple environments, from labs to pull-outs to in-class sessions
- Intensive instruction in sub-skills provides an effective complement to reading and math curriculum
Flexible Licensing
- Permanent concurrent licensing is offered in a range of license sizes to maximize investment and usage
- Districts can centrally manage software and make it available to all special education students on the network, regardless of location
- Hosted delivery with annual subscription, priced per student, provides a lower-cost option for limited budgets
- Tiered services packages provide the right level of support and staff development for each district and school
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