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Academy of READING®

The Academy of READING was chosen for the TEA Commissioner’s List of Approved Intensive Reading Programs by a panel of experts who reviewed proposals. The Academy of READING met all of the grant program’s criteria. It includes comprehensive research-based instruction, assessment and performance outcome measures, data-driven instructional systems, and professional development in its implementation and use.

The web-based Academy of READING builds fluency in the foundation skills of reading by systematically training in the following key areas:

  • phonemic awareness
  • phonics and decoding
  • oral and silent reading fluency
  • vocabulary
  • comprehension

While building foundation skills, the program’s adaptive intervention engine and management system provide individualized training and ongoing progress monitoring that give teachers access to rich data for differentiating instruction. In-product reports provide instant access to critical information to make data-driven decisions at the student, class and school level.

In addition, the new RtI Package for the Academy of READING connects the four key pillars of Response to Intervention in one web-based platform: universal oral fluency screening, scientifically-based intervention, case management/reporting, and integrated professional services.

The Academy of READING is proven to be effective for struggling readers and English Learners in as little as 25-30 minutes three times a week.

Key Features

  • Scales easily from a few students to a classroom, school or district-wide implementation
  • Training streams are automatically assigned based on each student’s reading abilities relative to their grade
  • Students progress at their own pace, filling in skill gaps to achieve fluency
  • Adaptive intervention engine adjusts to students' responses, accelerating training when mastery is demonstrated or reviewing concepts when needed
  • Positive feedback and motivational "buddy" characters keep students focused on learning
  • Real-time progress monitoring helps teachers with formative instruction by providing data on errors, response times and skills mastered
  • Browser-based access for students, teachers and administrators from any workstation on the network
  • Flexible implementation options, including before school, during school (labs, back of classroom), after school, summer school and community-based programs to help parents who want to learn English

Additional Information

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We would like to help you get the best results out of your Intensive Reading Initiative. Contact us today to learn how we can help:
Nancy Stewart
214-924-4576
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 Jack Stutts
832-428-0545
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