• TF

    What is a daily Take Flight lesson like?
     

    Each session of Take Flight includes 12 different multi-sensory activities, which lead to skill mastery.  The two to ten minute activities take into consideration the short attention span of many students. 

    The daily schedule of activities includes:

     

    Alphabet

    (3 min)

    Alphabet study and practice leading to dictionary skills.

    Reading Decks 

    (2 min)

    Reinforcement activity to identify and instantly name each grapheme and translate it into speech sounds. 

    Multisensory Introduction of a new letter 

    (10 min)

    Letter and letters clusters are introduced for reading.  Reading, writing, and spelling through six multi-sensory linkages. 

    Handwriting Practice

    (5 min)

    Cursive writing is used throughout the program.  Emphasis is on naming the letter before writing. 

    Code and Read Practice

    (5 min)

    Apply the codes for accuracy, fluency and comprehension.

    Instant Words

    (2 min)

    Recognizing the most frequently used words in the English language based on the research of Edward Fry.

    RAP

              (5 min)         

    Repeated Automatic Practice of letter names, sounds and uses in words.

    Fluency

    (10-15 min)

    Not used until the first 40 instant words  have been practiced- to build rate and prosody.  Students follow a repeated reading schedule that introduces the same words in isolation, then phrase and finally, in stories.

    Instant Spelling Deck

    (5-7 min)

    Reinforcement activity to translate each speech sound instantly into the letter that most often represents it.

    Phonemic Awareness

    (5-10 min)   

    Following established procedures for explicitly teaching the relationships between speech-sound production and spelling-sound patterns.

    Spelling Practice

    (10-15 min)

    Supports student’s application of sound-symbol relationships learned through the phonemic awareness activities as well as instant spelling deck practice.

    (words and dictation) 

     

     

     

    TF

    HOMEWORK

     

    The homework is a vital second daily reinforcement for new learning taught each day in class. Homework should take only a few minutes per day.
     
     
    Handwriting
     
    Cursive handwriting makes writing easier for dyslexic students. The flow andconnectedness help with spacing, legibility, and reduces reversals.
    Please help your studentassume good posture and pencil grip, and practice forming the letters correctly.
     
    RAP (Rapid Automatic Practice)
     
    The purpose is accuracy. It relates directly to the sound/symbol introduced. Observe and listen to your child read the page, and provide corrective feedback if mistakes are made.
     
    IW (Instant Words)
     
    Instant words are those words that appear with high frequency in writtentext. Instant recognition of these words has a direct impact on reading fluency.
    Please observe andlisten to your child read these words.  If an error is made, please correct it.  Save these pages, and use them to review the words periodically.
     
    Rate Packet
     
    The rate packet builds fluency through repeated readings that develop the student’s skill in reading accurately at a smooth and even pace. Typically, students begin receivingrate packets in 3rd grade.  Practice in the same way as RAP.
     
    Spelling
    Instant correct spelling of high frequency words improves your student’s ability in written expression.  Please refer to the prompts at the top of the columns of the Visual Spelling Chart.
     
     
     
    Parent Initials
     
    When all assignments have been completed, initial in the corner of the homework.  Thank you for supporting your child’s success in Dyslexia Therapy by helping them complete theirhomework each evening. 

     

     

     

     

    Use this helpful website tool to practice Instant Words and other spelling words.
    Spelling City link to practice Instant Words