Online Literacy Solution

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1 Online Literacy Solution Failure Free Reading is a research-proven, language development and reading comprehension program founded in It has been implemented in 1000 s of schools across the United States with 10 s of 1000 s of students. Failure Free Reading presents age appropriate materials within a multi-sensory format using practices based on direct instruction and meta-cognitive strategies. America s #1 Literacy Alternative. Helping Schools Meet the President s Goal. Our Mission- Wipe Out Illiteracy. The Failure Free Reading program has a remarkable 85% or higher success rate with lowest literacy readers. The program s primary goal is to give lowest literacy readers the immediate opportunity to improve their vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The program targets and is most effectively used with at-risk, phonetically deaf, ESL, special education and other students in the lowest 20% of the reading population especially those identified by Torgesen (2000) as treatment resisters those who do not respond to traditional remedial techniques.

2 Methodology Controls The Failure Free Reading talking software is specially designed to give low literacy students a successful reading experience. It contains unique controls that are not typically found in traditional reading materials. Failure Free Reading controls for adequate repetition, appropriate sentence structure, and meaningful story content. These controls enable students to work at higher levels than typical instructional materials. Adequate Repetition Students with exceptional needs typically require more pronounced contacts with new vocabulary. Research indicates that they require a minimum of exposures for mastery of new language and reading content. Traditional reading and language materials do not provide for this amount of exposure, and students who make satisfactory progress using traditional materials have no need for Failure Free Reading s specialized strategies. Failure Free Reading provides for this necessary level of exposure. Moreover, it does so within a consistent and easy-to-use multi-contextual format that employs talking software. This is not a drill and kill program. Appropriate Sentence Structure Most beginning reading programs ignore the importance of sentence structure. The syntactical patterns in much of the content are too complex for most exceptional students. Even the beginning stories in most traditional reading programs are written using complex structures such as embedded clauses and phrases as well as negative, passive, and interrogative sentences. Failure Free Reading is the only program that controls for the variable of syntax within a meaningful context. Complex sentence structures are kept to a minimum, and initial stories are written in the easiest form of syntactic comprehension simple, active, positive, and declarative. Meaningful Story Content Students with exceptional needs have great difficulty with semantics, also. Failure Free Reading prevents student confusion by controlling for such variables as words with multiple meanings; idiomatic expressions; figurative speech; and uncommon names, dates, and places. Nothing is taken for granted. In addition, the stories have a high degree of relevance for these students. Books at the remedial level are about everyday activities and events that they are likely to have experienced. Lessons at the accelerated level concern life skills or older pursuits, such as shopping at the mall or taking a train ride.

3 Joseph s Readers Overview Joseph s Readers 1 is a talking software program based on the Failure Free Reading Program. Joseph s Readers 1 takes the Failure Free Reading stories and activities and brings them to life with superb graphics and sound. Through the straightforward design and ease of use, Joseph s Readers 1 is a perfect solution for beginning readers, not- yet readers, at- risk, phonetically deaf, special needs, ESL, etc. All of the directions are presented orally. Joseph s Readers has no on-screen reading prerequisites. In other words, students do not have to know how to read in order to learn how to read! Joseph s Readers Features The solution has the following components: Over 18,000 language definition sound resources 3,500 reinforcement activities 506 Reinforcement Activities per Story Lessons per Level 6-7 Stories per Level Bilingual Support- Spanish directions are now available throughout the entire program. Students can be pre-enrolled to enable them to hear the directions and definitions in Spanish while learning to read English. The student is instructed in his/her home language (for comfort and ease of learning), but the home language is used only as a vehicle to facilitate learning at this early stage.

4 Verbal Master Overview Verbal Master is a fast-acting, easy-to-use, accelerated vocabulary program designed to dramatically increase your students receptive and expressive vocabulary. Verbal Master is your students first step to better reading ability and more importantly, to a lifetime of success. Verbal Master uses talking software to teach vocabulary through repetition and comprehension exercises, in a context that students understand. Unlike other computer based vocabulary programs, Verbal Master is not edutainment ; it s a vocabulary acceleration program. Verbal Master Features Verbal Master is talking software. This is important because the students don t have to know how to read the new words to learn about them independently. Therefore, the software can be used to accelerate the learning curve of students who have fallen behind or advance younger students who are moving ahead of their grade level. Verbal Master teaches: correct pronunciations synonyms definitions context sentences comprehension questions spelling exercises age appropriate language Each level of Verbal Master contains: 192 data points over 900 sound resources 900 language exercises 216 reinforcement activites

5 Application Performance Failure Free Reading Online solutions are engineered to meet strict file size specifications. This enables students to access information quickly. Hosting Failure Free Reading Online is hosted on Failure Free Reading servers at WestHost, Inc., streamlining application administration and reducing overall support costs. This enables us to seamlessly provide application updates and upgrades, ensuring our solutions continue to meet customer needs. Support and Maintenance Teaching Gear, a solutions partner of Failure Free Reading, provides 6am- 6pm PST application maintenance through the WestHost, Inc. hosting facilities. Customers receive application support with online administration guides, tutorials, and other resources required to make the application easy to deploy, easy to manage, and easy to use. System Requirements Administrator and Faculty Requirements Windows 95, 98, NT or 2000 Internet Explorer 5+ Internet Connection Student Requirements Windows 95, 98, 2000, Mac OS 8.1+ Internet Explorer 5+ or Netscape 4.7+ Internet Connection Macromedia Flash Plug- in (free) 1 One Year Subscription Pricing Options- Special Introductory Prices Students Base Price 1 $299 $249 6 $999 $ $1,599 $ $2,799 $ $4,699 $ $7,999 $ $10,999 $69 Add. Student 2 Two Year Subscription Students Base Price 1 $539 $449 6 $1,799 $ $2,879 $ $5,039 $ $8,459 $ $14,399 $ $19,799 $119 Add. Student 3 Three Year Subscription Students Base Price 1 $719 $599 6 $2,399 $ $3,839 $ $6,719 $ $11,279 $ $19,199 $ $26,399 $159 Add. Student

6 What They Are Saying... Most of our growth has come by word of mouth. Teachers, administrators, parents, volunteers, and students sing our praises. It is their words that have enabled the Failure Free Reading Program to grow. The Failure Free Reading Program has proven to be successful. I have personally watched the students in this program improve this is a 4 star program. - Teresa Roberts, Teacher/ Fairfield Intermediate School/ Winnsboro, SC I have witnessed elementary students who have failed traditional Title I and Reading Recovery programs read and comprehend for the first time. The Failure Free Verbal Master materials enrich and accelerate vocabulary development and the results in learning are phenomenal. Dr. George Tombaugh/ Superintendent/ Springfield Local Schools I can read words like: dignity, respect, inconsiderate, and courteous. I ve been trying reading programs for years and I ve finally found something that is starting to work. It helps with your other work big time! - Keith Hollifield, 4 th grade student Contact Us For more information on providing a program to help students improve their reading and vocabulary skills, contact us at [email protected] or