When it comes to Dyslexia Reading Programs there are no known principles that can be incorporated in any program that is meant to teach reading and writing to dyslexic persons, as there is actually NO universally effective program.
This is as per a parent and researcher Maryanne Wolf from Proust in 2007.
WE will list some programs that can help (not solve) learners that struggle with reading specifically because of dyslexia and the underigrded tenets of Literacy Structures like the Orton-Gillingham approach which is known as the multi sensory approach.
As the teacher or parent you have to determine which program works best for your child as there a various underlying and various skills like:
- WRITING
- COMPREHENSION
- PHONEMIC AWARENESS
- SPELLING
- VOCABULARY
- ORAL LANGUAGE
These type of teaching, by trained teachers specifically for dyslexia, are usually done in small groups and or classes as mentioned before one of the most widely used programs the Orton-Gillingham approach is a multi faceted approach created for specifically those with dyslexic learning problems and they need the most individual attention which cannot be found in huge classes like state facilities or schools.
Here once again we the teaches need specific training and is usually done by teachers who are dedicated to that specific field of teaching as it covers many different aspects which takes a lot out of them as they have to teach the multi faceted programs that include:
- TACTILE MEASURES
- SPELLING BUT USING AUDITORY APPROACHES SPECIFICALLY
- READING
- VISUALIZERS
- WRITING SKILLS
Apart from their training, the teachers have to familiarize themselves with not only the teaching style of the program but the children themselves as even though they might all have some form of Dyslexia Reading Programs, they are all different especially social-economically.
As they say the proof is in the pudding and here we can see it by so many different schools, classes, and programs using the Orton-Gillingham approach.
Below you can find a summary of a few other programs also used with some success in alphabetical order for easier reference:
In addition to the program descriptions, we have provided a table that summarizes some of the programs and their varying features.
- All About Learning Press
- All About Reading teaches phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension in a fun and engaging way
- Expanding Expression Tool Kit
- Language! The Comprehensive Literacy Curriculum
- Literacy Lab
- Marcia Henry’s book, Words: Integrated Decoding and Spelling Instruction Based on Word Origin and Word Structure
- Moose
- Nessy Reading
- Project Read
- Read Naturally
- Reading Focus Cards
- REWARDS Program
- Sonday Systems 1 and 2
- SPELL-Links
- The Barton Reading & Spelling System
- The Family Fun with Fluency Kit
- The Lexia-Herman Method
- The Lindamood-Bell (LiPS) Program
- The RAVE-O Curriculum-
- Wilson Fluency/Basic
- Wilson Reading System
- WORDS: Second Edition
