FOFCAI Reading First Component Details


The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Dr. Seuss

65% of Fourth Graders in America read BELOW grade level.
That was not always the case in America, but, after World War II, the "Baby Boomer" generation was introduced to Whole Language on a national scale, and reading scores have continued to decline for most of the last seventy-five years. If your student has trouble reading (including being classified as having "Dyslexia"), then you need to go back to a true phonics- based reading program. Later this year we hope to bring you a Reading First Series that is based on the Orton Gillingham Reading System, but designed for older students (and parents).

In the meantime, below is a list of quality programs that don't just add a few phonograms so they can say it's reading with phonics, but have built a complete phonics- based reading system that has been proven to work. These are the programs that every family should start with, and, if you have a struggling student that needs to be re-programed on how to read properly (no sight words, or guessing based on the first few letters of the word), then this is the place to start.

Orton Gillingham Reading Programs and Resources

Logic of English: Foundations for younger students, Essentials for age 8 and above
Saxon Phonics
The ABeCeDarian Reading Program
All About Reading and All About Spelling
The New Herman Reading Method (Teaches the old proven phonics system, with lots of kinesthetic / tactile activites for hands- on learners)
S.P.I.R.E (Based on the Orton-Gillingham Program, focused on auditory learners)

Most of the better Christian Publishers have a "good" phonics foundation. They are not as complete as a true Orton Gillinham based program, but work well with almost all girls, and the majortiy of boys. But, if one of them does not produce the results your child needs, understand that they are not complete, in that they teach the 44 phonic sounds, but not all of the 74 letter combinations and 31 spelling rules that make those sounds, and the "exceptions" create confusion in many students.
Abeka Books - Abeka Grade K5 Essential Kit
Bob Jones Press - K-5 Beginnings

The Dyslexia Help Handbook for Parents (Includes insights based on the learning style of the student)

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