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Failure Free Reading Home Edition
Everyone can use help polishing their reading skills. We have been taking a look at the
Failure Free Reading Home Edition.This is an online program designed to help struggling readers master those vital reading skills with a new and varied approach based in brain research. The focus of this program is to help build the neural pathways needed for reading skills via a non-phonics based approach. If you are one of the many families that has students that struggle with phonics, this may be a great fit for you.
I was intrigued by science behind the program and had 4 of my testers give it a try. Quick note, all of my students have mastered phonics and reading skills, one of the things I like about this program is that it offers benefits for all readers, not just struggling readers.
It's a fairly easy-to-use program that begins with a single login and individual placement tests for each student to determine their level.
My students all scored well above their grade level for this program, so we can't really speak to it's efficiency in helping struggling readers, but - we can show you how it was helpful for building vocabulary skills.
Once their level has been determined by the placement test, each student can begin the "Instruct" portion of the program with the option of self-paced, computer guided lessons (the option we used) or a more scripted teacher directed path. A combination of both online and teacher assisted lessons are the recommended path.
The lessons are grouped into levels, clusters and units. Each include online lessons and downloadable instruction materials -
Illustrated Reader
Student Workbook
Teacher Manual
The Online lessons include guided audio instruction and are designed to take about 20-30 minutes of independent work for the student to complete. Lessons begin with a short video definition of vocabulary words, there are 5 new words in each unit for a total of 30 new vocabulary words in each level.
The lessons focus on learning the meaning of the vocabulary, with a variety of activities like identifying synonyms, fill in the blank, spelling exercises, using the word in proper context and matching exercises.
Vocabulary skills are frequently strong determiners of success on standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. My high school level testers found this program a great tool to help practice and learn new vocabulary and my middle school testers used this program to help refine their vocabulary and spelling skills. It's a rare program that can truly meet the needs of all levels, and Failure Free Reading Home Edition passed our test with flying colors.
The online lessons were engaging with variety and easy to complete, plus the program allows me to see reports of each student's progress to pinpoint what they are working on.
Overall, we found this to be a well-designed program and a fun way to practice reading skills at all levels!
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