WordStorming

Wordstorming is a user-friendly literacy program that supports the instruction of the teacher, tutor or parent who does not have sufficient expertise to design programs when working with children. Each lesson covers, decoding, word attack/segmentation, spelling, vocabulary, writing and reading fluency.

The process provides a structured, multi sensory approach that integrates the linkages (Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic) in the learning, but adapts to the individual’s cognitive readiness. Often worksheets and repetitive activities are not successful because the individual is not cognitively engaged in the learning process.

Wordstorming will individualize the instruction to the thought process of the student and activate his or her thinking. The goal is cognitive engagement and skill building based on the learner’s actual knowledge base, not the knowledge base the student is assumed to have. Lessons based on shaky concepts or previous lessons that were not clearly understood produce splintered skills that do not come together in a fluent reading process. Individuals with attention disorders and/or learning disabilities are most vulnerable since their disorders interfere with information processing.

The program is based on the principles of Orton-Gillingham, on the characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and on the research identifying reading problems of children with attention disorders.

Each lesson builds literacy skills and incorporates word level analysis, word attack, vocabulary development, spelling and writing.

See Grades 4 & 5 Services, Middle School Services, or High School Services for instructional offersings.

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