Kindergarten Phonemic Awareness Activities - Develop Phonemic Awareness Skills
Nov 30, 2010
Try these Kindergarten phonemic awareness activities to help young children develop early reading skills.
Creating Reading Intention to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills in Students
Oct 26, 2010Improve reading comprehension skills in students by priming your reader’s brain. Discover reading comprehension strategies that allow your reader to experience a text with intent.
Building a Foundation for Academic Success
Oct 15, 2010Research shows that extensive reading experience makes better readers. How much print exposure does a child need to achieve reading fluency and the verbal skills and world knowledge required to succeed in school?
Students Make the Same Reading Gain in Half the Time with Fast ForWord Language v2
Oct 6, 2010In 2008, Scientific Learning introduced a major update to Fast ForWord Language – our award-winning flagship product. This update enabled students to make the same reading gain in half the time.
Results from a “Gold Standard Study” Show Significant Student Gains in Language and Literacy Skills
Sep 22, 2010A study conducted in Western Australia using a randomized controlled trial design showed that students who used the Fast ForWord products made significantly greater language and literacy gains than students who did not use the Fast ForWord products.
One Half Year Increase in One Month with Reading Assistant
Aug 25, 2010In a one-month intensive summer school program in 2009, students in Marion County Schools in West Virginia worked on the Reading Assistant program and saw growth of 68 points on the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI), more than half the expected yearly gain of 100 to 120 points.
Building Unstructured Play Into the Structure of Each Day
Aug 20, 2010Over 45% Relative Improvement in Students Reaching Proficiency
Aug 18, 2010In four years, the percent of fourth graders in the district performing at or above Basic on the initial LEAP ELA test increased impressively from 53% to 78%, starting out far below the state average and then exceeding it.
Broward County, FL: “Fast ForWord has made me a more confident learner.”
Aug 10, 2010Musical Training and Cognitive Abilities
Aug 5, 2010The debate over musical training and its benefits for the development of early cognitive abilities have raged now for almost two decades. Can classical music transform children into smarter, more effective learners?
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