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Fast ForWord to Literacy

Fast ForWord to Literacy. The Science Behind the Skill. Scientific Learning. Founded in 1996 Founding scientists still involved Over 1,000,000 students Used in schools across the US Over 35 countries. Scientific Learning.

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Fast ForWord to Literacy

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  1. Fast ForWord to Literacy The Science Behind the Skill

  2. Scientific Learning • Founded in 1996 • Founding scientists still involved • Over 1,000,000 students • Used in schools across the US • Over 35 countries

  3. Scientific Learning Develops software that exercises students’ brains to help them process more efficiently, the way physical workouts train the body to be more fit and strong. More efficient brains make your instruction more powerful.

  4. One Student’s Story

  5. “Some people…being grown, forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the human undertakes, and he must do it as a child.” -  John Steinbeck 1962 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature

  6. Kids Outgrow Reading Problems? • Whether classified or not, reading difficulties inhibit learning • Reading problems identified in Grade 3 and beyond require considerable intervention • 74% of students identified as struggling in Grade 3 continue to struggle in Grade 9

  7. How is the Literacy Gap Affecting You and Your Students? • Student Test Scores • Student Self-Esteem and Behavior • Teacher Satisfaction • School Climate

  8. Why is Learning to Read So Challenging?

  9. The Units of Language “Are you having chicken for dinner tonight?” • 1 Sentence • 7 Words • 11 Syllables • 19-21 Phonemes • 35 Letters (3 different “e” sounds)

  10. Processing Rate Verbal short term memory Decoding Visual processing Phonological processing Reading: Mastering an Invented System Word identification Word memory Text Comprehension Text CAT

  11. Oral Language Weakness and Reading Ability 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 High Oral Language in Kindergarten 5.2 years difference Reading Age Level Low Oral Language in Kindergarten 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chronological Age

  12. Language Impairment, Processing and Sequencing Tone Duration = 75 msecTone 1 = 100 Hz, Tone 2 = 300 Hz Tallal & Piercy (1973) Nature.

  13. How Can Brain Science and Technology Help Us?

  14. Brain Science & the Literacy Challenge

  15. Brain Fitness and the Literacy Gap • A decade of brain research tells us: • The brain is “plastic” • “Brain exercise= Brain Fitness” • The brain rewires itself for improved reading

  16. Brain Fitness

  17. Brain Fitness: Word List Challenge Now write down as many words as you can recall. You have one minute. pill epic rose kind moose weathervane natural photo soap sip mistake unlikely statue district direct Click to begin

  18. pill epic rose kind moose unlikely sip district direct soap weathervane statue mistake natural photo How Efficient is Your Brain?

  19. How Fit is Your Brain? • Average 20 year olds recall 7 words • Average 80 year olds recall 4 words

  20. Brain Fitness: Processing Challenge

  21. Brain Fitness: Processing Challenge

  22. Fit Brains Learn Better Memory Attention Processing Rate Sequencing

  23. 100 milliseconds Small Changes in Timing . . .Big Changes in Meaning 25

  24. Normal Speech Acoustically Modified Speech

  25. Positive Results • Efficient! • 1 to 2 year gain in reading skills in 8 to 12 weeks. • Effective! • 184 school-based research studies • Statistically significant student gains • 79 patents (21 Pending) • Enduring! • Proof: rate of learning increase is permanent over time • Assist in closing the literacy gap

  26. Language Series – Elementary Reading Series Fast ForWord Family of Products Language Series – Adolescent Now with Spanish instructions

  27. The Neuroscience Principles Required to Make the Brain More Efficient Frequency and intensity Adaptivity Simultaneous development Timely motivation

  28. Frequency and Intensity • Specific protocols for each product • 5 days a week • Number of trials per day

  29. Adaptivity • Adjusts with each student response • Individual progression advancement • Keeps each student challenged • Status flags in Progress Tracker

  30. Simultaneous Development • Exercises work together to develop multiple skills • Develops underlying cognitive processes • Memory • Attention • Processing rate • Sequencing

  31. Timely Motivation • Points • Animations • Student Success Viewer

  32. Discussion: Fit Brains Learn Better

  33. How will • Fast ForWord products • fit into your school?

  34. Best Practices – 5 Steps 1) Set the Plan 2) Schedule Professional Development 3) Set the Schedule 4) Create the Learning Environment 5) See the Results Check List

  35. Scheduling Pre and Post Assessments • School/District Assessments • State Test, Gates-McGinnitie, Language Assessments • Reading Progress Indicator • Measures Fast ForWord effectiveness • Observational Surveys

  36. Best Practices – 5 Steps 1) Set the Plan 2) Schedule Professional Development 3) Set the Schedule 4) Create the Learning Environment 5) See the Results Check List

  37. Schedule Professional Development • Work with Services and Support • Initial Training and Follow Up Consulting visits • Ongoing contacts from your Progress Monitor • Customer Connect courses: • Brain Courses • Getting Started • Web Seminars

  38. Staff and Parent Awareness • Plan to • involve teachers • keep administrators informed • engage parents • Share reports and information to gain their support

  39. Best Practices – 5 Steps 1) Set the Plan 2) Schedule Professional Development 3) Set the Schedule 4) Create the Learning Environment 5) See the Results Check List

  40. Implementation Models • School Day • during regular hours of the school day • Before/After School • extend beyond the regular school day • Summer School • customized to fit your summer school program • Intersession

  41. Protocol Choices Fast ForWord Language Basics Fast ForWord Language Fast ForWord Language to Reading Fast ForWord to Literacy Fast ForWord to Literacy Advanced 30 min/day 5 days/week 3-6 weeks 30 min/day 5 days/week 12-16 weeks 40 min/day 5 days/week 9-13 weeks 50 min/day 5 days/week 6-10 weeks 90 min/day 5 days/week 4-7 weeks

  42. Best Practices – 5 Steps 1) Set the Plan 2) Schedule Professional Development 3) Set the Schedule 4) Create the Learning Environment 5) See the Results Check List

  43. To be a success you must work at success

  44. Lab Equipment • For Each Student Computer • Headphones • Y-Adapters • Environment • Quiet, free of distractions • Welcoming • Folders for each student

  45. Ensuring Success • Monitor regularly • Intervene immediately • Motivate with CAPS • Completion • Attendance • Participation • Sequence

  46. Best Practices – 5 Steps 1) Set the Plan 2) Schedule Professional Development 3) Set the Schedule 4) Create the Learning Environment 5) See the Results Check List

  47. See the Results • Progress Tracker reports • Email to parents, teachers and administrators • Reading Progress Indicator • Share successes and assessment results in the school community

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