Intervention for Remedial, Special Needs and ESL Students

Read Kwik provides all the necessary elements to quickly develop reading skills for all learners, especially the remedial, Special Needs, and ESL students.


Basic requirements for fluency and comprehension start with the ability to accurately and rapidly decode words while reading. To accomplish this, the reading program must provide a system that works and is easy to understand by student and teacher. This group of learners requires a daily saturation of those skills needed to obtain reading success.


National research reports "pull out programs" have not demonstrated to be permanently beneficial.  Research sites the change from going to a "pull out tutoring program" to returning to a "classroom teacher".  If that "classroom teacher" is not a strong "reading teacher",  the pull out student fails to maintain growth provided by that "pull out teacher". Seldom are the 2 programs compatible and research says only,  the "classroom teacher" must be a "strong reading teacher"  to support the remedial students.  This suggests the two programs are different in content and process with a "strong classroom teacher" being required to provide the skills absent in their basic reading program, but needed to continue helping the remedial student upon returning to the classroom.

Why do schools and districts adopt materials that are so inexact in presentation that only a "skilled teacher" can benefit the returning student?  Instead of gaining permanent, usable reading skills, students often become confused and fail to develop necessary abilities.

How does Read Kwik comply with these basic requirements?

  • Provides precise practice and more practice in many ways, which is what remedial, special needs and ESL students need.

  • If the classroom teacher used Read Kwik pull out students would receive the same decoding method, regardless of student's reading skills, mutually reinforcing the process. This would result in the classroom teachers having the same strengths as the remedial teacher for 'decoding' skills.

  • Read Kwik provides any teacher, regardless of their teaching knowledge, the tools to be a competent teacher for decoding with any student, any age.

  • The system is clearly organized to control letters and letter clusters to pronounce 90% of all English words.

  • Student and teacher friendly; entire program is clear, accurate and reliable for everyone. 

  • Lessons on the software are designed for initial teaching & learning, providing immediate correction and feedback; a process needed by all learners but especially by this target group.

  • 3-Steps, their rules and application, may be reviewed daily with individuals or groups in 10-15 minutes; a tremendous advantage for all students.

  • Applying the system should begin after 4 to 7 lessons on the software to immediately reinforce the use and benefits of the system.

  • Worksheets for all lessons are available to provide students with transition from software to performance in a natural and effective manner.

  • Transition packets containing paragraphs and short stories by reading level, with words marked using the Read Kwik marking process, serves several purposes. The most important is the transition from computer to print to rapidly develop visual memory for each component of the system for reading fluency. This part of the program has been amazingly effective with the target group, especially dyslexic students.

  • Bookmarkers are laminated 3" x 8" cards and contain the entire 3-Step program to be used at school and home. This is a constant "tutor" for every student. This target group will especially benefit from this and other features in the program.

  • Combination flashcards are another visual memory feature students can practice with anyone.

  • 6 wall charts for classroom use are a constant referral for reading and spelling.

  • 3-Steps become 1 step as students control the C, G, Y and vowels with modest practice.

  • When Combinations become 1 step, student control will dramatically improve from practice.

  • All students in this group should read orally as often as possible with appropriate discussion and group application of the 3 steps. The Teacher's Guide contains enough information for anyone to conduct a productive reading group.

Every adult or older student can competently teach the basic 3-Step decoding process with an individual or group. There is no guess work or fumbling for the right decoding solution.  This target group will greatly benefit from many pathways for learning to read.

  • System's software contains everything for learning basic decoding skills this target group needs but lessons in software are age appropriate; nothing too elementary or too advanced.

  • Every adult has a method to become an effective reading teacher to decode words. In school, if students move to one or more teachers, they will receive the same 3 step control; a great reinforcement practice.

  • One system is used for every age and every ability level. Once learned, regardless of age, the system works for every reading task for the life time of the student. No other decoding materials or decoding programs are needed.

  • Any reading material is a reading textbook when using Read Kwik because the reading material provides story content and Read Kwik provides the decoding system. This target group receives the reinforcement and practice needed to overcome their reading deficiency.

  • Reading system is the exact system used for spelling; precisely reciprocal, eliminating the need for a different marking system for spelling. This provides this target group with decoding and spelling skills constantly reinforced.

 
home, program, 3-step system, why read kwik works, research, teaching Read Kwik, software, intervention, testimonials, product information, Read Kwik Store, links, contact us, frequently asked questions, employment opportunities, about us, author remedial reading, effective for ESL, effective for bilingual, streamlined method, all ages, all abilities, new reading method, 3-step system, letter clusters, conforms to research, master decoding system, special needs, replaces use of syllables, skills are permanent, one system for all, easily taught, easily learned, accelerates reading intervention, phonics, fluency, comprehension, phonemic awareness, natural speech, synthetic phonics, developes independent readers, software lessons, stand alone program, intervention for all ages, start anytime, immediate remediation, complies to research, accurately decodes words, 47 letter clusters, 47 Combinations, dependable method, accurate method, program replaces syllables, speech development, ultimate vowel control, rapidly mastered, phonemes, consistent spelling, consistent sounds, reliable Combinations, phonetic exceptions, vowel control, charter schools, home schools, reading clinics, parents Why Read Kwik works, master decoding system, advantages to students, every age, every ability level, curriculum, competent teachers, rapid decoding, rapid intervention, early intervention, struggling students, reading fluency, decode long words, reading brain, visual memory, syllables, phonemes, producing speech, efficient spelling, home schooling, parents, easily followed, one system all grades, learning economy, consistency, learning styles, permanent, competent reading teacher, reading fluency complies with research, verification of Read Kwik design, Read Kwik answers research, compliance to NCLB, No Child Left Behind, research supports Read Kwik software lessons, age appropriate, daily review, oral reading, reinforcing activities interactive learning centers, adult basic decoding skills, age appropriate lessons, software is private tutor, lessons are voiced, visual lessons, blends, sight words, lesson response time adleftable, visual memory, auditory memory Intervention for dysfunctional, special needs, bilingual, develop reading skills, improve fluency, improve comprehension, student friendly, teacher friendly, needed reading skills, designed for bilingual students, pull-out program, one system for all, any reading material testimonials from parents, testimonials from teachers Product information 1, Read Kwik products, resources, description of items Product information 2, Read Kwik products, resources, description of items Read Kwik Store 1, purchase options, package price options, pricing, paypal carts Read Kwik Store 2, purchase options, package price options, pricing, paypal carts access to research, publications, visual tracking contact information, help, email, phone, fax most frequently asked questions with answers employment opportunities, sales, reading clinic opportunity history of program, educational provider educational experience, significant achievements, research experiences