Direct Instruction Materials

    • Wilson Reading System®-designed for students in grades 2-12 and adults who have a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia, or who have not internalized the sound-symbol system for reading and spelling.
      • I am currently in the process of becoming a certified Willson Reading System Instructor.  I will be certified in Spring of 2021. Stay Tuned! :)

    • LiPS® Kit-comprehensive multisensory program that uses explicit, systematic instruction to develop phonological awareness, decoding, spelling, and reading skills. The goal of LiPS® is to develop fluent readers and competent spellers.

    • 95% Group The Phonics Chip Kit™-Basic, Advanced, Multisyllabic- This program helps teachers explain phonics patterns using manipulatives and sound-spelling mapping. Each kit helps teachers focus on sound-spelling pattern identification rather than word reading and directs student’s attention to identifying individual phonemes in words and analyzing sound-spelling patterns. Each kit provides strategies for identifying different sound-spelling patterns in words.

    • 95% GroupThe Phonics Lesson Library™ (PLL)-Basic-is an extensive phonics interventional program that provides everything required for effective phonics lessons. Weekly lessons are broken into a 5-day plan which include the following; the steps to teach each day with the abbreviated "I DOs" after initial introduction, simple steps for teaching only that lesson skill, estimate of time required to teach each step, easy to spot symbols illustrating materials needed to teach each lesson, phonics chip movement for a mulit-sensory approach. 

    • Heggerty Phonemic Awareness-Kindergarten/Primary- This program is a well-organized 35-week curriculum of daily phonemic awareness lesson plans. Developed on a systematic scope and sequence of skills, each level focuses on eight phonemic awareness Skills, along with two additional activities to develop Letter and Sound recognition, and Language Awareness. 

    • Herman- This program builds strong readers and writers with a comprehensive approach to literacy.  It sequentially and systematically teaches students reading, spelling, handwriting, and composition skills.  It incorporates visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile modalities.

    • SRA Reading Mastery Plus-Level 1- This is comprehensive reading program.  New concepts and skills are taught by the teacher in small steps to ensure success the first time.  This program also aides in increasing students' decoding and fluency skills. Focus on reading accuracy is another element of this research-based program. 

    • SRA Spelling. Mastery-Level A/Level B-This program connects three approaches according to students' skill development and provides straightforward lessons to help efficiently and effectively teach the spelling skills students need to become proficient readers and writers

    • SRA Reasoning and Writing-Level B and Level C-"To write well, students must be able to think well." Reasoning and Writing has higher-level thinking is integrated with writing instruction to help students express ideas efficiently and effectively.

    • Raz-kids is an online program that motivates students to read independently at their level.  The high-interest books have quiz questions that can be answered for points to be used in the Raz Rocket store.
    • Headsprout-This program is designed to tailor its instruction to the needs and learning pace of every student. Its patented research-based teaching methods have been tested and verified in real classroom environments to improve kids' reading skills at various reading levels, from non-readers and early readers to established readers already reading above their grade level.
    • Connecting Math Concepts-Level A, B, and C-This program introduces ideas gradually and teaches students the connections between concepts. Focusing on the big ideas of mathematics, it teaches explicit strategies that enable students to master difficult ideas such as ratios, proportions, probability, functions, and data analysis. Detailed explanations and guided practice move students toward independent work, ensuring that they gain success and confidence as mathematical thinkers.