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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 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 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.
“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
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
How is the Literacy Gap Affecting You and Your Students? • Student Test Scores • Student Self-Esteem and Behavior • Teacher Satisfaction • School Climate
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)
Processing Rate Verbal short term memory Decoding Visual processing Phonological processing Reading: Mastering an Invented System Word identification Word memory Text Comprehension Text CAT
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
Language Impairment, Processing and Sequencing Tone Duration = 75 msecTone 1 = 100 Hz, Tone 2 = 300 Hz Tallal & Piercy (1973) Nature.
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
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
pill epic rose kind moose unlikely sip district direct soap weathervane statue mistake natural photo How Efficient is Your Brain?
How Fit is Your Brain? • Average 20 year olds recall 7 words • Average 80 year olds recall 4 words
Fit Brains Learn Better Memory Attention Processing Rate Sequencing
100 milliseconds Small Changes in Timing . . .Big Changes in Meaning 25
Normal Speech Acoustically Modified Speech
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
Language Series – Elementary Reading Series Fast ForWord Family of Products Language Series – Adolescent Now with Spanish instructions
The Neuroscience Principles Required to Make the Brain More Efficient Frequency and intensity Adaptivity Simultaneous development Timely motivation
Frequency and Intensity • Specific protocols for each product • 5 days a week • Number of trials per day
Adaptivity • Adjusts with each student response • Individual progression advancement • Keeps each student challenged • Status flags in Progress Tracker
Simultaneous Development • Exercises work together to develop multiple skills • Develops underlying cognitive processes • Memory • Attention • Processing rate • Sequencing
Timely Motivation • Points • Animations • Student Success Viewer
How will • Fast ForWord products • fit into your school?
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
Scheduling Pre and Post Assessments • School/District Assessments • State Test, Gates-McGinnitie, Language Assessments • Reading Progress Indicator • Measures Fast ForWord effectiveness • Observational Surveys
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
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
Staff and Parent Awareness • Plan to • involve teachers • keep administrators informed • engage parents • Share reports and information to gain their support
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
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
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
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
Lab Equipment • For Each Student Computer • Headphones • Y-Adapters • Environment • Quiet, free of distractions • Welcoming • Folders for each student
Ensuring Success • Monitor regularly • Intervene immediately • Motivate with CAPS • Completion • Attendance • Participation • Sequence
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
See the Results • Progress Tracker reports • Email to parents, teachers and administrators • Reading Progress Indicator • Share successes and assessment results in the school community