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Reading Plus® is a comprehensive evidence based software solution for reading assessment and improvement that develops foundational fluency and increases reading rate and comprehension for students of all ages and skill levels. It is the result of over 70 years of research and development in the area of reading improvement technology. Reading Plus® addresses all the elements of reading cited by the National Reading Panel including: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Comprehension and, what is most important, Fluency.

The Reading Plus® assessment tools and instructional programs are browser based and are delivered through the internet, so students can work and instructors can monitor from any location with high speed internet access. Reading Plus® has helped over 500,000 students become better readers and continues to be the reading intervention program that assists students who have not found help through other programs or teaching methods.

Reading Plus® courses allow each student to engage in unlimited use of Reading Plus® online for up to 4 months. Courses can be administered at a clinic site and students can continue working at home with high speed internet access. Clinic administrators and tutors have access to a management system that allows them to monitor student progress, make setting adjustments and generate reports.

Clinics may take advantage and purchase courses in volume for a discount.  These courses will not expire so you can start students at any time.  Should a student need to continue beyond four months, they can be re-enrolled in an additional course.

Your clients will have access to the following programs:
Assessment
RPA™ Reading Placement Appraisal is the first step for students as they enter the Reading Plus® System. This assessment determines each student’s independent reading level, reading rate, and vocabulary level and prescribes the instructional programs and content levels that will be most beneficial for each student’s individual needs.
VISAGRAPH™ III (Optional) The Visagraph® is a silent reading fluency assessment system that provides a detailed measurement of the efficiency of students foundational fluency skills which determine the effectiveness of all reading activities.
Instructional Programs
D-CODE™ A whole word no-rules approach to decoding through intensive auditory and visual practice with high frequency letter clusters.
PAVE™ Develops perceptual accuracy/visual efficiency, the basic requisites for fluent silent reading.
WORD MEMORY™ Builds automaticity in word recognition of core vocabulary and visual functional proficiency. These are basic prerequisites for the development of fluent reading.
GUIDED READING™ Ensures development of basic visual and perceptual processes resulting in ease and comfort, increased reading rates and improved comprehension.
GUIDED READING™ PAPERBACK Additional fluency development using Guided Reading™ with text from trade books providing high interest content.
CLOZE-PLUS™ Develops meaning completion strategies through structured cloze instruction with vocabulary-in-context activities.
READING AROUND WORDS™ Utilizes structured contextual analysis activities to provide students with an efficient, practical method for realizing word meaning and building vocabulary.
Clinic courses are only available online.

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