I-xcel is dedicated to helping all students reach their maximum potential! One of the ways we do this is to help your child strengthen brain processing skills and increase reading proficiency through the use of the FAST FORWORD® family of programs and READING ASSISTANT™.
Fast ForWord® products are based on over 30 years of scientific research into how the brain learns. Fast ForWord® programs actually build the learning capacity of the brain in children and adolescents. By applying neuroscience principles, these intensive computer-based programs strengthen memory, attention, processing & sequencing skills which are essential for academic learning and reading success.
Students who have participated in these programs have been reported to also show improvements in the following areas:
- self esteem : including participation in classroom and group activities as well as confidence and enthusiasm for learning
- reading skills : including better decoding, fluency, and confidence when reading aloud
- social language skills : including participation in conversation, and ability to follow topic of conversation
- listening and understanding including response time to questions, and the ability to understand and follow multi-step directions
- overall improved achievement including better grades, improved attention span, retention and recall of sequences and details.
Fast ForWord® Language v2 - Moves elementary students toward grade level reading skills, with a focus on listening accuracy, phonological awareness, and language structures.
Fast ForWord® Language to Reading v2 - Emphasizes the link between spoken and written language to guide students to become proficient grade level readers.
Fast ForWord® Literacy - Moves middle and high school students toward grade level reading skills, with a focus on listening accuracy, phonological awareness, and language structures.
Fast ForWord® Literacy Advanced - designed to appeal to teenagers while strengthening their processing efficiency so they can establish a foundation for learning.
Fast ForWord® Reading Prep - builds pre-reading skills, with a focus on letter recognition and naming, phonological awareness, and letter-sound associations.
Fast ForWord® Reading 1 - Builds critical early reading skills, with an emphasis on phonemic awareness, early decoding skills, vocabulary knowledge and skills, and motivation for reading.
Fast ForWord® Reading 2 - Consolidates early reading skills, with a focus on applying phonics and decoding strategies, improving word recognition, and understanding the rules for reading comprehension.
Fast ForWord® Reading 3- concentrating on reading knowledge and fluency, with a focus on phonology and spelling, morphological properties and complexity, syntactic complexity, vocabulary and comprehension.
Fast ForWord® Reading 4 - Builds reading skills in school by applying knowledge of word origins, word forms, sentence structures, and punctuation rules to improve comprehension.
Fast ForWord® Reading 5 - For students in upper elementary, middle and high school. It concentrates on enhancing advanced reading comprehension skills and expanding vocabulary skills.
Reading Assistant™ - a scientifically-based intervention that combines advanced speech recognition technology with the latest reading science to help students strengthen their reading fluency, vocabulary and comprehension and become proficient, competent readers. The child reads into a microphone on the computer and the program “listens” as the child reads aloud. Monitoring for signs of difficulty, the program intervenes with assistance when the student is challenged by a word. Students re-read passages several times to build automaticity. Students are assessed to determine their level of comprehension by skill. Microphone/headset is included with this program.
To find out more about these programs including results and testimonials, please visit www.scilearn.com
*Cost is inclusive of consultation to review previous reports or screening to determine appropriate level, single use license for product for 12 months, monitoring of program via internet, and email and phone support.
Parent/guardian is responsible for computer meeting requirements of installation, internet connection, and headphones (cover the ear completely) with a standard Y adapter, and any additional technology or adaptations in technology needed specifically for their child to be successful with the program. Call today for pricing!