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Programs Available
No single program works for all students. Below, you will find descriptions of offered programs.
Students are placed in the program that will target their needs best and provide them the most growth.
Take Flight is a comprehensive, multi-sensory, and evidence-based intervention program for individuals with dyslexia, developed by the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children. It is a structured and sequential curriculum that uses the Orton-Gillingham approach to improve reading, writing, and spelling skills. The program is designed to build skills in areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and is delivered in person or virtually by Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALTs).
The DuBard Association Method® is a phonetic, multisensory teaching-learning strategy designed for students with language deficiencies. It was originally devloped by the late Mildred McGinnis. The DuBard Association Method® has been modified and expanded by the late Etoile DuBard and the staff of The University of Southern Mississippi DuBard School for Language Disorders since the school was founded in 1962. It targets reading fluency, spelling, and writing skill difficulties in students with dyslexia and other language based learning differences. Due to the special emphasis on vocabulary development, it is very beneficial for students with developmental language disorder diagnosis in conjunction with dyslexia.
Paragraphology is a multisensory, color-coded system for teaching writing that guides students from basic paragraphs to complex five-paragraph essays. Developed by the Jemicy School, it uses strategies like color-coding, graphic organizers, and repetitive practice to systematically break down the writing process and improve students' confidence and ability in writing, notes, and understanding writing prompts.
Jet: A Fast-Paced Reading Intervention is a one-year curriculum that builds on the success of the four previous dyslexia intervention programs developed by the staff of Scottish Rite for Children. It was developed for individuals with dyslexia thirteen years and older. Like Take Flight, it is a structured and sequential curriculum that uses the Orton-Gillingham approach to improve reading, writing, and spelling skills. The program is designed to build skills in areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and is delivered in person or virtually by Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALTs).
Phonics First and Structures are two related, multi-sensory reading and spelling programs from Brainspring. Phonics First focuses on foundational reading and spelling skills, covering basic and advanced phonetic concepts. It is generally used for students in lower elementary grades. Structures is similar but increases in complexity by adding morphology (study of word parts like roots and affixes), typically aimed at older students in upper elementary, middle school, and high school who need to develop sophisticated decoding and encoding skills.