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Why ReadingKEY?
Immediately after trying ReadingKEY, you'll observe three features that
make ReadingKEY a superior choice for your reading improvement
program:
1.
More
Progress in Less Time
The ReadingKEY Program makes the learning
process far more efficient, thereby resulting in
more progress in less time. Students typically
advance 1 year in reading ability in just two to three months with 20-30
minute instruction 4-5 days a week. This increased learning ability
by your student can be seen in just 10 minutes and the true power of the
program can be seen in astounding retention of the previous days
vocabulary after 24 hours. This improved learning rate is easily seen by the student (and teacher),
resulting in higher self-esteem, confidence, willingness to work, and more
importantly, letting everyone see that important goals are now
attainable..
2. Very Easy
to Use
ReadingKEY makes your
job easier as preparation time is dramatically reduced. We've done all the work for you and laid out materials in an easy to use
sequential format. Just PRINT several vocabulary lists - tape them
along a wall - and follow the four memorization steps at the top of
each page. Move onto the next
list only when your student can say the 7 words in under four
seconds. If you complete two lists per day you are advancing your
student two years in reading ability in one years time. If you
complete 3 lists per day you are then advancing your student 3
years in one years time - etc. Classrooms that maintain steady
progress of one list per day using the "Classroom Reading Wall Program"
will insure their students are learning precisely what they should be
learning for their grade. To
read testimonials from schools that have used ReadingKEY -
click here.
3. A Reading
Program that Just Makes Sense
Students learn words according to their
statistical frequency of use (most-common to least-common) as found in
popular grade level textbooks including Literature, Geography, Social Studies,
Science, and even Math textbooks. The ReadingKEY Program introduces approximately 700-800 new reading words for each Grade (Grade 1
introduces
340 words). The vocabulary words have been sub-divided into vowel
sound categories of about 7 words per list (this strategy alone
contributes greatly to student progress). The decoding techniques your student will learn using ReadingKEY also teaches them how to
"figure-out" words they don't know and greatly improves spelling skills.
Reading
Programs Must Incorporate Research Findings from No Child Left Behind
We are firm believers
in the research conclusions from
No Child Left Behind. No Child Left Behind is a U.S.
Government project that funded research at college universities from
Florida to California to find out which methods work
better for teaching children how to read. After decades of work,
No Child Left Behind concluded that vocabulary and fluency
(also called "word recognition") are the first critical steps toward
achieving maximum reading progress and maximum understanding of reading
material (also called comprehension). In other words, students must first be able to read the
words in sentences and paragraphs
both correctly and easily - before they can be expected to understand
the written material. It is hard to argue with this logic, but
unfortunately, many reading programs still do not insure that vocabulary
and fluency are attained before engaging in elaborate comprehension
exercises.
Knowing
What to Teach
If it is agreed upon
that No Child Left Behind is correct in their conclusions that
vocabulary and fluency must first be achieved for successful
reading to follow, we then need to know which vocabulary words should be
taught and in what order.
Analysis of
Popular Academic Textbooks
ReadingKEY has completed extensive word analysis of grade level textbooks
used in school districts nation-wide to identify the precise reading words
students must know for their grade level. After following student
performance for nearly 10 years, results show when students know these
grade level reading words - they typically score in the top 10% on any
standardized reading test. ReadingKEY
teaches vocabulary words according to their priority (from most-common to
least-common) in small groups of about 7 words per list. Each list
is also organized along vowel sound categories which further enhances the
learning rate for students. Each grade level list contains
approximately 700 words (Grade
1 contains only 340 words). We use a proven step-by-step process that is not only
effective, but highly motivational for the students and very, very easy to
use for parents and teachers.
Two Programs Included:
One for the Classroom -
One for Private "One-on-One"
Instruction
Whether you teach reading
to a classroom of students or to one student at a time in a private
setting, ReadingKEY has the perfect materials for you. After reading
this introduction, please try our free materials at the
FREE TRIAL link
above.
We have a Classroom
Reading Wall Program for school teachers that will insure all students are being
taught precisely what they should be learning for their grade level. Our Remedial Program (called the Student Reading Wall
Program) is designed for
quickly pulling-up students who are reading one, two, three or more years below
their current grade level. Typical results seen are 1 year advancement in
reading test scores in 2-3 months with three or four 30 minute lessons weekly.
What Makes a Better Reading Program?
A better reading program is one that enables students to make more
progress in less time. The efficiency of any reading
instruction process will determine how far your student(s) advance over the
year, as well as how they will perform on your state's important end-of-year testing.
A higher
reading level also means superior comprehension when reading textbooks
in Geography, History, Science and even Math. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how
easy ReadingKEY is to use. Many schools use ReadingKEY alongside their
current reading program resulting in greatly improved effectiveness.
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 Powerful
Help for
Below Grade Level
Students
If you are working with a "below grade level student," it is
essential for you bring their reading level up to par early in the game.
Every year that passes that this is not done, your student will fall further
and further and further behind, resulting in increased loss of interest in
school, poor self-esteem and increased risk for behavioral issues.
You can stop and reverse this downward spiral
quickly with ReadingKEY. Just print our free Student Reading Wall Lists
beginning with the lists that are 6-12 months earlier than your student's
current reading level. Tape the lists along any wall about 3
feet off the floor side by side (as in the picture above). Just
follow the steps at the top of each page and watch progress like you've
never seen before. Our special memorization techniques really do work!
Even students with moderate
learning difficulties typically advance one year in reading level in just two or
three months with only 15-20 minutes of instruction 3 or 4 days a week !!!
When to teach
word recognition (saying the words)
When to teach word meaning (definitions)
We've boasted quite a bit
about the efficiency of our program in comparison to other methods.
Part of this improved efficiency is knowing when to teach word recognition
and when to teach word meaning (definitions). As an example, for a
student to reach a reading level of high 3rd Grade, beginning 4th, he
or she needs to
know the 2000 "most-common" words found in textbooks for Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3.
They must be able to say these 2000 words at a rate of about 1/2 to 3/4 second
per word. It is important to know that English speaking students
already know the meaning of these words as these are common conversational
words used in their everyday communication. When this 1/2 - 3/4 second
goal is achieved for these 2000 vocabulary words - reading
comprehension sky-rockets!
If your student is currently engaged in programs that practice elaborate
comprehension exercises, you are achieving only limited progress if the student cannot
first read the words fluently. In other words, vocabulary first and comprehension
will automatically follow. If you are teaching the other way around
(comprehension before fluency),
you are wasting valuable time and dramatically reducing the efficiency of
the learning-to-read process. Many school districts now require their reading
programs to be "researched based." This is
intended to insure that schools purchase reading programs that incorporate
vocabulary and fluency as part of their curriculum (as recommended by No
Child Left Behind Research). Research based
does not mean that a company has conducted its own research.
Vocabulary Building Worksheets that Effectively Teach Word Meaning and
Proper Usage
Vocabulary taught in Grades 4,
5 and 6 requires a different
strategy to be successful. Here, we
not only teach visual word recognition, but also teach proper word meaning through
various exercises in the Vocabulary
Building Worksheets. These exercises do an excellent job in getting
those difficult definitions memorized.
ReadingKey's 3 Main Advantages
over other Reading Programs
1. Faster Progress: Your
student's reading ability will improve much faster and this new rate of
progress can be seen immediately.
2. Ease of Implementation - Very
easy to use - No
need to master complicated learning techniques. Just follow the 4
memorization steps in the Tutoring "one-on-one"
Program and 10 Steps in our Classroom Program for unprecedented progress! We also have demo videos
so you can see both programs
in action.
3. Total Organization: All
lessons are laid out for you in sequential order from Grade 1
through Grade 6. Vocabulary words are organized from
"most-common" to "least-common" - giving you the perfect order for
instruction throughout the year. Further organization into common
vowel sound and reading rule categories greatly increases efficiency of the
learning process and spelling skills.
4. Confidence: You'll always know what
level your student is reading at with ReadingKEY. Each lesson is marked
with the Grade and Week it is normally taught in school. You'll
observe progress after just 10 minutes and see nearly 100% retention when
testing your student the following
day. This permanent retention after 24 hours is solid proof that ReadingKEY
techniques really are different and immensely effective!
Over 7000 schools and parents have joined
the ReadingKey Vocabulary Program since its introduction in 1999. See our testimonials
here - If you are not yet a
ReadingKey member, and would like to try this highly effective and easy to
use reading program, please click the "FREE TRIAL" link at the top of the
page. We also have a quick test at the top of the Free Trial page to
determine your student's approximate reading level or you can use our highly
precise 15 minute reading test accessible in the FREE TRIAL section.
Click the picture
at left to watch ReadingKey developer
Richard Pressinger use the STOP AT THE VOWEL SOUND technique to teach Grade 1
reading words to his Kindergarten son. Congratulations
RYAN!! Ryan, pictured at left, achieved a 2.9 grade equivalent
score on the STAR - Accelerated Reader Test at Columbia Elementary in Palm
Bay, Florida in the fall of 2001. Ryan had the highest reading test
score of all first grade students from 4 different classes who were even
allowed to begin the Accelerated Reader program due to their advanced
reading skills - The reasons why "Congratulations" are in order is that Ryan
was the only student at his school who was actively involved in the
ReadingKey program. Try our free sample reading improvement materials
by clicking the FREE TRIAL link above and you'll see why teachers and
parents are saying we are the
most effective program for improving any child's reading ability. Don't spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on programs or services that work only marginally. Consider our ReadingKey Program for $99.95
(on CD) - and as low as $19.95 for download password access. Schools
can also purchase school wide Site License for $550 giving all teachers
access to the materials.
For many free samples of
our reading materials click the FREE TRIAL link above or go to
TampaReads.com for more information. To
order ReadingKey for only $49.95 or $99.95 on CD go to our
Total
Reading Package Order Page - We give a full 30 day money-back guarantee
if you are not satisfied for any reason. So give us a try - you
have nothing to lose but low reading skills!
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