3130 Rogerdale Road, Ste 180, Houston, TX 77042
(One block from the Sam Houston Tollway between Westheimer and Richmond)
(ph) 713-784-7373 (fax) 713-784-7379
help@familyliteracy.info
Summer Opportunities for Significant Reading Progress
The summer provides a great opportunity for making significant progress in reading. National Institute of Health research has demonstrated that 60-80 hours of explicit instruction brings most children into the average range. Research in reading instruction has used 1:1 instruction with different instructors (certified teachers, graduate students, and trained parents) and in a variety of formats (ranging from “intensive” instruction for 2 hours a day for 2 months to “consistent” instruction of 30 minutes a day for two semesters).
The characteristics of instruction that prove most vital for significant reading progress are explicit instruction, mentoring of instructors, and monitoring of progress. Torgesen (2004) describes explicit instruction as teaching "that does not leave anything to chance and does not make assumptions about skills and knowledge that children will acquire on their own" (p. 5). The instruction focuses on phonemic awareness, sound-symbol associations, word recognition, spelling, fluency, and comprehension strategies and uses methodologies that research has identified as effective.
Family Literacy Network offers 15 years experience of providing explicit reading instruction. We offer families flexible scheduling options at competitive prices.
- Intensive Option: 2 hours a day, Monday through Friday, beginning any hour from 8 AM through 4PM for seven weeks during the summer. 70 hours at $43/hr ($3110)
- Intensive Start Option: 12 hours of initial intervention. Out-of-state families do this in 3 days; local families over 10 to 14 days. $45/hr
- Consistent Start Option: 2 hours a day, one or two days per week. $48/hr
Each of these options is strengthened by our home support program. Parents receive materials, demonstration, and mentoring to develop coaching skills to accelerate fluency now and to generalize skills to support homework and writing when school reconvenes in the fall. This support costs $15/week and includes weekly mentoring via emailed digital recordings.
Assessment is $345, takes 2-3 hours, and includes the language, orthographic, phonological, and working memory factors that are known to affect the development of reading (accuracy, fluency, and comprehension) and spelling.
For additional information or to schedule assessment, email help@familyliteracy.info.
To change an appointment, email schedule@familyliteracy.info.