Programmed Reading

About Programmed Reading

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Children Who Perform Best In This Environment

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What is Programmed Reading?

Programmed Reading is an advanced version of a teaching technique called Programmed Learning, which LearnToReadOnLline uses to teach reading fundamentals.

What is Programmed Learning?

Programmed Learning uses positive feedback to increase success. It is based on the work of behavioral psychologists who found that learners were more encouraged and successful when they were presented with small increments of new material, given a chance to interact with the new material, and provided with the correct response to check against their own response.

In Programmed Learning, there are provisions for moving ahead at one's own pace or repeating material as needed until forward progress is made. Learned material is systematically woven into newer material in a way that has students respond to very familiar material while being introduced to new material. This ensures mastery in a carefully spiraled approach.

Why is LearnToReadOnLine's Programmed Learning better?

LearnToReadOnLine's Programmed Reading has been extensively researched, probably more than any other reading program. It is adapted for online learning from the print version published by Phoenix Learning Resources. In the development stage, the program was rewritten as many times as necessary to ensure a 95% correct response to every item. Programmed Reading has proven effective in thousands of schools for over three decades.

What does the Programmed Reading experience feel like?

To a child it feels like a game. Like fun. Kids like learning. And they like achieving things. They hate failing. LearnToReadOnLine Programmed Reading is designed to give them success after success, which leads to a feeling of confidence and soon to a feeling of pride.

Which children do best using programmed learning?

Children who can work independently, with an appropriate amount of adult supervision, are very successful with programmed learning. With additional support, children who have trouble learning by traditional methods can learn through this approach. These children become independent learners.

How old does a child need to be?

LearnToReadOnLine Programmed Reading has been designed to work with children from as early as age 5. It is an equally powerful learning tool for older children who need remedial help.

How do children learn?

Children learn through repetition and interactive response. With Programmed Reading, they make many, many more responses to the same material than in a traditional beginning reading program. Children love repetition, and, more importantly, they love to make correct responses. By encountering the same material many times, young readers develop mastery‹and confidence. Children stick with a letter, a word, or a sentence construction until they learn it. When they have mastered the skill, they move on to new material.

How do students learn new words and sentence constructions?

Children learn to decode unfamiliar words through a strong presentation of phonetically regular sound-symbol patterns. From the early part of the program, new words are presented in sentence context. New syntactical sentence constructions become part of the student's experience through careful introduction. Students become acquainted with new meanings and constructions while they are responding to familiar material. Illustrations serve an important function in helping young learners understand word meaning.

To see how The Reading Game works, please try our sample "mini-lesson" with your child - and see how much fun you both have!

Are children graded?

No. Children who use Programmed Reading take responsibility for their own learning and progress. They learn at their own pace, mastering skills as slowly or as quickly as they are able, without