P.O.Box 91603, Tucson, AZ 85742 |
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PH: 520-579-7183 F: 888-627-9474 |
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Cracking The Code is:
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• A 12 week intervention program for struggling readers Grade 2 - adult
• A decoding program based on letter patterns
• A systematic & intentional approach to mastering patterns;
not memorizing rules
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See a Student Using Cracking The Code
How it will benefit your students:
• Cracking The Code eliminates the need for your struggling readers to
memorize rules and exceptions
° Instead they are provided with a systematic and intentional
approach to master letter patterns that do not change
° Students must demonstrate, through assessments, that they have
learned each letter pattern to automaticity before they can move on
° Students apply this pattern systematically which allows them to feel
confident in their ability to decode words
° This leads to improved reading skills, improved student
participation, and improved test scores
See a Teacher using Cracking The Code with adults
How it will benefit you, the educator:
• Each lesson in the Teacher's Guide provides a step - by - step pattern for
delivery to the student
• Includes student assessment tests to evaluate students' ability to move on to
the next lesson
• Provides all the correct answers to each assessment test as well as criteria
to determine if student has learned each specific letter pattern to automaticity
• It leads to more confident readers and improved test scores
• It is based on scientific research over the past seven years*
“The program allowed the students
to practice the patterns to the point that they
remembered them without difficulty. They were
truly successful in the program and loved every
minute of it.”
- Judy, third and fourth grade classroom
teacher, Marana, AZ.
Cracking The Code is unique because:
• It focuses on the visual symbols prior to verbalizing
• It provides a system, based on patterns that do not change
• Students master each step to automaticity and continue to use each step as
they progress through the program
• It can be taught by a teacher, para-professional, substitute, or
parent volunteer
“I had been working with struggling readers in
third grade all year on phonics and decoding
strategies… After having the ‘Cracking The Code’
program for just two weeks, these students
showed marked improvement.”
- Lisa, remedial reading teacher, Tucson, AZ.
Cracking The Code was developed:
• Using struggling readers in a Federal Prison
• Using Title 1, ELL, and struggling readers in a local Elementary School
• Based on the leading reading research from the National Research Council
• Asking the question, Why are some students struggling with phonics?
“Cracking The Code is a very effective remedial
tool. Students walk away with success on a
daily basis!”
- Bob, Title One reading teacher, Tucson, AZ.
Cracking The Code: Decoding Really Does Influence Comprehension
Turning a New Page to Life and Literacy (Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy)
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