Even High School Age Non-readers Can Still Get Started. It's Never Too Late!
Severely delayed adolescent readers present an overwhelming challenge. They can't participate in regular instruction. They reject remedial instruction because they don't want to be seen as being different. Often they contribute more than their share of the disruptions! Most schools have no choice but to accommodate them until they eventually drop out. The statistics are sobering:
• 3,000 students drop out every day
• 45% of minority students will not earn a High School degree
• 71% of incarcerated adults never graduated
Talking software and integrated activities incorporate semantic and syntactic structures and systematic procedures shown by research to be particularly effective for students with Learning Disabilities. Its consistent, engaging multi-sensory environment is extremely important for students who can become easily frustrated and refuse to participate in further learning when faced with ineffective materials. When using Failure Free Reading, these same students can dramatically increase time on task, engagement and overall behavior.