Blast Off to Reading! ^®Reading Program with Online Games (Ages 7 to 13)

A Complete Orton-Gillingham Reading Program, Under $30!

For the complete program with the fun online games, all you need to purchase is the book.

$29.25

Includes App

Bulk rates available.

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What type of student is this reading program for?

Blast Off to Reading!^® is a reading program for students, ages 7 to 13, who are dyslexic or who simply struggle to read and spell. This is also a wonderful resource for children who have auditory discrimination issues, auditory processing disorder (APD), and other communicative problems.

How does this program work?

This Orton-Gillingham based reading program contains 50 lessons, plus 5 review lessons, which will gradually teach your student to decode and spell words using phonics, rules and memory cues. The lessons gradually build up to the next topic, offering repetition for reinforcement.

This program is laid out in a workbook format, so that you can just open it and teach; it will walk you through step by step. There is no need for training.

The program includes four components: 1) the online flash cards, 2) the online dictations, 3) the workbook, and 4) the online games. All you need to purchase is the book, everything else is included at no extra charge.

A typical lesson:

1) starts with a review using the online flash cards,
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2) followed by reviewing the dictations (a spelling activity that you child does independently),

dictations

3) followed by the lesson & exercises from the workbook,

4) and then ending with the online or physical phonics games for reinforcement.
The workbook will tell you exactly what game to do.
Note that physical games must be purchased separately.

Products Available for this Program

Flash Cards for Blast Off to Reading

If you don't prefer our free online version of the flash cards, a physical set is available for purchase.
This is a set of 54, 2.5" x 3.5" coated cards (the size and quality of a regular set of poker cards).
These cards will not be collated, you will need to put them in the correct order (cards are numbered).

$9.99

Phonics Reference Chart

Laminated on card stock, this handy chart can be used for a quick review or to help find sounds when spelling.
This is also printed on the back of the workbook, however, you may find it helpful to have this handy when not using the book.

$3.99

Blast Off to Reading in the Classroom

Blast Off to Reading for the Smart Board and Distance Learning

This Kindle e-book contains slides to present the lesson using a Smart Board or screen sharing software for distance learning. It can also be used on a laptop or tablet for one-on-one tutoring or teaching a small group. The workbook along with this manual makes teaching easy, since there's little prep time and the lesson plans are complete. The slides from the teachers' manual will illustrate the lessons in an organized, explicit manner, encouraging student participation. Lesson slides will be followed by all of the worksheets that are in the students' Blast Off to Reading workbook, which should be done together as a class. The workbook, lessons and online tools promote phonemic awareness and contain the multi-sensory activities that are required for the Orton-Gillingham approach. Organized in a cumulative, structured manner, with repetition built in, your students won't miss any sounds or rules and will overcome their reading difficulties to become proficient readers.

Download the Kindle App to your device that you will be using for screen sharing, purchase the Kindle e-book from Amazon and save to your device.

1798 pages

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Blast Off to Reading! ® Reading Program with Online Games (Ages 7 to 13)