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Fast ForWord to Literacy builds cognitive, language, and literacy skills for the adolescent student.
Through an integrated set of computer-based exercises this scientifically validated product can deliver a two-year reading gain in as little as eight weeks. Based on neuroscience research, Fast ForWord to Literacy creates an intervention like no other, which gets to the underlying foundational issues that challenge the struggling reader.
Combined with data-driven educational content it adapts to a student's skill level so adolescent students are continually challenged rather than being frustrated by tasks that are too difficult or bored with tasks that are too easy.
Using graphics, characters, and themes that are appealing to today's adolescent, this product provides advanced grammatical structures, places increased demand on listening for comprehension tasks and advances student vocabulary, including terms from math and science.
Product features support students in achieving rapid success, often without any additional intervention. Some of these include introductory trials with visual-help, a vocabulary tool that allows for pre-learning words and concepts.
Fast ForWord Family of Products for secondary education and young adults
Fast ForWord is a life-changing intervention that produces a lasting effect on learning by developing and strengthening the essential cognitive skills.
Examples in Fast ForWord Language include:
The exercises work together to help develop the understanding of basic speech sounds as well as the fundamental cognitive skills essential for learning and reading.
The sound exercises present complex auditory information in a sub-word format, such as frequency sweeps and syllables. In some instances, the speech sounds have been digitally generated using patented methods (including selective intensity increases and duration extensions) to provide enhanced learning opportunities. The following are three sound exercises.
The word exercises present words, either in isolation or within sentences, with various levels of linguistic complexity. In some instances, the speech sounds have been digitally altered using patented methods (including selective intensity increases and duration extensions) to provide enhanced learning opportunities. The following three word exercises are described in this chapter:
Each of the exercises in the Fast ForWord to Literacy product begins with an introduction that explains how to work on that exercise.
The Scope and Sequence attached explains the tasks involved, the language and reading skills targeted and the cognitive skills developed.
Such as Working memory & visual symbol-sound associations from long term memory Focused attention Auditory processing, Sequencing ability
Progressively increases the demands on cognitive skills Product training will be available through our service package that is sold with Fast ForWord to Literacy Advanced.
The training package consists of in-school courses, web based courses and on-line seminars as well as telephone and on-line back up support.
50 minute protocol 8 to 12 weeks
Each of the 6 exercises used 8 minutes per day
90 minute protocol 4 to 8 weeks
Each of the 6 exercises used 15 minutes per day
Frequency and Intensity Brain plasticity research demonstrates that completing a set of learning tasks in a frequent, intense timeframe accelerates learning.
Adaptivity Interactive exercises automatically adapt to individual skill levels and responses.
Simultaneous Development Exercises develop major cognitive and reading skills simultaneously to ensure enduring improvements in learning.
Timely Motivation Tiered rewards designed to maximize motivation.
The Fast ForWord Family of Products allow teachers to take advantage of the F.A.S.T. Power Learning Formula and accelerate the student’s learning.
There is a choice of protocols that can be followed, in school or at home. Each day’s participation time can be divided into multiple sessions.
| 30 Minute | 40 Minute | 50 Minute | 75 Minute | 90 Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three 10 minute exercises | Four 10 minute exercises | Three 10 minute exercises | Five 15 minute exercises | Five 15minute exercises |
| 5 days/week | 5 days/week | 5 days/week | 5 days/week | 5 days/week |
| 12 to 16 Weeks | 9 to 13 Weeks | 6 to 10 Weeks | 5 to 8 Weeks | 4 to 7 Weeks |
Neuroscience research confirms the importance of frequency and intensity of activity to build and strengthen cognitive skills. Therefore, adherence to Fast ForWord product protocol is essential to delivering good results.
A consistent daily routine that allows for intense repetition will maximize the benefits of the exercises. The participant may take breaks between exercises, but not while an exercise is open.
The students are motivated through the use of points charts, immediate feedback, extensive progress reports and the teacher’s involvement.
Fast ForWord to Literacy is the second product in the Fast ForWord product sequence for secondary schools. It builds fundamental cognitive skills of memory, attention, processing and sequencing (Learning MAPs) in the context of key language and reading skills, including listening accuracy, phonological awareness and language structures. After completing this product a student can move the Fast ForWord reading series.
Fast ForWord Progress Tracker, allows teachers to monitor each student’s progress individually. Teachers can view progress charts (like the one displayed) detailed error reports that highlight priority areas as well as skills based summaries. Also teachers can see if the student in complying with the programme. We show exactly what work a student does, for how long, on what day and what is their points/participation.
We provide these and other online data-analysis product that displays longitudinal performance reports for a comprehensive participant progress review. Fast ForWord Progress Tracker also shows:
To help better evaluate student gains, Reading Progress Indicator allows teachers rapidly measure the effects of the Fast ForWord® family of reading intervention products.
Reading Progress Indicator is a valid reading assessment that is easy and economical to administer throughout the school year. In addition, Reading Progress Indicator is correlated to internationally recognize normed assessments, including the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Reading Achievement, to accurately reflect student progress.
It provides teachers with a clear picture of reading progress in terms of grade equivalents and percentile scores.
Gain the ability to: QUICKLY ASSESS FOUR KEY SKILL AREAS:
We provide full training to education professionals. This will cover full product knowledge including analysis tools, background on reading and learning skill development and continual professional updates. The courses are held in our centres, at your school and on-line. See www.nnnnmn.com for more details.
We provide Fast ForWord Products for use in schools, clinics and at home use. All use of the Fast ForWord Family of Products must be supervised by a Certified Provider. Please contact us directly or one of our providers listed here: (waiting on url)
The Fast ForWord family of products have been validated in over 100 research projects and the science behind the products have been reviewed in over 6,000 peer review papers. Please see out research section for further information and if you would like a copy of our research book please email us on research @ neuronlearning.com
We provide learning aides including product manuals, intervention activities, training courses, and if you need help, we provide the following resources: phone support, email support, online training and on-site or at our centres depending on your requirements.
Fast ForWord Gateway Edition runs on Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, and Macintosh OSX 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. A complete specifications list can be found on the web at www.scilearn.com/techspec.
The price of the products and related services will vary depending on the provider, the products used, the protocol followed and the services provided. Please contact us with your requirements via email to consult @ neuronlearning.com
Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience research, Scientific Learning’s Fast ForWord family of reading intervention products uses patented technology to target the cognitive skills required to master language and reading. These foundational skills are widely recognized as the keys to all learning. Each product’s interactive exercises integrate proprietary software and Internet technology to create an optimal learning environment that adapts to the level of each student. Products are continuously updated to reflect improvements in learning methods and technical changes.
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