It is for
this reason, that we have chosen Wilson
as a structured intervention to provide
students with a system for acquiring effective
reading strategies and skills. The majority
of poor readers lack the basic level of
language skill known as phonologic coding.
They lack internalizing the ability to
analyze the structure of words in English
and apply their understanding of that
structure to reading and spelling. Regardless
of a diagnosis of dyslexia or a language
based learning disability, or poor skill
development, reading must be introduced
and corrected with a direct, multi-sensory,
structured language system. The goal of
Wilson is to provide students with the
tools and strategies to become fluent,
independent readers.
Wilson was designed in 1985 to target
the student beyond the third grade; individuals
who have difficulty with written language
in the areas of decoding and spelling.
It is used with success with the middle
school/high school student, adolescents,
and adults. Based on continuous assessment,
it provides instruction that is multisensory,
systematic, direct, and diagnostic. Systematic
and cumulative, it uses an extensive controlled
text to teach total word structure for
decoding and encoding words. A tactile
“sound tapping” approach helps
the student to differentiate phonemes
or the speech sounds in a word. Criterion
based assessment measures the student
progress and success. Therefore, this
program is of benefit to:
- Students with language-based learning
disabilities; such as dyslexia
- Students who have difficulty with
phonemic awareness and the sound symbol
relationship
- Students who struggle with decoding
- Students lacking fluency
- Students with a sight word vocabulary,
but have difficulty with new words
- Students who guess at words
- Students able to speak and understand
English, but not read or write it
- Poor spellers
- Students who have been unsuccessful
with other reading programs
- Students who have gaps in their strategies
for decoding words and/or spelling
The Wilson Program is an important part
of our Middle School program as well as
our students in High School who require
a system to improve reading. Groups are
small and individualized. Because of the
success of Wilson, we also offer Wilson
Reading to students who attend other schools
who may be struggling and need additional
support through our Ancillary Outreach
Program. Heather Miller is our Wilson
Certified Reading Teacher.
For additional information about our
program or tutoring opportunities for
your student, please contact:
Dawn Ferrigno, Director of Ancillary Programs:
DawnF@cottageschool.org
or (678) 250-5106
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