Tutoring begins first with an assessment of the student's current level of performance, knowledge, comprehension and strategy use. An
instructional program will be designed according to the individual needs of the student. Instruction may include:
multi-sensory instruction in decoding skills utilizing a systematic and sequenced reading program based on
Orton-Gillingham principles
systematic sight word instruction using auditory, visual and kinesthetic approaches
specialized high-interest reading materials coordinated with reading program
application of skills to authentic literature, science and social studies text
cognitive strategy instruction for teaching of reading comprehension
vocabulary skills instruction teaching word structure and meaning
spelling skills taught systematically by coordinating with reading instruction
writing process and structure directly taught
graphic aids including computer software utilized for teaching written expression see Links: Inspiration Software
