Interns teach the non-phonetic Dolch words, use timed drills and vocabulary cards with the children's drawings to teach these lists. The stories are of high interest but written at all grade levels. Children dictate stories about their lives to the college interns who print the stories in a journal, watch the children illustrate their stories, and then read their stories out loud. These stories can be about the students friends, families, after-school activities, favorite playtime activities, etc. All stories should be personally relevant to the child.
All interns are responsible for pre and post tests for experimental and control groups.
These scores provide teacher and student accountability. Student progress and final reports are given to the building principals, teachers, and parents. If a student is unable to schedule the appropriate time on-site, the course should be dropped. Interns are required to complete remediation records for each child during each session. In this way each child's progress is monitored throughout the remediation program.