It can be used in a regular classroom, a full inclusion setting, a lab setting, or a resource program. Students can work independently or cooperatively. Record-keeping features are built into the program. Pattern Books reinforce sight words and common sentence patterns. Onset and Rime Songs and Books increase phonemic awareness.
Decodable Books provide additional reading practice and review.
Word study activities build on the latest research in phonics instruction. Structured writing activities help beginning writers build fluency and motivation. Songs, animations, guided explorations, review activities, and games provide motivation. Based on the results of a preliminary research study, IntelliTools applied for and received a significant grant from the National Institute for Child Health and Development of the National Institutes of Health. The goal of this grant was to develop and evaluate an accessible beginning literacy program.