Mastering these essential reading concepts through direct instruction enables students to achieve fluency and comprehension. The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education strives for excellence in reading instruction by supporting these practices. The training programs developed by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education provide educators with the knowledge necessary to teach reading based on reliable research and effective practices. The skills necessary to teach phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, fluency and comprehension Instructional use of ongoing assessment to monitor individual strengths and needs Methods that support classroom and special education teachers, reading specialists and paraprofessionals in presenting language instruction through a process of introduction, discovery, learning, review, practice and evaluation. The Orton-Gillingham methodology utilizes phonetics and emphasizes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles.
Instruction begins by focusing on the structure of language and gradually moves towards reading.
The program provides students with immediate feedback and a predictable sequence that integrates reading, writing and spelling. The student is directly taught reading, handwriting and written expression as one logical body of knowledge. Learners move step by step from simple to more complex material in a sequential, logical manner that enables students to master important literacy skills. This comprehensive approach to reading instruction benefits all students. Reciprocal Teaching , developed by Palinscar and Brown, provides the program's critical comprehension strand.