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Reading * English Grammar * Vocabulary * Math
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THERE IS HOPE FOR THE STRUGGLING STUDENT!
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Confusion! Frustration! Parents and teachers working with students struggling with reading and learning commonly experience these emotions. Read, for a moment, the symptoms of three children. As you read, you may begin feeling what both they and their parents must have felt.
Brenda is a bright and articulate child. This is where the frustration begins, because her performance is far below what is expected from a child who seems so intelligent. She frequently misspells words, reverses letters when she writes, and reads very poorly. Someone must stand over her to get Brenda to do any writing or homework at all.
Mike is easily distracted, almost never finishes a task, and causes all kinds of trouble in the classroom and on the playground. Frequently, his peers isolate Mike. He struggles with reading and remembers very little of what he reads. Troublemaker, rebellious, and hyperactive are often words used to describe Mike.
Randy is almost the opposite of Mike. Randy will sit for hours at a task, yet still not finish. When other students spend half an hour on a homework assignment, it may
take Randy three hours. He is rarely able to write notes from the chalkboard before the teacher erases them. To compound the problem, Randy does not follow directions very well, which serves to frustrate parents and teachers alike! It is not uncommon for Randy to be called slow, lazy, or unmotivated.
Often, as you no doubt can see, it is difficult to identify the true nature of the problem. Is this an attitude and behavior problem, or is the student struggling with a learning difficulty that is causing attitude and behavior problems?
Powerline Programs evaluate each child thoroughly to let you know where the real problem is. When the Powerline Reading Diagnostic Test pinpoints the problems, parents and teachers come to a fuller understanding of the child’s specific struggles and needs.
Knowing where the difficulty lies is only the first step toward overcoming the challenges that stand before the struggling student
Powerline Programs diagnostic evaluation will guide the learning process so that the specific care and attention that every child needs is given.
Knowing what that student is struggling with is just the beginning of the Powerline process. Powerline Programs’ comprehensive, multi-modality approach dramatically improves auditory processing skills. A wide variety of learning technologies which include laterality training, sequencing, memory development, and visual and auditory perceptual training have been integrated to help the struggling student meet his challenge head on. These are just a few of our teaching strategies. There are 200 techniques for auditory perception alone!
Because of this wide array of training methods, combined with Powerline Programs’ ability to guide each student at a pace challenging to their skill level, phenomenal increases in performance are possible.
YOU WANT POWERLINE PROGRAMS!
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End the confusion and frustration now. Whether through a school or our private consultant, Powerline Programs can be your solution to the struggling student. Commonly, parents and teachers express relief, “There is hope!”
Over the past 25 years, The
Powerline Reading Program has helped thousands of students in the Private / Christian School arena become confident readers. The Powerline Reading Program is now available for the growing home school and private tutorial sectors. The Powerline Reading Program provides structured, sequenced lessons, allowing the parent to instruct their child at home, with regular assistance from a trained Powerline Associate. This method allows for the pace of learning to be adapted according to the special needs and abilities of each student.
The Powerline Reading Program uses a multi-sensory, phonics based approach to meet the needs of students. The Powerline Reading Program demands an immediate response of writing and speech (reading) from visual and auditory input so the teacher can monitor each step of the learning process.
Students are required to take responsibility for their own SUCCESS. Under the guidance of the trained Powerline associate and parents, students are introduced to the exciting world of learning as they use this highly structured, carefully sequenced, phonics based, audiocassette program.
Powerline teaches students how to pay attention, listen, perceive, think, remember, and act!
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Many students with reading, writing, and spelling problems have to be told a “dozen
times” before they comprehend or master a specific skill or concept. The Powerline Reading Program audiocassettes are effective because important concepts or skills are presented numerous times in different ways and in multiple lessons until each concept is mastered.
A Carefully Designed Progression of Skills.
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Phonics is the main track on which the Powerline Reading Program runs. However, phonics is just one of the components the program contains. For example, there are over 140 specific activities interwoven throughout the program to help students develop their visual perception, and over 200 activities to help students develop their auditory sequence and discrimination (crucial skills used in reading and spelling).
The program starts with very simple exercises and advances too more sophisticated exercises in the final lessons. Components necessary for the accomplished reader and speller are woven into the program at the appropriate time. Included in the Powerline Reading Program are:
q Directionality
q Position in Space
q Eye-Hand Coordination
q Left to Right Orientation
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q Perception of Size and Form
q Letter Recognition
q Correct Letter Formation (Writing)
q Sound Symbol Association
q Perception of Sounds
q Correct Enunciation of Sounds
q Consonant vowel Blending
q Part to Whole Relationship
q Silent Reading
q Oral Reading
q Sight Word Development
q Spelling
q Dictation
q Sentence Structure-Syntax
q Auditory Sequencing
q Auditory Discrimination
q Auditory Closure
q Visual Sequencing
q Inner Visualization
q Memory Development
q Phonetic Analysis
q Word Analysis
q Structural Analysis
q Grammatical Analysis
q Punctuation
q Rhyming
q Forming Plurals and Changing Word Forms
q Vocabulary Development
q Comprehension
q Alphabetizing
q Classification
q Syllabification and Accents
q Dictionary and Encyclopedia Usage
q Finding the Main Ideas
q Language Development
q Deductive Thinking
q Interpretation
q Skimming
q Oral Discussion
q Creative Writing
Use this handy checklist and compare these valuable features to other programs. You will find that Powerline is a well-rounded, cost effective program for the school, the tutor, and home schoolers alike!
