JOSEPH'S READERS

Joseph's Readers

An Online Elementary Reading Intervention for Chronically Struggling Students: Reading Frustration Levels Kindergarten-5th Grade

Joseph's Readers

Joseph’s Readers is a nationally recognized, proven non-phonic first reading intervention that accelerates the vocabulary, comprehension, expressive fluency, and confidence of students who defy “one-size-fits-all” reading interventions.

  • Higher Test Scores and Grades
  • Greater Confidence
  • Immediate Boost in Oral Reading Ability
  • Accelerated Vocabulary, Spelling, Comprehension and Written Expression
  • Increase Time on Task
  • Reduced Student Anxiety

WHO IS JOSEPH'S READERS FOR?

  • Struggling Readers
  • Students ‘stuck at phonics’
  • English Language Learners / Multiple Language Learners
  • Special Education Students
  • At-Risk Students
  • Overaged Non-Readers
  • Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students

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THE JOSEPH'S READERS PROCESS

The Joseph's Readers Reading Intervention allows teachers to include it in their daily instructional routine for reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension.

READING ATTITUDE SURVEY

Quick survey that gauges the students attitude towards reading and their overall classroom experience

DIAGNOSTIC PRESCRIPTIVE

2 part test that accurately places the student in one of eleven entry points, ranging from kindergarten all the way to College-level ACT/SAT

STORY PRE-TEST

Test that questions the student on the material they are about to learn so that growth may be measured in the Post-test

PRE TEACHING LESSON

Introduction of the material to the student

LESSON

A plethora of reading exercises: Word Recognition, Reinforcement Activities, Drag and Fill, Matching, Scrambled Sentence, Short Answer Q and A, and a Post Lesson Game

READING COMPREHENSION

An exercise specifically built for building the reading comprehension of the student

STORY POST-TEST

Final test that is compared with the Pre-test to show the students growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Joseph's Readers?

Joseph’s Readers is a nationally recognized, proven non-phonic first reading intervention that accelerates the vocabulary, comprehension, expressive fluency, and confidence of students who defy traditional reading interventions. It is perfect for students ‘stuck at phonics’, students who need a basic understanding of what is feels like to read for meaning with expression, beginning English language learners, special education students: LD, ID, ASD, TBI, and/or Deaf/HH, at-risk students as well as overaged nonreaders. Joseph's Readers explicitly teaches word recognition, comprehension and fluency in the context of age-appropriate stories controlled for repetition, syntax and semantics.

What makes Joseph's Readers unique?

What sets the Joseph's Readers solution apart is the speed at which it works and the levels of academic attainment students achieve. Joseph's Readers is able to demonstrate immediate impact from the very first lessons with students currently identified in the research as “treatment resisters” or “chronic non-responders.”

Is this program research-based?

Joseph's Readers has 7 times more published studies than other reading programs.

The Joseph's Readers program was developed by national reading researcher, Dr. Joe Lockavitch. Dr. Lockavitch has spent the past thirty years of his life creating fast-acting, research-based reading solutions specifically designed for chronically struggling students. Dr. Lockavitch’s methodology is the first to employ the teaching of critical academic vocabulary through connected text that control for the elements crucial to reading success for chronically struggling students: abundant repetition, appropriate sentence structure and meaningful story content. 

Does Joseph's Readers include different levels?

Yes! Joseph's Readers is divided into four color levels that teach over 2,000 of the most frequently used academic English words.

  • Red Level: K-1st Grade Reading Level
  • Green Level: 1st-2nd Grade Reading Level
  • Orange Level: 2nd-3rd Grade Reading Level
  • Teal Level: 4th-5th Grade Reading Level
What does each level include?

The Elementary Solution Teaches:

  • 2,605 Unique Academic English Words in Grades 1-5
  • 5,304 English Sentences
  • 6,000 Academic English Practice Activities
  • Mastery of these 2,000+ unique academic English words will allow students to read 90% of the words seen in grades 1-9!

15 Different Instructional Segments in Every Online Software Lesson

  • Video Modeling
  • Oral Pre Teaching
  • Critical Vocabulary Instruction
  • Sentence Combination
  • Full Page Reading
  • Talking Book
  • Factual Comprehension
  • Word Recognition
  • Close Reading
  • Spelling
  • Matching
  • Word Order
  • Alphabetical Order
  • Full Page Review
  • Retro Reading Comprehension Asteroid Game

Hundreds of Downloadable Activities and Files Including:

  • Easy to Follow Scripted Teaching Lesson
  • Criterion Referenced Tests Measuring Growth in: Word Recognition, Fluency and Silent Reading
  • Reinforcement Activities
  • Illustrated Story Booklets
  • Flashcards
  • Written Comprehension Activities
  • And More
What is Video Modeling?

Our software adds the power of video modeling and instruction to reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction. The Joseph's Readers software provides students, parents and educators with a diverse library of online instructional modeling videos and other online multi-sensory reading comprehension and vocabulary resources. Since everything is visual and oral, students don't have to know to to read to learn to read!

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