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At Beyond Dyslexia Nevada we tutor with the Barton Spelling & Reading System which is multisensory, engaging students' visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses to help them connect sounds with letters. The tutoring program was created by Susan Barton and is based on the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach. Independent research has validated the effectiveness of the Barton System. The Barton program can help students of any age from elementary school through adults improve their reading and spelling.
Who Can Be a Student?
To be a good candidate for the Barton System, a student must meet specific criteria:
Be at least 5 years old and in kindergarten,
Able to speak and comprehend spoken English,
Have an IQ of 71 or higher,
Struggle with spelling and sounding out unknown words,
Pass the program's screening test.
The Barton system has 10 levels
The sequence of levels is designed to build skills from the ground up. Students proceed sequentially through levels to ensure mastery before moving on. Tutoring is structured and systematic. Lessons are provided two or three times per week in 50-minute sessions.
Level 1: Phonemic Awareness
Level 2: Consonants & Short Vowels
Level 3: Closed Syllables and Units
Level 4: Syllable Division & Vowel Teams
Level 5: Prefixes and Suffixes
Level 6: Six Reasons for Silent-E
Level 7: Vowel-R Syllables
Level 8: Advanced Vowel Teams
Levels 9: Influences of Foreign Languages
Levels 10: Influences of Foreign Languages
Color-Coded Letter Tiles
A signature feature of the Barton System is its use of color-coded tiles, which represent different parts of speech or sounds. Students move the tiles while saying the corresponding sounds, which helps solidify the connection between sounds and letters. This visual cue simplifies complex phonetic concepts.
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