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The Barton System. www.bartonreading.com. Background:. Susan Barton Nephew Trained in traditional Orton- Gillingham Designed Barton Easy for parents With dyslexia Not teachers. T utoring . Private Tutors Tutoring Centers Adult literacy programs
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The Barton System www.bartonreading.com
Background: • Susan Barton • Nephew • Trained in traditional Orton-Gillingham • Designed Barton • Easy for parents • With dyslexia • Not teachers
Tutoring • Private Tutors • Tutoring Centers • Adult literacy programs • Homeschool parents for reading/spelling • Parents as tutors • Students must: • Be 5 /in Kindergarten • Be able to speak/understand spoken English • Have an IQ of 70 or higher • Pass the student screening • Ideal for one-on-one; can tutor up to 3, but it takes longer
Tutoring Sessions • Minimum of TWICE per week • THREE per week is better; DAILY is best • Sessions last 30 -60 min depending on student • Watch a demo at www.bartonreading.com/demo.html
Scope & Sequence • Phonemic Awareness • Consonants & Short Vowels • Closed & Unit Syllables • Multi-Syllable Words & Vowels Teams • Prefixes & Suffixes • Six Reasons for Silent E • Vowel-R’s • Advanced Vowel Teams • Influence of Foreign Languages • Latin Roots & Greek Combining Forms http://www.bartonreading.com/scope.html#scope
Important Elements • VIDEO www.bartonreading.com/demo.html • Simultaneously multi-sensory (see, hear, touch, move, write, size, color) • Direct instruction • Systematic and structured (most common to least common SPELLING) • Sequential and cumulative (master skill/concept before moving on, applied text, tiles to reading to writing to reading to writing) • Applied linguistics, cognitive (Meaning of words, reasons for rules, how language works)