The Non-Reader - Failure Free Reading

Chronic Non-Responders: The Non-Reader
A Unique Professional
Development Opportunity
New Hope for Non-Readers
Did you hear?
The Nation’s Report Card has just been released, and, once more, reading comprehension scores of 4th and 8th students still remain flat since
1992 based on nationally representative samples of more than 178,000
fourth-graders and 160,000 eighth-graders who participated in the
2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading.
This is terrible news considering the vast amount of money, time and
energy over the past decade in the use of “scientifically validated research
based” programs. Billions of dollars have been invested, teachers
trained, schools closed and yet there’s been no statistically significant growth in reading comprehension over the past 27 years?
How could the “experts” have been so wrong?
The simple answer is, no one reading approach works for all
students. This is especially true for non-readers – a population that
has been virtually untouched for the past 27
years. Even worse, non-readers are the key
to reducing the achievement gap, drop out
rate and special education placement.
Fortunately there is help!
No one knows Non-Readers like Dr. Joe Lockavitch, author of The
Failure Free Reading Methodology: New Hope for Non-Readers. For the
past 30 years, Dr. Lockavitch has trained tens of thousands of teachers, parents and administrators across the nation on how to reach the
unique needs of the non-reader population.
Dr. Joseph F. Lockavitch is the author and developer of: The Failure Free
Reading Program, Don’t Close the Book on Your Not-Yet Readers, Verbal
Master-An Accelerated Vocabulary Program, The Test of Lateral Awareness and Directionality and dozens of published articles. His most recent
research can be found in the Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities,
the Journal of Learning Disabilities , Special Services in the Schools,
The Journal of At-Risk Issues and The Florida Reading Quarterly.
www.failurefree.com
“A dynamic presentation providing background research and a demonstration
of application. Debunking incorrect
assumptions about teaching reading.”
- Don Roberts, Academic Manager,
Jacksonville, FL
“The presentation was
very clear and it seems
easy to implement the
program/techniques
in my classroom. I like
the idea that now
I know what my
kids need.Very
informative- worth
checking it out. The
presentation gave me
the sense that- ‘Hey, I
can do this with my kids.’”
- Kelli McMillan, 3rd Grade
Teacher, Cherryvale, KS
A Twenty Year Quest
20 years ago Dr. Lockavitch developed a highly structured
teaching method designed to explicitly teach the 2,605
highest frequency core Academic vocabulary words to the
students that couldn’t be reached with traditional approaches. He called the program Failure Free Reading because it
literally created a “failure free reading environment” for
students who had previously failed all other approaches.
Teachers of
Tier II and Tier III Students Need Help
The success was incredible. Students who could not read
the word “cat” were reading complete passages about
“felines” with fluency and full comprehension.
Today, Failure Free Reading publishes multisensory language development (non-phonic)
interventions that rapidly build vocabulary,
fluency, comprehension – and confidence
-- for the lowest level readers in grades
1-12 in site across the nation.
Dr. Lockavitch’s research has been published in nine
national and international educational journals and his
after-school tutoring programs have clocked well over
500,000 hours of instruction with thousands of America’s
lowest literacy students across the nation.
Now Teachers Can Learn the
Specific Techniques Dr. Lockavitch
Developed to Turn this Population Around!
Non-Readers are Different.
Non-Readers need Different.
Non-Readers’ Teachers need to know the Difference.
Dr. Lockavitch’s
Unique Training Program
will Train Professionals to
“Unlock the
Instructional Key”
in How to Reach
their Hardest to
Reach Students
There are really three distinct groups that fall under America’s “low literacy umbrella”: poor,
struggling and non-readers. Each group requires a different instructional approach. Trying to
modify a single approach with techniques such as smaller group size or one on one implementation for those students who are not responding will not cure the problem. You simply cannot
mix and match these three groups. This is especially true for the non-readers, who, regardless of
age, are different. Non-readers need a different approach, and Failure Free Reading was
designed to meet their unique instructional needs.
A Unique Staff Development Opportunity
You will learn...
Now Dr. Lockavitch has taken his invaluable experience, gained
over the past 30 years, and put it into a very easy to understand staff development multi-media format for teachers, parents and administrators trying to cope with those students who
simply have defied conventional interventions.
• To implement evidence-based instructional strategies
that will help build sustainable capacity for improving
teaching and learning in Title I schools and Special Education classrooms
Dr. Lockavitch’s staff development package utilizes a combination of video, audio and an easy to read book and workbook,
chocked-filled with invaluable information on how to significantly increase the reading comprehension, vocabulary and fluency level of the hardest to reach students in the classroom.
Finally, K-12 Teachers and Administrators of At-Risk, Minority,
Low Income, ESOL and Special Education Students of all ages
across the nation will have access to some of most effective
instructional approaches available. Even better, they will learn
these highly effective instructional techniques specifically
designed for non-readers/treatment resisters of all ages and
classifications in the privacy of their own personal learning environment – on their computer, in their car, at–home or in small
groups at school with their colleagues.
• To develop positive behavioral supports to improve
outcomes for students with disabilities in the regular
classroom
• To allow K-12 Teachers (Regular, Content Area, Title
I, ESOL and Special Needs) to significantly increase
the academic language and literacy skills of the lowest
literacy students.
• To significantly increase the independent “time on
task” of lowest literacy students within the regular
classroom.
• To be able to identify and evaluate commercial curriculum materials best suited for lowest literacy students.
• To learn how to modify instructional materials and
practices to accommodate lowest-literacy students of
all classifications within the regular classroom.
Partial List of the Topics Covered...
• Three Indisputable Reading Facts
• 3 Factors Causing the System to Create Non-Readers
• The Four Most Common Internal Factors Believed to
Cause Reading Failure
• The Main Problem with Blaming Reading Failure on
Motivation
• Why Reading Ability should not be Equated with
Intelligence
• Three Characteristics of Non-Readers
• The Plight of the “Phonetically Deaf” Student
“I learned that you should always use the
strengths of the students to help decrease their
deficiencies. SUPERB!”
• The Two Schools of Thought Pertaining to Intervention
•Three Things Necessary to Succeed in Reading
• The Good News Pertaining to Non-Readers and
Vocabulary Growth
• The Key to Successful “Reading Neutral” Instruction
- Mary Ann Atkins, Director of Special Services, Hampton, SC
• What Really Prevents Non-Readers From Succeeding
• The Importance of Matching Story Content with
Student Experience
What Parents, Teachers, Administrators From Across the Nation
Are Saying About Dr. Lockavitch’s Content and Presentation Style
“Thorough, believable, passionate!”
- Colt Shaw, Superintendent, South Coffeyville, OK
“Very informative (good information), very useful (practical),
‘not a waste of time’”
- Brenda, Aldrich, Asst. Superintendent, Catoosa, OK
“Hope for non-readers and evidence that these students can
read.”
- Mary Carlin, Sp.Ed. Teacher, Baton Rouge, LA
“Refreshing, I am in total alignment with your philosophy.”
- Mary Gomez, SPED Director, Brighton, CO
“Information for me to use with administrative staff to reinforce my concerns on using phonics-based programs for all
regular students”
- Patti Bohannon, SPED Supervisor, Leslie, AR
“Great information – empowering!”
- Tara Galloway, EC Teacher, Belmont, NC
“Very dynamic, interesting, fast-moving – don’t miss it!”
- Lynn Campbell Reed 6th Grade English Teacher – Special
Education, Roanoke,VA
“Very dynamic, gave me hope for non-readers. The ideas
made sense when I heard them. Wonderful Job. Very Honest.”
- Terri Stegelman, SPED Teacher, Wapiti, WY
“Dr. Lockavitch taught me that some students are ‘phonetically
deaf ’. Children can learn to read at any age. Useful, dynamic,
eye-opening.”
- Adele Crima, ESE Teacher -4th/5th Inclusion, Tallahassee, FL
“Kept the energy very high and was very passionate about the
content”
- Christine Scholma, SPED Teacher, Palos Heights, IL
“A very informative presentation with research to support the
outcome. Informative and entertaining.”
- Kelly Estes-Jones, SPED Coordinator, Mesquite ISD,
Mesquite, TX
“Realistic – logical – excellent – clear information”
- Dr. Sylvia Albritton, Youth Services, Hillsborough County,
Tampa, FL
“Excellent; best presentation on reading improvement I have
ever attended.”
- Shea Ferrell, Assistant Campus Director, Tulsa tech Riverside,
Tulsa, OK
PERFECT FOR:
Autistic
At-Risk
Low Inceident Population
Deaf & Hearing Impaired
Students with Limited IQ’s
Professional Development Components
>> 2 Disc DVD Set of Dr. Lockavitch
speaking in front of a live audience
• Produced and shown nationally by the Florida
Educational Channel. $149 per DVD set
>> The Failure Free Reading Methodology:
New Hope for Non-Readers Teacher
Workbook
• To be purchased with The Failure Free Reading Methodology:
New Hope for Non-Readers book
$27 per workbook
Don’t Close the Book Workbook
Section 1A
Forward
The
Three Indisputable Reading Facts:
Failure Free Reading
Methodology
New Hope for Non-Readers
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One More Important Reading Fact:
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One of the Biggest Problems Facing Parents and Teachers:
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A Nagging Question:
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TEACHER WORKBOOK
What 3 Factors Cause the System to Create Non-Readers?
1. __________________________________________________________________________
by Dr. Joseph Lockavitch
2. __________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________
What is the Main Problem With An Either/Or Approach for Non-Readers?
>> 2 Audio CDs of Dr. Lockavitch
sharing proven classroom procedures
$69 per CD set
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1.800.542.2170
© JFL Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Failure Free Reading, 2010.
The Failure Free Reading Methodology: New Hope for Non-Readers
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>> A 10 Minute Overview DVD
• Includes Dr. Lockavitch’s research and key findings
pertaining to teaching lowest literacy students of all ages
and classifications. $8 per DVD
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New Hope for Non-Readers
Critical Reading Research Facts
Pertaining to Non-Readers
A Ten Minute Overview
>> An Autographed Copy of The Failure
Free Reading Methodology: New Hope
for Non-Readers
$27 per book
presented by Dr. Joseph Lockavitch,
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National Accolades for Dr. Lockavitch’s Curriculum Solutions
™
9 Published Research Studies in
National & International Publications
CODIE Award Finalist two consecutive
years for Best Education Software
Approved by FSU as a Reading First
Intensive Intervention
Cited as a Model Program by the
National Center for Dropout Prevention
Mentioned on the Tom Joyner
Morning Show
Listed on The National Center on
Response to Intervention’s
Instructional Tools Chart
Mentioned in the Chicago Tribune for
FFR’s SES students’ “significant gains”
Selected as one of four programs
for the Power4Kids initiative
Mentioned on the Dr. Laura Program
Listed on the National Center on
Intensive Intervention’s
Academic Intervention Chart
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Mentioned on PBS NewsHour
with Jim Lehrer
Listed in What Works Clearinghouse
for Beginning Reading Comprehension
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There is Hope!
A Convenient, Personal, Multi-Media Professional Development
Solution Designed to Train Professionals on How to
Accelerate the Learning Curve of their Lowest Literacy Students
PERFECT for Teachers of:
• At-Risk
• Minority
• Low Income
• Special Needs
• Elementary - Middle - High School
Learn in the privacy of your own personal
learning environment – on your computer,
in your car, at home, or in small groups at
school with your colleagues.
Learn how to significantly increase the reading comprehension, vocabulary and
fluency level of the hardest to reach students in the classroom using a unique combination of video, audio and an easy to read book and workbook.
www.failurefree.com
1.800.542.2170