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Instructional Software
This software is for instructional purposes only, for assistance with and supplementation of specific instruction, and for remediation of target problem areas in developing pre-reading and reading/writing/spelling skills.

The following software programs have been critiqued by the Center for Dyslexia staff and can be used as a supplement to reading instruction, not as a replacement.

Language Tune-Up Kit At Home - (ages 8 - adult)

JWor Enterprises, Inc. www.jwor.com
4729 Maize Road, Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: 1-888-431-6310
Cost: ~ $199
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95/98; Power Macs (8MB RAM)

entire sequential instructional program;
see/hear/say/listen to words;
Orton-Gillingham phonics;
provides a report on progress



Earobics

Cognitive Concepts, Inc. www.cogcon.com
1123 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 1-888-328-8199
Cost: Home version $59ea.; Pro version $299ea.
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95/98; Macintosh (16MB RAM)

ALL Speech/Language; Auditory Processing; any hearing/discrim. problems, etc.
'Step 1' (dev. ages 4-7)
animated; sound discrimation; compound words; rhyming; vowel sounds (good in general, but does not targe any particular vowel difficulties)
'Step 2' (dev. ages 7-10)
phoneme segmenting/manipulation;
blending; letter-sound correspondence



Lexia 'Phonics Based Reading (PBR)' - (ages 5 - 9)

Lexia Learning System, Inc. www.lexialearning.com
11 A Lewis Street, Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone: 1-800-435-3942
Cost: $125
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95; Macintosh (8MB RAM)

has an ABC level, a-b-c sequencing, and alphabetizing words;
otherwise, similar to 'SOS' program



Lexia 'Reading Strategies for Older Student (SOS)' - (ages 10 - adult)

Lexia Learning System, Inc. www.lexialearning.com
11 A Lewis Street, Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone: 1-800-435-3942
Cost: $149

(ages 10 to adult)
sound/letter discrimination;
rhyme words; short- and long-vowels;
manipulation of sounds;
r-controlled words; compound words



WordSort

Henderson Educational Software, Inc. www.cstone.net/~wordsort
1500 Hamilton Road, Trevilains, VA 23093
Phone: 1-804-295-3297
Cost: $50 per copy; $300 for a site license of 10
Computer requirements: Macintosh, Windows, or DOS

For Teacher Use Only
good word-sorting tasks;
no animation, a good basic program;
Orthographic/Within-Word stage;
short/long vowels, digraphs, diphtongs, r-controlled;
can print-out word cards



Phonics Mastery - (ages ? 6-12)

Gamco Educational Software
(Educational Resources) www.edresources.com
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 1-800-624-2926
Purchase from Educational Resources
Cost: $50 each; $120 each for lab-5
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1 (8MB RAM); Macintosh (8MB RAM)

(ages 6 - 12)
sounds to letters/pictures/words; evaluate, instruct, practice and review for matery-based learning
can customize phoneme list
Level A (grades K-1)
Level B (grades 1-2)
Level C (grades 2-3)




The Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia supports efforts to provide individuals with dyslexia with appropriate instuction and to identify these individuals at an early age. The Center, however, does not endorse any specific program, speaker, product, or instructional materials, noting that there are a number of such which present the critical components of instruction, as defined by the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia.
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