Our students showed remarkable progress and our MEAP state reading scores jumped from 56.2 to 82.5 after only 3 months of Phonics First® Academic Advantage On-site Tutoring. I would highly recommend it to any [urban] school wishing to make significant gains in student reading ability. No school should be without it!
– Steve Christian, Assistant Principal, Fleming Elementary, Detroit, MI

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IMSLEC-accredited Phonics First® Professional Development is recognized by the IDA (International Dyslexia Association)

IMSLEC, based in Dallas, Texas, accredits training courses in multisensory structured language. As a result of the review of IMSLEC’s accreditation process, all of the courses accredited by IMSLEC are recognized by IDA.

Phonics First® Professional Development is aligned with Ohio HB 157 requirements for Dyslexia Specialists

Meeting the standards of the Ohio Dyslexia Legislation Phonics First® Professional Development is consistent with the Level II IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards. These standards are necessary requirements for fulfilling the role of an Ohio Dyslexia Specialist.

Resources for Parents of Struggling Readers

When a child struggles to read, parents are often unsure where to begin looking for help. Whether your child has been diagnosed with a learning disability or not, this packet will help parents find the best reading resources available.

Click here to view the packet.

Common Core Standards: How Phonics First® aligns.

Phonics First® Professional Development courses, workshops and on-site implementation coaching support the research-based elements of effective literacy instruction as defined by the National Reading Panel:
  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Phonics
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension
  • Writing Instruction
Phonics First® corresponds to the English Language Arts focus areas in the Common Core State Standards for all grade levels, as follows:
  1. Reading: Foundational Skills (Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency)
  2. Language (Vocabulary)
  3. Reading: Literature (Comprehension)
  4. Reading: Informational Text (Comprehension)
  5. Writing (Writing Instruction)
Find out more in the full document.