See What A Difference Ten Weeks Can Make
“She never really 'got phonics,' when she was in K5 and 1st grade. Passport let her practice as much as she needed to—much better at decoding and overall reading.”
– Mother of Ainsley W., third grader
Learn more about the science that went into the creation of Passport Learning’s Academy of Reading. Choose either the full Focus on Research or the condensed Abstract.
QUICK FACTS
Fact: Literacy challenges impact all areas of performance as reading becomes ever more essential to the comprehension of subject-area textbooks. Adolescents who are struggling readers are at high risk of dropping out of high school and not earning their diploma.
– Carnevale & Desrochers, 2001
TRAINING
Overview of the 5.4 Home Version of the Academy of Reading (video)
Detailed Training for the 5.4 Home Version of the Academy of Reading (50-minute video)
Training for the 3.2 Home Version of the Academy of Reading (32-minute video)
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Academy of Reading® for the Homeschool Family
The revolutionary Academy of Reading® program from Passport Learning® provides basic reading instruction in a homeschool curriculum-friendly format, helping create a solid foundation on which to build a lifelong love of reading and paving the road for success in a variety of other essential skill areas as well.
Adaptive Strategies for Improving Reading Speed, Comprehension and Accuracy
The Academy of Reading is designed to meet users at their skill level, building on what they know and adapting the program to focus on the skills that need developing. For some homeschoolers, a basic reading curriculum is not enough. That's why the tailored instruction that the Academy of Reading provides can elevate subskills in the area of need. This means even students without explicit reading challenges can benefit through targeted lessons designed to improve reading speed, comprehension or accuracy.
How the Academy of Reading® Fits into Your Homeschool Curriculum
The Academy of Reading program is designed to set your child up for success. Identifying specific challenges to reading progress allows the program to tailor the reading and comprehension lessons for that student’s needs.
Reading problems are broken down into three subtypes:
- S—scanning/sequencing
Students experience difficulty in scanning words on a page. - A—auditory/visual
Students have trouble connecting specific sounds with what they see. - O—oral expression
Students struggle with pronunciation and may have a slow speech pattern.
Once a child’s reading challenges have been determined, he is given specially designed exercises that focus on the areas of his difficulty. This adaptability increases the rate of success by providing intervention and allowing the child to increase reading acceleration, develop automaticity and build confidence that extends to all areas of learning.
Passport Learning’s Academy of Reading is a guided, comprehensive approach to reading instruction backed by over twenty years of research, and it's intended to be used right alongside the materials you’re already using. For a closer look, check out some testimonials from our long list of satisfied homeschool parents, and see how ten weeks can truly make a lifetime of difference.
Purchase the Academy of Reading Home Version now, or view our informational video. (Requires Quicktime to view.)
Academy Of Reading® Home | Hardware Specifications
Stand-Alone Installation | Version 5.4
| Operating System | Windows 2000 Pro SP4 Windows XP Pro SP2 Windows 2003 Windows 2000 Server SP4 |
Vista / Windows 7 |
| CPU | 1.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB (2 GB preferred) |
| Disk Space | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Video | Super VGA (64 MB) | Super VGA (128 MB) |
| Sound | On-board | On-board |
| Browser Software | Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Internet Explorer 7 Netscape 7.1 or 8.x Firefox 1.5 or later Opera 9.1 of later Adobe Flash 8 or 9 JavaScript, cookies, and pop-ups enabled |
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Academy Of Reading® Home | Hardware Specifications
Stand-Alone Installation | Version 3.2
| Operating System | Windows XP Service Pack 2 Vista / Windows 7 (The 3.2 version can run on Vista or Windows 7 with Compatability settings set to run on Windows XP Service Pack 2) |
| CPU | A Pentium processor running at least 500 MHz |
| Memory | 256 MB of RAM |
| Disk Space | At least 350 MB of extra Hard Disk Space |
| Sound | SoundBlaster™ compatible sound card |
| Browser Software | Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 2 (Java Enabled) browser |