Wilson sensory program

WRS is widely used in both public and private schools. It can be part of response to intervention or used in special education reading classrooms. Many private reading tutors also use it with their students.

Wilson offers a training and certification program. Wilson is used to help students second grade and up and adults with dyslexia and other reading issues. A large part of the program is geared toward middle-schoolers and high-schoolers. Students are taught in small groups with others at similar skill levels. Teachers write their own lesson plans, based on specific WRS guidelines. Sessions are usually longer than with other programs based on Orton—Gillingham. They typically last 60—90 minutes.

WRS instructors need more time because they must cover 10 skill areas in each class. These include things like letter-sound recognition, reading comprehension and spelling. Other programs tend to focus on one skill area per session. Like the other programs, WRS builds skills over time in a particular order.

Its curriculum is broken into 12 steps or units, which can take between two and three years to complete. Word structure in depth for automatic decoding and spelling Word recognition and spelling of high frequency words, including irregular words Vocabulary, word understanding, and word-learning skills Sentence-level text reading with ease, expression, and understanding Listening comprehension with age-appropriate narrative and informational text Reading comprehension with narrative and expository text of increasing levels of difficulty Narrative and informational text structures Organization of information for oral or written expression Proofreading skills Self-monitoring for word recognition accuracy and comprehension With the Wilson Reading System 4th Edition, key characteristics of the WRS program remain, alongside many new enhancements.

The WRS 4 th Edition includes the following highlights! Student Focus. Lesson Length. One full lesson consists of all 3 Blocks of instruction approximately 30 minutes to complete each Block ; minimum of two complete lessons per week. Group Size. Target Population: Grade 3 and Beyond The Wilson Reading System is designed for use with individuals who have difficulty with written language in the areas of decoding sounding out words and spelling.

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