2. Edmark Reading Program
Edmark Reading is designed for students
with developmental disabilities and for
students struggling with phonics approaches.
Edmark Reading Program is a sight word
approach.
3. Features
Individualized
Systematic presentation of information
Highly repetitive
Multi-sensory: See the words
Hear the words
Say the words
Touch the words
4. Student Prerequisites
Point to or respond in some way to select a
correct choice from a multiple-choice array
Say back or sign words
Have sufficient receptive language to follow
teacher cues
5. Teacher Prerequisites
No special training required
Positive, encouraging attitude
Patience to work slowly and consistently
6. Two Levels
Edmark Reading Program, Level 1
Teaches 150 words, with comprehension
Reading Level Kinder through Grade 1
Edmark Reading Program, Level 2
Teaches 200 words, with comprehension
Reading Level Grade 1 through 3
7. Why does it work?
Designed based on strategies that work with
certain learning styles (individualized,
systematic, etc.)
Designed with Applied Behavioral Analysis
techniques (stimulus shaping, positive
reinforcement, etc.)
8. Time commitment
One lesson should take 5-15 minutes
Number of lessons is at the teacher’s
discretion, but lessons should be
discontinued if fatigue is a factor or making
successive errors
Lessons should be daily, minimum 3-4 times
a week
9. Numbering system
Lesson Numbers –All lessons have a
sequential number
Each type of lesson has a number – WR,
Tests, Direction Cards, etc.
Word Number- each of the 150 words taught
has a number
10. Recordkeeping – Student Record Book
Provides lesson sequence- after a student
reaches criterion you move on to the next
lesson indicated in the Student Record Book
Write in pencil
Record date and errors
Valuable information for IEPs, data based
decision making
Should go with student when they transfer
11. Instructional Components, Level 1
2 types of tests:
Discrimination, Pre/post-tests
5 kinds of lessons:
Pre-reading Lesson
Word Recognition Lessons
Direction Card Lessons
Picture/Phrase Lessons
Story Book Lessons
12. Pre-reading Lessons
Teaches visual discrimination
Student demonstrates the ability to match identical
configurations
Student is not required to name objects, words,
letters
Correction procedure - 3 chances allowed, if a
student misses an answer, cover up that answer and
ask again
Criterion - no more than 4 errors
Recordkeeping - Record date and errors
13. Discrimination Test
(How to determine where to start a
student in the program)
Start with Discrimination Test, Lesson 9
If a student has more than 4 errors the student
should start on Lesson 1, Pre-Reading
If a student has fewer than 4 errors, move to
Pre-Test 1, Lesson 10
14. Pre-Test and Post-Test
One Pre-test in Level 1, Lesson 10
Check words missed
Post-tests are given after every 10 Word Recognition
Lessons
Write in words missed
Criterion: No errors
The letter and number in parentheses refer to the
lesson where the number is originally taught
15. For your consideration
For students already using Edmark Reading
Program a master pre/post test is included in
the packet. This is designed by the
presenter and not part of the Edmark
Reading Program. It is useful in determining
placement, regression, and present levels of
functioning for those students already using
Edmark Reading Program.
16. Word Recognition Lesson
Teaches one word per lesson till lesson 60, then 2
words per lesson and plurals, plus word endings:
-ed, -ing
Two student responses:
Multiple choice frames - student points to the word
and reads it
Read back frames - student reads the word aloud
17. WR codes in left margin
Asterisk means it is a readback frame - teacher
says “Read it”
A, B, C means it is a multiple choice frame.
The first column on the left is A, the second
is B and the third is C. The teacher says,
“Show me _____(A, B, C)___.”
If there is no code, there is only one obvious
choice.
18. Numbers on left
wr19-3b
Means: Word Recognition Lesson 19
Frame 3
Column b
Teacher says: “Show me green”.
19. WR- Word Recognition
Each word is repeated enough times
throughout the program to give permanent
acquisition. There is systematic repetition of
learned words.
Criterion - No more than 4 errors
Recordkeeping - Write in word errors and
date
20. Sequential Progression
The teacher can decide if the student needs
to spend more time on a lesson or would
progress better by skipping a particularly
troublesome lesson
If you choose to skip a lesson and let the
student do the next lesson, make sure to
return to the problem lesson and meet the
criterion on it.
21. Picture / Phrase Card Lesson
Teaches comprehension by matching pictures to
phrases
The Picture/Phrase card is in front of the student with
the stacked phrase cards
The student reads the phrase card aloud and
matches it to the correct picture
Criterion: No errors
Record keeping - date and letter of the phrase
missed
22. Direction Card Lesson
Teaches comprehension by having the student read
Direction Card and match an illustration
Teacher lays Direction Card in front of student and
spreads out Illustrations. The teacher has the
student read the words in box 1 and put the
matching illustrations in that box.
Criterion - no errors
Recordkeeping - write the date and the boxes
missed
23. Story Book Lesson
Systematic use of words in regular reading
format
Student reads the story aloud
Criterion - No criterion for Story Book
Lessons
Recordkeeping - Record date and word
errors
24. Program Support Materials
Supplemental Stories - Extra reading
practice. Use as teacher sees the need.
Signing Manual - Gives the sign for all words
taught in the program.
25. Class Room Set Up
For distractible students face present the
lesson with them facing away from class
room activities
Tilt boards are very useful for Word
Recognition Lessons
Have lessons organized so students don’t
wait while you gather papers
26. Motivation -
Reward success!
Build rewards into your classroom behavior
program
Have students read to parents and
administration.
Be proud!
27. Organizational Ideas
For ease of reaching the materials and
grouping students the Edmark Reading
Program can be divided into 4 pieces and
stored in magazine holders. Attached is the
materials division. The Story Book Lessons
are the only piece that must be shared.
28. Organizational Ideas
Another way to access Edmark Reading
Program is to use hanging files in a portable
file.
Picture Phrase Cards can be stored in a 3
ring binder for easy access
29. Organizational Ideas
If you get a new kit, Direction Cards and
Picture Phrase Cards come in solid sheets to
be perforated. Before you perforate them,
you might want to use different colored
highlighter to mark on the back on solid
pieces before you separate the pieces for
easier grouping.
Over 600 little pieces of paper in the kit!
30. Edmark Reading Program, Level 2
Teaches 200 new words
Reviews 150 words from Level 1
Teaches compound words
31. Instructional Components, Level 2
Four types of lessons
Pre-test / Review
Word Recognition Lessons
Picture / Phrase Cards
Story Book Lessons
32. Materials:
Pro-Ed
Edmark Reading Program Level 1 $475
Edmark Reading Program Level 2 $475
Other recommended reading resources:
Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with
Moderate or Severe Disabilities, Copeland & Keefe
Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome,
Oelwein
33. Supplemental Materials-
Available Separately
Edmark Reading Program Software -
Can be used independently or in correlation with the print
curriculum.
Positives - Visually and auditorily interesting, students can record
their own voice reading, automatic record keeping, kids like it,
strong reinforcer for words learned
Be sure to teach “Call your teacher” and do not let the students
learn the code to make adjustments.
Compatible with TouchWindow, mouse, alternate keyboard, single
switch
34. Supplemental Materials - Continued
Supplemental Worksheets
286 blackline masters providing practice
using Edmark words in cutting and pasting,
drawing lines from words to matching
illustrations, circling words to match
illustrations and underlining words to match
illustrations.
35. Supplemental Materials- Continued
Edmark Bingo - game format for teaching the
words learned. Students on different levels
can play the game at the same time.
Edmark Homework - activities to do at home
and encourage parent involvement
Edmark Spelling – Teaches the spelling of
Edmark words through the activities of
writing, filling in missing letters, drawing,
writing a dictionary definition.
36. Edmark Functional Word Series
Teaches 400 useful sight words using the
same method
Signs Around You
Fast Food / Restaurant Words
Grocery Words
Job / Work Words
Available separately from Pro-Ed
Notes de l'éditeur
Intro self- RT APS/UNM Partnership for MR and SD 5 years, 27 years teaching in ISP programs
Sight words only. Phonics used if student has those skills, nice in combination
Overhead Student Record Book, pg 9
Show Pre-reading lesson, from easy to complex “Mask”