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We partner with school to implement aPhoneme Sequencing, and Talkies programs.
comprehensive Learning Community in a School- In-services and consulting in Response to
based on professional development andIntervention (RTL).
collaboration. Utilizing best practices for language- In-services and consulting in Progress Monitoring
and Literacy development, our model for schoolsand Differentiated Instruction
can dramatically increase and sustain student- Direct, on-site coaching  and program
achievement. The following features are includedmanagement on a full-time or regular basis for all
in a Lindamood-Bell Learning Community in ainstruction staff
school.- Advanced professional development and
Research based Instructional Practicescertification for instructional leaders to promote
The instructional programs authored by theprogram quality, fidelity, and sustainability 
founders and directors of Lindamood-Bell have- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
been implemented successful in clinical orDifferentiated Instruction and Response to
school-based settings for more than 30 years.Intervention (Rtf)Professional development is
They are research-based programs that addressprovided in the concepts and application of an Rtl
the underlying language processing skills requiredmodel, including diagnostics assessment,
for competency in reading, comprehension, anddifferentiated instruction, and progress monitoring,
math. A unique feature of the programs isLindamood-Bell provides regular reports to schools
instruction based on a theory of cognition. Specificand district leadership to measure efficacy of
brain-based skills such as symbol imagery, conceptprogram implementation.
imagery, and phonemic awareness must beSensory cognitive instruction is integrated into a
developed in order for students to benefit fromTier 1 application to augment a school’s core
standard-based instruction, strategies, materials,language arts curriculum. In K-2, instruction is
and curricula. The sensory- cognitiveinstructionfocused in both decoding and comprehension skills
practices explicitly develop the five recognizedranging from 30 to 60 minutes per day.
components of reading: phonics, phonemicDepending on the learning profile of the classroom.
awareness, fluency, vocabulary andIn the upper elementary grades, daily instruction is
comprehension.provided for 20 t0 30 minutes focusing on
Professional Developmentcomprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking
Lindamood-Bell provides extensive, on-goingskills. Program steps are flexible and adaptive to
professional development for each of the schoolthe varied learning needs of a classroom.
partnership. The goal is to programWithin the elementary classroom setting, a
implementation with quality and fidelity.“push-in” model emphasized e Tier 2
Professional development includes:application of the programs. At-risk students are
Introductory workshops in sensory cognitivegrouped homogenously based on data and overall
programs, including the Seeing Stars. On Cloudacademic.
Nine, Visualizing and Verbalizing , Lindamood-Bell