Reading Intervention Program

The Orton-Gillingham approach is a multi-sensory way of teaching literacy to individuals who struggle with reading, writing and spelling. The curricular content and instructional practices used in the Orton-Gillingham approach are based on 80 years of research and validation. The Orton-Gillingham approach has shown significant success in a one teacher - one student instructional model.

A multi-sensory curriculum encompasses visual, auditory and tactile learning to improve focus, visualization and retention. Conducive to all types of learners, a multi-sensory approach uses a range of activities to promote learning. Brightmont's Reading Intervention Program includes music, interactive games, making predictions, retelling passages, summarizing, webbing, paraphrasing, highlighting, and outlining.

The Reading Intervention Program is for struggling readers in Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The curriculum is customized for the student's age and need.

All Brightmont programs are offered year-round. Students can enroll during the traditional school year as well as over the summer.

A Campus Director will discuss with you the best scheduling for your family's needs. We recommend students take 2-3 sessions each week.

Students with dyslexia may struggle with phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, auditory processing of language, and/or writing. The Reading Intervention Program will address your child's individual skill gaps using an Orton-Gillingham based approach. Your student will get visual, audio and kinesthetic instruction to learn grapheme/phoneme connections and build symbol imagery. At every step, a Brightmont instructor will work at the pace your child needs to learn new skills and read fluently.

Individuals with autism may struggle with language and processing delays that range from mild to severe and make reading comprehension a challenge. Our admissions team will have a discussion with you about your child's needs to determine if this program is a good fit. Based on your child's strengths and weaknesses, the curriculum will be customized to focus on skill gaps including reading comprehension. Your student will get visual, audio and kinesthetic instruction to build concept imagery. One-to-one instruction from a Brightmont instructor will move at the pace your child needs to understand and retain what they read.

The Reading Intervention Program can help your student improve their reading and understanding of math problems. It can be paired with our math skills-building program to help your student strengthen math concepts and calculations.

No, we welcome students who are enrolled in another local school. This program is a great choice to try one-to-one instruction at Brightmont and enroll in additional services such as tutoring or courses when needed.

Students who are enrolled in a Brightmont course can layer Reading Intervention Program sessions into their existing schedule. This allows the student to focus on reading skills and course content separately.