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Personalized Learning Makes a Huge Difference

Australia, Learning Centers, Specials

Have you considered how personalized learning could make a huge difference for your child this school year? Many families come for instruction in the fall and take advantage of savings available during the school year.

Learn more, save more

Enjoy up to 15% off instruction when you secure your child’s schedule. The discount rate varies from 5%-15% off, depending on the amount of total sessions scheduled. The more you schedule, the more you save!

Save on any type of Lindamood-Bell instruction

Student instruction can focus on reading, math, and/or comprehension, wherever your child needs help. Savings apply to our renowned sensory-cognitive instruction, after-school homework help, and more.

Save everywhere

Savings apply for in-person and Online Instruction during the school year only. Choose what works for you!

New to Lindamood-Bell?

If school is hard for your child, you need to know why. Identifying strengths and weaknesses is the first step toward helping a child. A learning evaluation will uncover the underlying challenges affecting school performance. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss an individualized learning plan to make school easier and more successful for your child.

Watch how one mom experiences receiving help at Lindamood-Bell. She describes the effects of instruction on her son’s learning ability and self-esteem, as well as the positive impact on the entire family.

To find out more about the Learn More, Save More offer and to get started, call us!

Double Bay (02) 9328 7119  ~ Chatswood (02) 9410 1006

Lindamood-Bell is an Approved Professional Development Provider in Massachusetts

For Schools, Professional Development

 

As an approved Professional Development Provider in Massachusetts, we have trained thousands of educators across the state, including in Boston Public Schools, Chicopee Public Schools, Holyoke Public Schools, and the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative.  We provide teacher workshops to address phonemic awareness, phonics, orthographic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.  Our interventions are systematic and explicit and are effective for students with diverse learning needs, including students in special education and those diagnosed with dyslexia and autism.   See our results with schools here. 

 

Lindamood-Bell® Professional Development 

We are proud to support teachers as they implement explicit and systematic instruction in evidence-based practices.  Evidence-based programs are key to our solutions for schools.

Lindamood-Bell professional development services are 100% available online, including teacher workshops, help with online teaching, job-embedded coaching, and comprehensive school partnerships. We help schools build expertise in aligning assessments with instruction for students in all tiers of instruction. Our programs address the skills needed for students to access curriculum:

 

Reading and Spelling Programs

Seeing Stars

Symbol Imagery for Phonological and Orthographic Processing in Reading and Spelling

Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)

Phonemic Awareness for Reading, Spelling, and Speech

 

Comprehension Programs

Visualizing and Verbalizing (VV)

Concept Imagery for Language Comprehension, Thinking, and Memory

Talkies

Foundational Development in Concept Imagery, Oral Language Comprehension, and Expression

 

Schools partner with us for our expertise in aligning assessments with instruction for students in all tiers of instruction. Our programs address the skills needed for students to access any core curriculum. While district needs vary, we help apply best practices to diverse challenges. Explore our schedule of online professional development workshops. Contact us with questions and to discuss how your school can get started, including quotes for in-service events 800-233-1819.

 

Lindamood-Bell® Professional Development is in programs endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education.

Lindamood-Bell selected by the Louisiana Department of Education as a Provider of Professional Development in Special Education

For Schools, Professional Development

 

Lindamood-Bell is proud to have been selected by the Louisiana Department of Education as a Provider of Professional Development in Special Education. The Louisiana Department of Education Partnerships for Success Guide leads educators to professional development that will help develop their capacity to meet the needs of students. We teach educators evidence-based interventions that change learning. Schools can improve literacy and reduce the need for Special Education services among students.

Since 1986, Lindamood-Bell has worked with schools, educators, and students to implement programs and organizational processes that develop or remediate literacy skills. We help educators provide evidence-based, sensory-cognitive instruction as a basis for developing phonemic awareness, phonics, orthographic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. 

Our partnerships with schools have succeeded in closing the achievement gap by providing explicit, cumulative, and systematic instruction in this methodology. We have substantial evidence of effectiveness with turning around low-performing schools and increasing reading proficiency with struggling readers, including students with dyslexia and in special education. 

 

Case Study | Fort Smith Public Schools

Fort Smith Public Schools in Fort Smith, Arkansas, serves a large percentage of students who are at-risk of reading failure. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, Fort Smith Public Schools implemented Lindamood-Bell® instruction to address the specific needs of dyslexic students and provide a solid foundation for all early learners. The partnership has been cost-effective for schools and life-changing for students. Read about their successful Summer Reading Program and download the results here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These changes were reflected across subpopulations of Economically Disadvantaged, Special Education, and English Language Learners. The results of this study illustrate that implementing Lindamood-Bell instruction in the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® programs in whole classroom settings leads to improved reading, which is essential to achieving success with school curricula.

Read about their successful Summer Reading Program and download the results here.

See more of our results with schools here.

 

Louisiana Department of Education Professional Development in Special Education Provider

Research-validated programs are key to our solutions for schools.

Our evidence-based approach addresses the imagery-language foundation that is a silent partner to cognition and literacy—often the missing piece in helping students close the achievement gap. 

Lindamood-Bell® Professional Development for Special Education includes teacher workshops and job-embedded coaching in the areas of Communication and Functional Skills. View Louisiana Department of Education Partnerships for Success Guide for Professional Development in Special Education. Our programs address the skills needed for students to access curriculum:

 

Reading and Spelling Programs

Seeing Stars

Symbol Imagery for Phonological and Orthographic Processing in Reading and Spelling

Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)

Phonemic Awareness for Reading, Spelling, and Speech

 

Comprehension Programs

Visualizing and Verbalizing (VV)

Concept Imagery for Language Comprehension, Thinking, and Memory

Talkies

Foundational Development in Concept Imagery, Oral Language Comprehension, and Expression

 

Explore our professional development workshops and contact us with questions and to discuss how your school can get started.

Contact:

Erika Blackwell, Director of Sales Operations 

Erika.Blackwell@LindamoodBell.com 

(800) 233-1819 

 

 

Lindamood-Bell Professional Development is in programs endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education.

Lindamood-Bell is a Colorado READ Act Provider

For Schools, Professional Development

 

In 1997, Lindamood-Bell began partnering with districts in Colorado to train teachers in evidence-based reading instruction.  Since then we have worked with dozens of school districts and hundreds of schools around the state to increase student achievement. Twenty-six years later, we are proud to continue our support for educators and students under the Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act (READ Act).

The READ Act, passed by the Colorado legislature in 2012, focuses on early literacy development for all students.

Our instructional approach is based on the cognitive science of learning and structured literacy.  It is often an essential missing piece for struggling readers and early reading development.  Our levels of professional development support teachers in how to teach within a MTSS/RtI framework,  not just what to teach.  

 

Professional Development 

Our success with Colorado schools is based on ongoing support and partnership.

Workshops Online or In-person (we come to you)

Here’s how to get started:

  1. Schedule a free Zoom overview for your leadership team.
  2. Review your literacy and math intervention needs.
  3. We’ll determine customized PD options that meet your needs.

    

Profiles of Success in Colorado Schools

Pueblo City Schools – One of our earliest partnerships in the state, 1998 to 2008, Pueblo City Schools expanded Lindamood-Bell to all elementary schools and implemented the program through all tiers of instruction.  Click on this peer-reviewed study to see the results.  Citing multiple factors related to student achievement – including evidence-based instruction, staff training, ongoing coaching support, and leadership –  the study authors concluded that the district “went by the book in producing large-scale reform with much success.”

 

Cañon City School District – Cañon City invested in Level 3 PD (job-embedded coaching) to increase instructional quality, and to sustain professional growth over time. Watch this video below on how the district has developed staff and raised literacy skills.

 

Haskin Elementary School, Center School District – Haskin implemented a school-wide school improvement initiative to address chronic low performance.  See how Haskin made the largest growth in the state among all Turnaround Schools, increasing reading from 28% to 76% proficient in only three years.

 

 

San Luis Valley BOCES – This special education collaborative trained staff in Lindamood-Bell with an IDEA grant to increase reading for students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. Watch a webinar on how the BOCES implemented Lindamood-Bell instruction through their distance learning model. 

 

Ready to See Your Child Succeed Like Never Before?

Academy

 

Is your child struggling in traditional school? We offer the flexibility your child needs. With Academy’s rolling enrollment, you can switch schools at any time. Get a customized program designed to be the best fit for your child’s success.

 

Especially now, the personalized approach to school at Lindamood-Bell Academy is ideal for many students. The Academy is the only school that provides evidence-based, renowned language, literacy, and math skills development and applies that to a fully engaged, interactive, live-online, or in-person education.

 

For over thirty years, we have believed passionately that all children can learn to their potential. Our teachers genuinely engage with their students, and as a result, our students enjoy academic growth, create social connections, and develop a love of learning. 

 

Whether your student needs a full year or simply one-semester enrollment, Lindamood-Bell Academy’s rolling admission allows you to make that choice. Students can attend in-person, live-online, or a hybrid of the two.

 

Ready to see your child succeed like never before? Make the switch now. Watch now to see the Academy difference.

 

 

Call 800-300-1818 to learn more or get in touch to enroll.

Transform Your Child’s School Year

Academy, Learning Centers

 

Worried about learning loss or the “summer slide?” Whether your student has always struggled or is experiencing difficulty with academics for the first time, our Learning Center can help.

With Lindamood-Bell instruction, your student can catch up or get ahead before the fall, potentially making years of progress in a matter of weeks. Our one-to-one, dynamic instruction helps individuals of all ages and abilities learn to read and comprehend to their potential.  


 

Take the first step toward helping your child. A Learning Ability Evaluation will uncover the strengths and weaknesses affecting school performance. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss a personalized learning plan to make school easier. Get real results and see confidence bloom.

Contact your local LEARNING CENTER to get started.

Go Back to School with Confidence | Summer Instruction at Lindamood-Bell

Learning Camps, Learning Centers

At Lindamood-Bell, students develop sensory-cognitive processing as a foundation for all learning. Instruction is personalized to each student’s individual needs. Our unique approach is evidence-based and improves reading, comprehension, and math skills. Students return to school with new-found confidence and joy in learning, ready to succeed.  

Our renowned instruction is one-to-one, so we’ll only spend time on what your child needs. Our instructors are positive and dynamic, and we see each question we ask, each interaction with a student, as an opportunity to develop their cognition. Our goal is to help students who are struggling with reading, comprehension, or math overcome and succeed. 

Some students may benefit from an accelerated program to advance in areas like writing, study skills, and test-taking. Instruction can also help students apply their skills to a new task like story problems or reading fluency.

See how instruction can make school easier this fall.

 

Check with your local Learning Center about in-person and live, online options.

Find your location or call us! 800-300-1818

Let’s Make This Summer Incredible!

Learning Centers

Imagine your child starting next school year confident and ready to tackle any learning challenge. With Lindamood-Bell, expect the incredible! We successfully develop the skills necessary for reading, writing, comprehension, and math. Watch as your child blossoms with a new love of learning!

The unique, dynamic instruction at Lindamood-Bell is personalized,. one-to-one, focusing on your child’s needs. Both evidence-based and research-supported, it’s instruction you can count on. Our engaging, fun staff and renowned curriculum instruction will change your child’s life.

 

Meet Vanessa and Angel: parents who needed help getting their son’s reading on the right track. Like so many others, they had nearly lost hope. With Lindamood-Bell, they saw incredible gains with their child in record time.

 

Learn about incredible summer programs here. Get started with our Learning Ability Evaluation. The information you’ll receive will answer questions about your child’s school performance, behavior, frustrations, homework issues, and expectations. Then, join us to see your child increase the learning skills that will make school incredible instead of infuriating!

Find your location or call us! 800-300-1818

Job-Embedded PD makes the difference in Fulton County, Georgia

Dyslexia, For Schools, Professional Development

 

Fulton County Schools in Georgia is a diverse school district serving large parts of the Atlanta area. In 2019 the district’s special education department recognized the need for improved reading instruction for their students. They sought to address all components of decoding, including phonemic awareness, word recognition, and reading accuracy, as well as a way to help develop students’ vocabulary and comprehension for oral and written language. 

 

Fulton County selected Lindamood-Bell to provide initial and ongoing professional development in the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® (V/V®) programs. Seeing Stars addresses all components of decoding, while V/V addresses vocabulary and comprehension. The district decided to implement a phased-in model over five years, allowing the district to provide workshops and effectively support at least 100 new teachers each year. 

 

During the second year of implementation, Fulton County began expansion into additional elementary school sites, as well as several district middle schools.  Providing job-embedded professional development to middle school staff will allow upper elementary students to continue to receive process-based instruction and close the achievement gap as they move into secondary education. Teachers have been receiving the initial Level 1 workshop, and access to asynchronous review and next-step Level 2 professional development coursework to continue to grow their skills. 

 

Crucially, Fulton County Schools recognized the need for ongoing job-embedded professional development through Lindamood-Bell consultants present in live sessions via Zoom. This level of sustained and rigorous support has been a key factor in the quality and fidelity of instruction, a model supported by best practices in teacher preparation and effectiveness. 

 

During these live sessions, Lindamood-Bell consultants have been able to interact directly with students and teachers to model, co-teach, and provide feedback on lessons in real-time. They have also provided lesson plans and written session analyses to teachers. This has been supplemented by monthly Professional Learning Community meetings between Lindamood-Bell consultants and Fulton County staff. Building leaders have also been given opportunities to observe instruction alongside a Lindamood-Bell Project Director to help provide them with a better understanding of what instruction should look like, and how they can continue to support their teachers with implementation.

 

During the 2021-22 school year, Fulton County special education teachers implemented Lindamood-Bell® instruction to address the specific needs of this student population. One thousand six hundred eighty-eight(1,688) students received primarily Seeing Stars instruction to develop symbol imagery and phonemic awareness for reading. Instruction was delivered by Fulton County teachers who received professional development in the programs developed by Lindamood-Bell’s founders. Students in grades K-8 received small group instruction as close to daily as feasible for 30-45 minutes. Student gains were measured with the i-Ready Reading Diagnostic. (Note: Some small groups received Visualizing & Verbalizing instruction for language comprehension and thinking.)

 

 

RESULTS:
On average, Fulton County Schools achieved significant improvements in overall reading placement for their LindamoodBell students. In fall i-Ready® testing, 1,382 out of 1,688 students were two or more levels below the target for their grade. In spring testing, 1,112 students were two or more levels below, a decrease of 20%. Furthermore, the number of students on or above level in overall reading scores grew from 28 in fall testing to 186 in spring testing, an increase of 664%. The results of this study illustrate that Lindamood-Bell instruction leads to improved reading, which is essential to achieving success with school curricula.

PROFILE: Special Education Students – End-of-Year Results 
Number of Students: 1,688
Grade Levels: Kindergarten-8th Grade
Lindamood-Bell Programs Implemented: Seeing Stars®

Outcome Measures:
• i-Ready® Reading Diagnostic

 

 

The district and Lindamood-Bell are continuing their five-year partnership in 2023-24. Teacher workshops and ongoing professional development will be provided for Fulton County staff. 

 

Contact us to learn more about how Lindamood-Bell can make a difference for your students.

Alaska Schools and Lindamood-Bell—A Proven Partnership Since 1992

For Schools, Professional Development

 

Since our first partnership with Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in 1992, Lindamood-Bell has collaborated with schools across Alaska to deliver in-person and virtual professional development to teachers providing literacy instruction for struggling readers and students with learning disabilities. 

 

Since 1986, Lindamood-Bell has worked with schools, educators, and students to implement programs and organizational processes that develop or remediate literacy skills. We help educators provide evidence-based, sensory-cognitive instruction as a basis for developing phonemic awareness, phonics, orthographic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, math, and reading comprehension.

 

Our partnerships with schools have succeeded in closing the achievement gap by providing explicit, cumulative, and systematic instruction in this methodology. We have substantial evidence of effectiveness with turning around low-performing schools and increasing reading proficiency with struggling readers, including students with dyslexia and in special education.

 

Profiles of Success: School and Student Outcomes

 

We have created school implementation and professional development options designed to maximize student achievement. The following are two examples. See more of our results with schools here.

 

Kodiak Island Borough School District

Kodiak Island School Borough (KISB) serves a large percentage of students who are at-risk of reading failure. During the summer of 2016, KISB implemented Lindamood-Bell instruction to address the specific needs of this student population. Teachers received initial workshops and job-embedded professional development to build their instructional capacity. Statistically significant gains were made on all reading measures.

 

 

 

Levels of Professional Learning 

 

Evidence-based programs are key to our solutions for schools.

Our approach addresses the imagery-language foundation that is a silent partner to cognition and literacy—often the missing piece in helping students close the achievement gap. 

Lindamood-Bell for Schools Levels of Professional Learning include teacher workshops, job-embedded coaching, and comprehensive school partnerships. We help schools build expertise in aligning assessments with instruction for students in all tiers of instruction. Our programs address the skills needed for students to access curriculum.

 

Reading and Spelling Programs

 

Seeing Stars

Symbol Imagery for Phonological and Orthographic Processing in Reading and Spelling

Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)

Phonemic Awareness for Reading, Spelling, and Speech

 

Comprehension Programs

 

Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)

Concept Imagery for Language Comprehension, Thinking, and Memory

Talkies

Concept Imagery for Oral Language Comprehension and Expression

 

Math Program

 

On Cloud Nine

Numeral Imagery and Concept Imagery for Computation, Word Problems, and Reasoning

 

Explore our professional development workshops, and contact us with questions and to discuss how your school can get started.

 

Contact: Brill Pennington, Regional Director of Development for Schools 

brill.pennington@LindamoodBell.com or pd.solutions@lindamoodbell.com

(805) 546-5601