All posts by Julie Gisbon

Social Connections at Lindamood-Bell Academy: It’s Easy to Make Friends

Academy

 

Your child deserves a dynamic interactive school experience where they will thrive. The Academy’s positive and caring staff will create an individualized learning plan for your child’s unique learning needs.

And, whether live-online or in person, your child will have the opportunity to form close, social connections with their classmates.

“My favorite part of Academy is that everyone is nice, and it’s easy to make friends. I love working with my teachers and friends either one-to-one or in small groups.” – Grace, a student

 

Listen to Tim talk about his friends at Lindamood-Bell Academy:

 

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

Summer Spots are Filling Fast!

Australia, Learning Centers

After the past couple of years many students lost ground in basic academic skills. Stanford researchers reported that “reading fluency among second- and third-graders is roughly thirty percent behind what would be expected in a typical year.”

We know from experience that the earlier a learning issue is addressed, the less time it will take to get a student on track and feeling confident. 

If your child is struggling now, we can identify current strengths and weaknesses and give them the help they need now, before school starts. A learning evaluation will uncover the specific strengths and weaknesses that are affecting school performance. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss an individualized learning plan to ensure success for your child.

Helping families prevent and reverse learning loss over summer is what we do through our unique, data-driven instruction. Our students make years of growth in reading and comprehension in a matter of just weeks.

Our unique, evidence-based approach is effective with many students including those with dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, or a general learning challenge. We can help students catch up, enhance their skills, or just make learning easier. 

Our one-to-one, personalized summer learning is in-person or online. Hurry, summer spots are filling fast. 

Watch how a mother describes how Lindamood-Bell instruction improved her daughter’s language and literacy skills.

Secure your spot now! 

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

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

Meet Bentley, an Academy Success Star!

Academy

Bentley had experienced years of struggle in school and foster homes. He made little academic progress despite being a social, happy child. Most of the schools focused on behavioral control instead of cognition and skills. Bentley was facing a challenging future—until he came to Academy. The Lindamood-Bell Academy is a unique in-person or online accredited private school where we develop sensory-cognitive processing as a foundation for all learning.

 

 

The positive, engaging approach to school at Academy features Socratic questioning—instructors teach students to integrate sensory information to help them develop their language and literacy skills. Unlike any other school, the Academy’s primary goal is to develop cognition. This unique approach to building a foundation based on sensory-cognitive processing yields incredible results. 

 

Soon Bentley was able to read and write, experiencing success at school for the first time. Academy’s caring, highly skilled instructors focus on exactly what each student personally needs. Bentley has a bright future now because he received the proper instruction. He has a chance to shine like a star.

 

Get in touch to find out how Lindamood-Bell Academy can be the solution for your child.

Summer Spots are Filling Fast!

Learning Centers

After the past couple of years many students lost ground in basic academic skills. Stanford researchers reported that “reading fluency among second- and third-graders is roughly thirty percent behind what would be expected in a typical year.”

We know from experience that the earlier a learning issue is addressed, the less time it will take to get a student on track and feeling confident. 

If your child is struggling now, we can identify current strengths and weaknesses and give them the help they need now, before school starts. A learning evaluation will uncover the specific strengths and weaknesses that are affecting school performance. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss an individualized learning plan to ensure success for your child.

Helping families prevent and reverse learning loss over summer is what we do through our unique, data-driven instruction. Our students make years of growth in reading and comprehension in a matter of just weeks.

Our unique, evidence-based approach is effective with many students including those with dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, or a general learning challenge. We can help students catch up, enhance their skills, or just make learning easier. 

Our one-to-one, personalized summer learning is in-person or online. Hurry, summer spots are filling fast. 

Watch how a mother describes how Lindamood-Bell instruction improved her daughter’s language and literacy skills.

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

Now is a Great Time for Instruction

Australia, Learning Centers, Specials

Autumn is a great time to consider how changing your child’s learning could make a huge difference this school year. While summer is a busy time in our learning centers, many families come for instruction in the autumn and take advantage of savings available only from February-November. 

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. 

Save on any type of Lindamood-Bell instruction

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

Save everywhere

Savings applies for Learning Center and Online Instruction during the months of February-November.

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 strengths and weaknesses affecting school performance. In a thorough results consultation, we will discuss an individualized learning plan to make school easier.

Watch how one mom describes seeking 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.

Some students come to us with a previous diagnosis such as dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, or a general learning challenge. Some students seek our help to enhance their skills or to just make learning easier.

Contact us to find out about Learn More, Save More and to get started.

Sydney Chatswood: (02) 9410 1006

Sydney Double Bay: (02) 9328 7119

Lindamood-Bell Selected by the Indiana Department of Education as a School Improvement Technical Assistance Partner

* News, For Schools, Professional Development

 

Lindamood-Bell is proud to have been selected by the Indiana Department of Education to be a School Improvement Technical Assistance Partner. Lindamood-Bell has extensive experience in partnering with schools to increase student achievement. 

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. 

 

Profiles of Success: School and Student Outcomes

We have created school implementation and professional development options designed to maximize student achievement. The following are 3 examples, See more of our results with schools here.

 

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 their results here.

 

Pueblo City Schools

Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing were selected by Pueblo City Schools (PCS) to address decoding and comprehension instruction. It was used for 10 years, ending with a peer-reviewed, independent impact evaluation study examining the effects of its usage with 3rd-5th grade students (Sadoski & Willson, 2006). The statewide comparison yielded statistically significant comparative results for Pueblo’s grades 3-5, longitudinally tracking comparative statewide growth on the Colorado State Assessment Program (CSAP) as a dependent measure of success. This Title I urban district, with 32 elementary schools, went from the bottom of Colorado’s Title I urban school districts to the top. The analysis included all SES, minority, and special education groups. The study exceeded the highest of evidence-based standards as it was not restricted based on sample size, nor randomized. Access the independent peer-reviewed article, Effects of a Theoretically Based Large-Scale Reading Intervention in a Multicultural Urban School District.

 

Haskin Elementary 

As an approved provider in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Education, the Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing programs were used to address decoding and language comprehension needs of students at Haskin Elementary, in Center, Colorado as part of the Federal School Improvement Grant initiative. Over three years, Haskin Elementary was the only school in the state to progress from “turnaround” status (the lowest 5% in the state) to “performance” status, the highest accountability metric in the state. This is especially notable since Haskin was a Title I school (over 90% minority, with free and reduced lunch), and over 50% speaking English as a Second Language. Learn more and download the Case Study.

 

Indiana Department of Education 

School Improvement Technical Assistance Partner 

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’s approved School Improvement services 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 and Math Programs

Visualizing and Verbalizing(VV)

Concept Imagery for Language Comprehension, Thinking, and Memory

Talkies

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

On Cloud Nine Math

Visualizing and Verbalizing for Math

 

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

Contact: Brill Rawlins, Regional Director of Development for Schools 

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

(805) 546-5601

View our School Improvement Provider Profile on the Department of Education Website

Recover Learning Loss with Online Workshops and Summer School

For Schools, Professional Development

Lindamood-Bell’s acclaimed evidence-based programs improve student achievement in reading, comprehension, and math, even for students diagnosed with learning difficulties such as dyslexia and autism. Whether you are teaching online or in-person, Lindamood-Bell offers two approaches to the challenges of learning loss in these challenging times. 

Help students mitigate learning loss.

The first is Professional Development to build teacher capacity to address learning gaps. Our Workshops are live, highly interactive, and include hands-on practice. Now is the time to register for Spring and Summer Level 1 inservice workshops. The benefits of a group workshop include:  

  • Discounted rates and materials
  • Year-long membership to asynchronous Level 2 Professional Learning 
  • Convenient scheduling
  • CEUs and Post-Graduate Credit available 

Limited group inservice events are available.  Contact Us to request a quote and secure your dates. 

Transform your Summer School program in 2022.

Lindamood-Bell has long partnered with school districts, offering training and job-embedded coaching with program guidance and implementation. We are providing Learning Loss Recovery and ESY programs for 2022.  

Benefits include:

  • Intensive intervention models for 50, 75, or 100 students. Customized models are available to meet your district’s needs.
  • Instructional hours for students equal to a full school year in just FOUR weeks
  • Frequent, individualized job-embedded coaching as teachers progress through the program
  • Comprehensive project management and implementation guidance 
  • Diagnostic assessment and reporting (optional)

Our summer school model is proven in both in-person and online formats.  Learn More about our successful summer school programs.  Call 800-233-1819 to request a customized proposal.

Reading Gains with Intensive Summer Camp

For Schools, Professional Development

Traditional In-person Summer School 

Laurens County schools in Dublin, GA implemented an intensive, in-person summer reading camp. During the 2019 Summer School, Laurens County implemented Lindamood-Bell® instruction to address the specific needs of this student population. Data is available on 21 students who received an average of 60.7 hours of primarily Seeing Stars instruction to develop symbol imagery for reading. The instruction was delivered by Laurens County teachers who received professional development in the programs. Student gains were measured with a battery of reading assessments.

On average, Seeing Stars students achieved significant improvements in reading. Their pre to post-test results were statistically significant on nearly all measures. The results of this study illustrate that Lindamood-Bell instruction in the Seeing Stars program leads to improved reading, which is essential to achieving success with school curricula.

PROFILE:

Number of Students: 21

Average Age: 9.5

Average Hours of Instruction: 60.7

Lindamood-Bell Programs Implemented: Seeing Stars®

Outcome Measures:

• Symbol Imagery Test

• Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-3rd (word attack)

• Wide Range Achievement Test-4th (reading and spelling)

• Gray Oral Reading Tests-4th (rate, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension)

 

Online Summer Camp 

Many schools are delivering online instruction to struggling readers. Unfortunately, there is a lack of research on the impact of online small-group reading intervention, leaving educators without an evidence-based model. Results from an online summer reading camp demonstrate a promising model to replicate.

Over four weeks in the summer of 2020, Lindamood-Bell provided job-embedded PD to a district implementing small-group instruction using the Seeing Stars® program. The district targeted 100 students performing in the lowest quartile on the MAP assessment to receive the daily intensive intervention.  The instruction was delivered by 35 Fort Smith Public Schools teachers who received professional development in the program authored by LindamoodBell’s founders. 

Watch this dynamic online small-group instruction in action.

 

 

A battery of nationally normed reading assessments measured student gains. Data is available on 14 students receiving an average of 37 hours of instruction. Students made substantial gains in symbol imagery, word attack, and word recognition, skills necessary for establishing independent readers. These gains correlate to nearly a year’s worth of age and grade level growth.

 

 

PROFILE: 

Number of Students: 14

Average Age: 9.9

Average Hours of Instruction: 37.6

Programs Implemented: Seeing Stars

Outcome Measures:

• Symbol Imagery Test

• Woodcock-Johnson Word Attack

• Wide-Range Achievement Test – Reading

 

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

 

Contact us at (800) 233-1819 or pd.solutions@lindamoodbell.com with questions and to discuss how your school can get started.

 

 

Lindamood-Bell 2021 Highlights

Academy, For Schools, Learning Centers, Professional Development

We are grateful for each individual who has learned with us worldwide at our Learning Centers, Lindamood-Bell Academy, Workshops, and School Partnerships. 

For over thirty-five years, we have believed that all children and adults can learn to read and comprehend to their potential. 

As it was in 1986, our goal is to make a life-changing difference. No matter what challenges may come this year, we will be the light for all who dream about being able to learn.

Nanci Bell

Co-founder

 

 

Learning Centers

We are so proud of all of our students! Extraordinary challenges were met with extraordinary efforts which led to great successes! 

Here’s what 2021 looked like in our Learning Centers:

  • 53 Learning Center Locations worldwide
  • 3,687 students received in-person, blended, or virtual instruction: all 100% live and face-to-face. 
  • In person: 1,208 students
  • Online: 1,682
  • Blended: 797
  • Gifted $228,879 for life-changing instruction to families in need 
  • Collaborated with over 1,000 professionals
  • Over 50 community support projects

Lindamood-Bell Academy

The Academy is in its sixth year of operation!

Our proven approach, with engaging, experienced instructors in every class, evidence-based programs, and standards-aligned curriculum, enabled our students to thrive during a challenging year.

  • 214 students worldwide
    • 51 online
    • 163 online + in person

Lindamood-Bell for Schools

Lindamood-Bell’s unique school implementation and professional learning options helped maximize student achievement even in the midst of crisis. 

  • 7,490 participants attended professional development workshops. 
  • 875 teachers received job-embedded professional development.
  • Over 4,300 students were reached via school partnerships.
  • Over 7,000 members are in our online professional learning community.
  • Participants from 37 countries.

Systematic Approach to Student Achievement | Support for your Team

For Schools, Professional Development

 

 

Effective sensory-cognitive instruction for your school

online or in the classroom.

 

Equip your educators with systematic, explicit, and cumulative instruction in reading and comprehension to help ALL students reach their learning potential. 

 

Levels 1 & 2: Sensory-Cognitive In-service Workshops + Online Professional Learning Community

Receive a full year of professional learning for instructional excellence.

After the in-service workshop, each teacher receives complimentary, one-year access to our online community, the Imagery-Language Connection. Extend professional learning throughout the school year with courses designed to refine instruction. Resources and support from Lindamood-Bell experts develop the skills necessary for successful program implementation in the classroom. 

Contact pd.solutions@lindamoodbell.com to get started. 

 

Exclusive In-service Offer for Distance Learning

Get access to our digital support materials, designed to provide live, online instruction.  This exclusive access is available only to our school partners.  Ideal for your online learning model.  Additional rates apply.  

In-service workshops available to groups of ten or more.

 

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

In 2019, Fulton County Schools in Atlanta, Georgia began to address their ongoing learning gaps in literacy with sensory-cognitive instruction. They implemented Lindamood-Bell instruction to address the specific needs of struggling readers and to provide a solid foundation for all learners. The partnership has been cost-effective for schools and life-changing for students. Read about their successful initiative and download the results here.