More Than Phonics: What Makes Lindamood-Bell Different
10 am PT | 1 pm ET | 6 pm BST
For many families, phonics is one of the first places they turn when a child struggles to read. But what happens when phonics instruction has been tried, and reading is still difficult?
In this free webinar, More Than Phonics: What Makes Lindamood-Bell Different, we’ll explore why some students need more than decoding practice to become confident, independent readers.
Lindamood-Bell instruction is grounded in the cognitive science of learning and focuses on the sensory-cognitive processes that underlie reading and comprehension. Rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach, we identify the specific learning needs behind a student’s difficulties and provide instruction designed to directly address them.
What You’ll Learn
During the webinar, we’ll discuss:
- The difference between decoding-focused programs and sensory-cognitive instruction grounded in Dual Coding Theory.
- Why struggling readers may have an underlying learning need that phonics instruction alone does not address.
- How Lindamood-Bell identifies the root cause of a student’s difficulties and matches instruction to those needs.
- What a typical Lindamood-Bell session looks like.
You’ll also get a clearer understanding of how imagery supports the development of reading, comprehension, memory, and learning, and why strengthening these underlying processes can help students make meaningful progress.
When Phonics Hasn’t Been Enough
A student may know letter sounds, understand phonics rules, or have completed other reading programs and still struggle with accurate, fluent reading.
That is because successful reading involves more than knowing how sounds and letters work together. For some students, the missing piece involves the ability to create and use mental imagery for letters, words, and language.
Lindamood-Bell instruction explicitly develops these sensory-cognitive processes so students can build the foundational skills needed for more automatic reading and stronger comprehension.
Discover What Your Child May Need
Understanding the underlying cause of a child’s difficulty is an important first step toward finding the right instruction.
Join us to learn what makes the Lindamood-Bell approach different and why it may help when other approaches have not.
Can’t attend live? Register and we’ll send you the recording.
