Reading Works - Literacy

Topics: Reading ability and fluency

Ages: 5 - adult learners

Prices in NZ dollars. Excludes GST (NZ only) and freight
Reading Works Single User	MWRWS	$99.95
Reading Works 5 User bundle	MWRW5	$450.00
Reading Works 10 to 15 User, each	MWRW10	$50.00
Reading Works 16 to 20 User, each	MWRW16	$45.00
Reading Works Unlimited Site Licence	MWRWSL	$995.00

• designed for average to high IQ, low reading ability students
• 560 graded passages/stories
• 5 reading levels, with 3 sub-levels, based on reading & interest age
• 8 story categories
• eye warm-ups
• auto progress monitoring

This software is suitable for average to high IQ, low reading ability students, and all students who are developing their reading acquisition skills. It is particularly helpful to students who are dyslexic, or who have ADD, ADHD, or short-term memory problems.

A fully interactive program designed to help average to high IQ, low reading ability students to achieve and see that reading really can “work” for them. It is also an excellent resource for all students who are developing their reading acquisition skills.

The five levels of the program are carefully structured according to reading and interest age. For example, Level 3 is based on a reading age of 6 - 10 years and interest age 10 - 12 years.

There are 560 graded passages divided into 8 categories, such as Discovery and Mystery. Each passage has a controlled number of words and reading-ability grading.

Placement exercises assess the student’s reading ability, automatically guiding them to the most appropriate starting point within the program.

The program includes pre reading “eye warm-ups”, high frequency flash card drill and reading comprehension. All results are measured, timed and recorded, including reading speed and unfamiliar word access.

The program design allows students to progress at their own rate and see they are achieving. It also tracks performance and enables progress through the program based on reading results.

All assessment and configuration settings are adjustable within the instructor section, providing the opportunity for customisation of the program to suit individual student needs. The school edition also includes advanced reporting and customization features, and the ability to allocate students to teacher names or class groups.

Help is just a right click of the mouse away so non-readers can effectively work alone.

Reading Works is a low cost way to provide suitable reading material with no ongoing repair or book replacement costs. Students can print off a one or two page copy of their stories, keep them in a folder and have a constant source of suitable reading passages to revise.

[The author Jan Polkinghorne is a tutor and specialist in computer based education, and an educational-software consultant to SPELD (SA) INC. She also lectures and advises parents, educators and schools on the use of computer based programs to help students with specific learning difficulties.]