Turbo Start: A Dyslexia Curriculum for Newly Identified Students with Dyslexia is a nine-week, evidence-based dyslexia intervention that can be used as part of a standard protocol dyslexia instruction program. The Turbo Start program provides a jump start for newly identified students with dyslexia who need comprehensive dyslexia intervention while awaiting placement in an intervention group. Turbo Start addresses five specific evidence-based components of reading intervention. Each component is taught developmentally, using a direct, systematic, cumulative, multisensory method of introduction and practice to meet specific needs of newly identified students with dyslexia. Turbo Start is a complementary dyslexia instruction program, which provides comprehensive, intensive, evidence-based instruction for students who are identified off-cycle, and addresses characteristic weaknesses of students with dyslexia to support optimal growth once placed in a sequential reading intervention program.
Turbo Start was designed for:
- Newly identified individuals with dyslexia of all ages
- One-on-one or small group instruction (no more than six students)
- Use by a trained Take Flight Therapist
- Four days per week for 60 minutes per day or
- Five days per week for 45 minutes per
Five Components of Effective Reading Instruction
Turbo Start contains the five components of effective reading instruction identified by research from the National Reading Panel. Turbo Start addresses each component by:
- Phonemic Awareness – following established procedures for explicitly teaching the relationships between speech- sound production and spelling sound patterns
- Phonics – providing a systematic approach for singie word decoding.
- Fluency – using research proven, directed practice in repeated reading of words, phrases and passages to help individuals read newly encountered text more
- Vocabulary – featuring multiple word learning strategies (definitional, structural, contextual) and explicit teaching techniques with application in text.
- Reading Comprehension – teaching individuals to explicitly use and articulate multiple comprehension strategies in narrative and expository text (i.e., cooperative learning, story structure, question generation and answering, summarization and comprehension monitoring).
Key Features:
- The Turbo Start program was developed for use as an off-cycle, drop-in dyslexia program.
- The content of Turbo Start is derived from principles of evidence-based dyslexia instruction and provides foundational training in five specific components of reading intervention.
- Turbo Start provides flexibility in the intervention timeline to prepare students to enter dyslexia services in a group setting with fidelity.
Training Details
Who:
- TURBO START Training and TAKE FLIGHT Modifications Training are only offered to Take Flight Trained Therapists.
- Up to 3.5 CEUs are available through ALTA.
When:
- Coming Soon: In-Person New Training Dates for 2024-2025!
- In Person at The Written Word
- 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CST. – TURBO START Training
- 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST. – TAKE FLIGHT Modifications Training
- The registration deadline is 10 days before the training date.
- Coming Soon: In-Person New Training Dates for 2024-2025!
There steps required to register
Step 1 – The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning*
- Fill out the Registration Form located at the bottom of this page.
- Once registration is received, The Written Word will issue an invoice for the $150.00 TURBO START training fee.
- Additional TAKE FLIGHT Modifications training is available on this same day for a $50.00 training fee. This training will include suggestions and strategies for modifying the TAKE FLIGHT components of the lesson for students who need a more individualized program to meet their unique needs while still teaching with fidelity.
- To attend the TURBO START training, you must purchase the materials from Scottish Rite for Children. No additional materials are needed for the TAKE FLIGHT Modifications training.
- To register, please select one or both trainings.
- Fill out the Registration Form located at the bottom of this page.
Step 2 – Scottish Rite for Children
- The TURBO START teacher’s guide costs $90 and must be purchased through the Scottish Rite for Children (SRC) online portal.
*Training programs are nonrefundable, but you will receive credit for future training. Please note that costs may vary, and credit card payments will incur a 4% processing fee.
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR
Tara’s Credentials
- Co-Founder of The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning
- Certified Academic Language Therapist and Qualified Instructor
- Certified Montessori Elementary Teacher
- M.S. Curriculum and Instruction – Reading
- B.S. Elementary Education
- ALTA Illinois Chapter Board Member
- Everyone Reading Illinois Board Member
Registration Form
Please fill in the information below and click submit. Your acceptance into the training will be confirmed via email within two business days.
