Author: Dorene Uhrich

The Impact of Silent Reading Fluency on Academic Success

In today’s classrooms, silent reading fluency is often overshadowed by more visible skills like oral reading or phonics instruction. Yet research shows that silent reading fluency is a critical component of academic achievement, influencing everything from vocabulary growth to student confidence. Fluent silent readers can navigate complex texts more efficiently—an essential skill in an educational […]

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The “Pros” of Goal Setting with Reading Intervention

Research consistently supports the notion that goal setting plays a crucial role in improving reading outcomes and fostering student ownership of learning — whether through formal goals, like those in IEPs, or personal goals set for individual growth.

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MindPlay Reading Studio: Your HQIM Companion

The foundation of student success begins with access to high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). MindPlay Reading Studio ensures students have multiple ways to learn or re-learn key skills through direct instruction provided by on-screen speech pathologists, rebuilding and solidifying their foundation for literacy success in alignment with the same guiding principles as the HQIM curricula carefully chosen by school districts.

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The Orton-Gillingham Approach: Structure for Purpose

The Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach is a long-running, evidence-based methodology focusing on individualized instruction and sequential skill development. It uses multisensory instruction in an emotionally supportive environment, explicitly teaching the connections between sounds and letters. At MindPlay, we have been integrating this powerful approach into our program for over 40 years, using it to gain rapid reading growth for students performing below grade level and needing reading intervention.

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