Dyslexia Support
Our programs are specially designed to address individual needs and to build on individual strengths. Through explicit, structured phonics instruction delivered in a cumulative and sequential manner, we help students develop the strategies needed for efficient reading and spelling.
At Baobab Education, we use evidence-based structured literacy programs designed to support learners with dyslexia and related reading difficulties.
Weak symbol imagery causes weakness in: Memorizing sight words, Sounding out words, Orthographic awareness, Phonemic awareness, Contextual reading fluency, and Orthographic spelling. Seeing Stars successfully develops symbol imagery for reading and spelling. "The automaticity of symbol imagery allows for rapid processing and quick self-correction…and because the processing is not laborious and time-consuming, an individual’s reading fluency is maintained and guessing is reduced." (Nanci Bell - Co-founder of Lindamood-Bell, 2022)
Orton-Gillingham Institute for Multisensory Education (IMSE)
The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia. The Orton-Gillingham Approach always is focused upon the learning needs of the individual student. Interventionists design lessons and materials to work with students at the level they present by pacing instruction and the introduction of new materials to their individual strengths and weaknesses. Students with dyslexia need to master the same basic knowledge about language and its relationship to our writing system as any who seek to become competent readers and writers. However, because of their dyslexia, they need more help than most people in sorting, recognizing, and organizing the raw materials of language for thinking and use. Language elements that non-dyslexic learners acquire easily must be taught directly and systematically. (Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, 2022)
The Wilson Reading System® is a structured literacy program designed for students who struggle with reading and spelling, including those with dyslexia. Based on the principles of the Orton-Gillingham approach, Wilson provides systematic instruction in phonics, word structure, syllable types, and spelling patterns.
Lessons are cumulative and explicit, helping students develop accurate decoding, stronger spelling skills, and improved reading fluency. Wilson is particularly effective for learners who benefit from clear, step-by-step instruction and consistent practice.