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By getting at the underlying processing deficits such as CAPD, Memory and Visual focusing, that cause difficulties with reading decoding, ABC dEcode® can not only help the individual to read but can also remediate the underlying processing problems involved.
dEcode® has been clinically tested on hundreds of learners and has been proven to be an effective tool in helping students of all ages to achieve high degrees of competence in literacy and numeracy, especially where other learning systems have failed.
ABC dEcode® is a special systematic method of teaching. The dEcode® methodology relies on breaking down information into very small units that must be mastered completely before advancing to the next level. While it offers a comprehensive set of more than 3,500 pages of reading exercises, no one does all them. The exercises address the processing level, with transfer of skills happening only when certain basic proficiencies become automatic and reliable. This methodology establishes a sense of success even if certain steps require an intensive amount of time to address particular difficulties. The exercises are important, but it is the way they are individually chosen, structured and delivered that makes them really work. It is this unique dEcode® method that allows students to enjoy satisfying, progressive success.
dEcode® for Kids is a front-line weapon for parents of young children. The ABC and 123 dEcode® programs were originally developed out of a clinical psychological practice, teaching reading to dyslexic children and adults. The dEcode® For Kids version, addresses the root causes of a mild dyslexia before it even starts.
Other reading programs skip too quickly over the early stages of phonetic decoding — only dEcode® For Kids takes all the steps required to truly learn to decode. The dEcode® For Kids program, with its careful attention to early auditory coding can overcome certain mild learning disabilities which then may never manifest.
In addition, if there is a larger learning disability requiring special attention, dEcode® For Kids will give the parent insight into the signs that indicate a child might need more thorough attention, and if a formal Psychoeducational Assessment should be undertaken.
Learning disabilities are often manifested in many areas of math. Understanding math is dependent upon a number of underlying abilities, including:
123 dEcode® addresses at the processing level, how to teach the skills necessary to learn number sense, as well as the four computational skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) through a unique methodology.
This is a rules-based learning method that allows the student to grasp conceptual math as well as problem-solving techniques. It is uniquely presented with a definition of the math vocabulary and examples underlying each concept and rule.