Program Description
Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS), or Auditory Discrimination in Depth (ADD), is a one-to-one tutoring approach with a strong emphasis on phonological awareness, decoding practice, and reading of books with phonetically controlled vocabulary. Students receive 20-minute 1-1 sessions four times a week, combining certified teachers and aides as tutors. Teachers receive about 20 hours of training, plus 3-hour inservice biweekly meetings. Aides receive 6 hours of training and monthly followups.
Program Outcomes
In comparison to similar students who received no tutoring, those in Lindamood for 2 1/2 years gained substantially more on Woodcock Johnson measures (effect size = +0.67). These results, with less than 350 students, qualify Lindamood for the “Promising” category.
Staffing Requirements
1 to 1 or small group (up to 5); SLPs, SPED, dyslexia specialists, tutors, paraprofessionals
Professional Development/Training
19-hour workshop (required), job-embedded coaching (optional)
Technology
None