Program Description

NOW! Comprehension teaches students how to make mental movies from information that they read or hear, which in turn helps them process that information at a higher cognitive level, allowing it to be remembered longer, understood better and applied more effectively.

Cost

Price per sessions ranges from $40 (group of 4-6), $50 (group of 2-3), to $75 (one-on-one tutoring)

Intended Population

• Dyslexia

Grade

• Pre-K
• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Small group

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Full

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Unspecified

Accelerated Learning

• Unspecified

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Unspecified

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• No

Research Summary

This program was previously called the Phonological Awareness Plus Synthetic Phonics (PASP) Program. Results demonstrated mixed effects for this program. Children improved their word level reading skills but reading comprehension skills were comparable between treatment and control groups.

Study Citations

Torgesen, J. K., Alexander, A. W., Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C. A., Voeller, K. K. S., & Conway, T. (2001). Intensive remedial instruction for children with severe reading disabilities: Immediate and long-term outcomes from two instructional approahces. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(1), 33-58.

Torgesen, J. K., Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C. A., Rose, E., Lindamood, P., Conway, R., & Garvin, C. (1999). Preventing reading failure in young children with phonological processing disabilities: Group and individual responses to instruction, Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(4), 579-93.

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• No studies met WWC inclusion criteria

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Evidence-based practice