This program is for children in grades 2-6 with an active IEP for dyslexia or a specific language disability.  Students will be screened by our reading specialist to see if the Barton program would be an appropriate intervention. Students are taught using hands-on activities through the Barton Reading & Spelling System©, an Orton-Gillingham-influenced, simultaneously multisensory, explicit, and systematic phonics program.  KidsQuest tutors are recruited and trained using the Barton Reading and Spelling System.  In this way, students receive both left-brain (speech, language processing and reading) and right-brain (visual processing, problem solving) instruction. 

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Parents need to complete a short application form, after which their child will be screened by our reading specialist to determine if the Barton System is the best fit for their child. This screening is the basic knowledge that a student must know for the Barton System to be an effective tool.   

Once a student is screened and accepted into the program, they are put on a wait list until a suitable volunteer tutor can be matched with them.  If the student does not pass the screening, the parents are given resources to continue to work with their child, and a date will be provided to re-screen the child 3-4 months later.