Question: What is the Foundation in Sounds™ Program? 

Answer: Foundation in Sounds™ is designed for parents, tutors, teachers, and other professionals who will be teaching their students using any Orton-Gillingham influenced program, but their students have weak Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Memory, and Auditory Sequencing skills.

 

Foundation in Sounds™ is an easy-to-use program for students of all ages that will improve a student's Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Memory Size, and Auditory Sequencing skills.

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Question: How do I get trained in the Foundation in Sounds™ Program?

Answer: All of the training you need comes on video, and includes scripted lesson plans, and free unlimited support. The training is easily accessed from the comfort of your home or office with no need to travel to attend any training seminars. 

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Question: How many lessons are there?

Answer: There are 12 lessons, each with 8 to 10 procedures depending on the lesson.

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Question: What are the procedures in a typical lesson?

Answer: Below is a description of each procedure: 
1:  Review: Play a Game
2:  Review: Sequencing with

     Sound Pictures
3:  Review: Sequencing with

     Colored Tiles
4:  Discover First Sound
5:  Discover Second Sound
6:  Which Word
7:  Sequencing with Sound

     Pictures
8:  Sequencing with Colored

     Tiles
9:  Changing with Sound Pictures

     (Beginning in Lesson 9)
10: Changing with Colored Tiles

     (Beginning in Lesson 9) 
11: Play a Game (Optional)
12: Student Tracking Sheet

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Question: What sounds are covered in the 12 lessons?

Answer:             

Lesson 1: /m/ and /n/
Lesson 2: /f/ and /v/
Lesson 3: /th/
Lesson 4: /k/ and /g/
Lesson 5: /s/ and /sh/

Lesson 6: /i/ and /e/
Lesson 7: /u/
Lesson 8: /a/ and /o/
Lesson 9: /l/ and /r/
Lesson 10: /d/ and /t/
Lesson 11: /ch/ and /j/
Lesson 12: /b/ and /p/ 

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Question: Why aren't all the sounds from the alphabet included? 

Answer: Our main goal in developing the Foundation in Sounds™ Program was to improve Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Memory size, and Auditory Sequencing so that students would have the necessary skills to move into the Barton Reading and Spelling System or any Orton Gillingham Influenced program. We were able to achieve this while omitting letters that make two sounds such as /x/ and hard-to-hear sounds such as /h/.

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Question: What is included in the program?

Answer: You will get everything you need to do the lessons correctly. 

 

Online Tutor Training, (DVDs on Request): Our training contains two hours of explicit, detailed, step-by-step instruction for the tutor, parent or teacher. Be sure to watch the training in its entirety before beginning with your student.

 

Tutor Manual: The Manual is your guide as you work with your student. It is divided into 3 major sections: The first section consists of the Student Introduction and the Progress Tracking Sheet. The second section contains 12 lessons. Each lesson consists of 11 procedures.  The third section contains 4 Appendices: The Making Sounds Key, Keys to Success, Correcting Common Mistakes, and Games.

 

Student Handbook: The Student Handbook goes along with each lesson to help you keep track of how your student is progressing.  It includes a Tutor Tracking Sheet, a Making Sounds Key, a Notes section, and an Error Tracking Sheet.

 

Sound Pictures: You will receive 44 colorful Sound Pictures with the same keywords used in the Barton Reading & Spelling System, which make the transition smooth. The consonant Sound Pictures are blue and the Vowel Sound Pictures are yellow, which are the same colors used in the Barton System.

 

Colored Tiles: Students will transition from Sound Pictures to blank colored tiles while doing advanced procedures. Charts and Activity Sheets: Students will use charts and activity sheets while practicing their new skills.

 

Mirror: A mirror is provided to help students see what their mouth and lips are doing while making each sound.

 

Student Tracking Sheet: The colorful Student Tracking Sheet is for your student to track their progress through the program.

 

Free Unlimited Support: We provide free unlimited support by phone at 719-476-0189 or by email at Support@FoundationInSounds.com.

 

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Question: Is there a Pre and Post Test for Foundation in Sounds™?

Answer:

The are many tests that measure Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Memory, and                        Auditory Sequencing skills.

 

Some examples would be:

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- Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock

   Test of Auditory Discrimination

- Auditory Memory Test (AMT)

- Test of Auditory-Processing

   Skills (TAPS-4)

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Of all the available tests, we've found, the Barton Student Screening part C to be:

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- Accurate

- Easy to administer

- Easy to access

- Cost-effective (FREE). 

 

Once you have completed Foundation in Sounds™, you can administer the Barton Student Screening Part C  again. Your student should be able to pass it easily, which means your student can now start the Barton Reading and Spelling System or the Orton Gillingham-influenced program of your choice.