Find the right fit
“Students classified as dyslexic have varying strengths and challenges, and teaching them is too complex a task for a scripted, one-size-fits-all program.”
- The International Literacy Association
Linguistics is the study of language. It gives learners a clear map of how English works at several levels: sound (phonology), letter patterns (orthography), word formation (morphology), sentence patterns (syntax), and meaning (semantics).
Linguistics Edge supports structured literacy using an Orton-Gillingham approach that aligns with best practices endorsed by the National Reading Panel. Studies show that explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, combined with explicit work on vocabulary, syntax, and oral language, leads to measurable gains in literacy and reading comprehension.
A linguistics-based foundation demystifies language, empowering learners to see patterns and develop strategies that work across different words and contexts.
It helps readers tackle unfamiliar words using a combination of sound, letters, and meaning.
It helps spellers recognize that English words follow patterns. Many irregular spellings make sense when students learn word origins (etymology) and morphology. For example, knowing that "sign" and "signal" share a root explains why "sign" has a silent ‘g'.
It helps writers understand syntax and craft clear, varied sentences, toning style for varied audiences.
Why Linguistics?
What We Offer
"There is no single method or single combination of methods that can successfully teach all children to read."
- International Literacy Association
Reading/Spelling
Linguistics Edge crafts individualized plans that tailor instruction to students’ preferences and needs.
​It follows a reading progression based on Orton-Gillingham principles and training in a pair of primary programs:
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Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes™ LiPS/Seeing Stars. LBLP, founded in 1986, is the international leader in dyslexia remediation.
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Wired For Reading,™ founded in the early 2000s by Dr. Laura Rogan, is a structured literacy program for dyslexic learners accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council.
These are supplemented with materials from Blue Moose Literacy™, Morgan Dynamic Phonics™, Wilson Reading Systems™, Words Their Way™, and Wordwall™ for online students.
Math
Based on techniques from Lindamood-Bell’s On Cloud Nine™ program, students move from tangible manipulatives to abstract concepts as they climb the Math Ladder. There is emphasis on using visualization and a number line to speed math fluency and unravel word problems. Can be taught as a separate program or a supplement to school curricula.
Comprehension
Some students read fluently yet struggle to articulate the main idea and remember
details of the passage they just read or the story they just heard. Lindamood-Bell’s
Visualization and Verbalization™ program teaches how to turn words into imagery, improving higher order thinking skills as well as verbal and written accuracy.
Writing
Whether starting at bottom or top of their class, students learn to craft effective
sentences, identify principles of good writing across all genres, try different writing styles, and improve grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and syntax. Linguistics Edge uses schoolwork or varied materials collected from the Web.