How Fast ForWord does it differently
Teaches executive function skills
Fast ForWord is the only reading intervention program to teach executive function skills rather than just depend on them. This explicit focus on cognitive skills means that Fast ForWord doesn’t just build better readers; it builds better learners.
Thoroughly researched and reviewed
No other reading and language intervention program has been as thoroughly researched and reviewed as Fast ForWord, with more than 55 patents in neuroscience and education and more than 300 research studies verifying its effectiveness.
Rapid student gains that last
With more exercise trials than any other reading program, Fast ForWord gives students the precise practice they need to build reading and language skills - accelerating a student’s return to Tier 1 instruction in as little as 40 hours.
Key Features
Each student has a personalized learning experience that starts with being placed at their level within the Fast ForWord program. Exercises adapt to students' performance, providing precise and efficient training optimized for students' individual needs.
When working in the Reading Assistant Plus component, students receive real-time corrective feedback from a virtual personal tutor as they read aloud. Just imagine the progress students would make if there were enough teachers to work side-by-side with every single student at the same time—now it’s possible.
Administrators see school- and district-level reports to indicate which groups need more support and to highlight dramatic student gains as evidence for investment. Teachers see exercise progression and overall reading gains to know which students need targeted support and which skills their students need to develop the most. Students have easy-to-interpret progress reports of their success, motivating them to continue making gains.
Age-appropriate characters or themes, animated rewards, real-time progress meters, and other features engage students as they work on gamified exercises that adapt to students' performance. Motivated students who work on this personalized and adaptive program make rapid progress, no matter their starting point.
Teacher onboarding has never been easier with on-demand instructional videos and frequent live trainings.Thoughtfully designed instructor manuals minimize prep time and include lesson plans, exercise overviews, and ready-to-use student worksheets.
Fast ForWord is backed by 30+ years of multilevel research on the science of learning and more than 300 research studies on the software. In addition to having the most What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) studies of any reading intervention to meet evidence standards, Fast ForWord has earned the Research-Based Design Product Certification from Digital Promise. Fast ForWord meets ESSA’s highest standard of “Strong Evidence.”
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