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AVKO
comes from Audio,
Visual,
Kinesthetic,
& Oral a
multi-sensory approach.
| Have One Group of Students Copy This
Column |
Have the Second Group Copy This Column: |
| tNo:e dGoo rdrseae hvae bltui-ni |
Note: Good readers have built-in |
| rspnsseoe ot lpsnlgei pttnsr,ae os hyte |
responses to spelling patterns, so they |
| cna syleai rdea nda pllse nn-orwsdo |
can easily read and spell non-words |
| lki:e dptneoi,o pctnii,o ncradtn;kioaio |
like: depotion, piction, incordation, |
| nda cglgngi.i dGoo tpstsyi rae gdoo |
and cligging. Good typists are good |
| rdrseae hwo qckylui bldui pnuo ehtse |
readers who quickly build upon these |
| bltni-iu rdspnsseoe ot dvlpoee wne |
built-in responses to develop new |
| pttrsna.e |
patterns. |
| dGoo rdrseae lrdyaea knw"o |
Good readers already "know |
| sbcnscsll"yuoiou hte pttrsnae os htye |
subconsciously" the patterns so they |
| dntl' ndee trnngaii ot tpye yb ptrtds.nae |
don't need training to type by patterns. |
| rPoo rdrseae dnto' nkwo hte ptrtnsae |
Poor readers don't know the patterns |
| nda nt'do nkwo hte wrdso os hyte |
and don't know the words so they |
| mtsu ypte lttree-yb-lttr,ee srtkoe-yb |
must type letter-by-letter, stroke-by- |
| srtko.e |
stroke. |
| rPoo rdrseae ndee gtnrnaii ni ptrtnsae |
Poor readers need training in patterns |
| ot bcmeoe gdoo tpsyt.si |
to become good typists. |
If the First Group cannot type or copy longhand the scrambled words as
fast as the second group can copy the regular words, then it should be apparent to you
that poor readers must master the basic spelling patterns of English in order to become
good typists. AVKO's keyboarding program helps poor readers master the patterns of
English spelling AS they learn the keyboard. See comparison of AVKO's keyboarding
program to that of traditional programs below.
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Traditional |
AVKO |
| teaches the letters in isolation. |
teaches letters in patterns. |
| rushes through the keyboard with emphasis on
speed. |
introduces the letters slowly to achieve mastery. |
| has
lots of fancy GRAPHICS and different
sizes and colors of print that
clutter up the pages. |
has simple easy-to-read text. |
Traditional
Order of Presentation |
AVKO's
Order of Presentation |
| Lesson 1: Students must learn 8 keys (a
s d f j k l ;). This is no problem for the average student who is also well
motivated and who tries. Yet it is nearly impossible for students with learning,
reading, or emotional problems to master no matter how well motivated or how hard they
try. |
Lesson 1: Students learn only 3 keys (a
d l). This is no problem for any student who is motivated and who tries,
even for those with learning, reading, or emotional problems.
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| Lesson 2: Two new letters: e h plus
shifting left and right. |
Lesson 2: One new letter: s plus
semi-colon (;) |
| Lesson 3: Two new letters: t i
plus the period (.) |
Lesson 3: Two new letters: f t
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| Lesson 4: Teaching GWAM (Gross Words a Minute)
Review a d e f h i j k l s t . |
Lesson 4: Two new letters: r j
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| Lesson 5: Two new letters: c u |
Lesson 5: Two new letters: c k |
| Lesson 6: Three new letters: r z o |
Lesson 6: One new letter: i |
| Lesson 7: Three new letters: w g n |
Lesson 7: One new letter: h |
Lesson 8: Tabulating and Review the 19
letters of the alphabet.
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Lesson 8: One new letter: e
Note: At this point AVKO has presented only 12 letters as opposed to the traditional
26. To ensure mastery of those 12 letters and the basic spelling patterns available
using just those 12 letters, no new letters are introduced during the next 6 lessons.
The appearance of something new for each lesson is accomplished by introducing other
elements of keyboarding such as shifting and punctuation marks. |
| Lesson 9: New letters v p and the
comma (,) |
Lesson 9: shifting to make capitals. |
| Lesson 10: New letters q x
m |
Lesson 10: the comma (,) |
Lesson 11: New letters b
y and the question mark (?) At this point in only
11 lessons the entire keyboard has been taught. This fast pace is acceptable for
students who have the requisite reading skills, learning skills and physical coordination.
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Lesson 11: the question mark (?)
At this point only 11 letters of the alphabet have been taught. AVKO's
presentation takes an additional 17 lessons to finish the presentation of the keyboard.
This slower rate of presentation allows the "slower" students to achieve
mastery of the keyboard.
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Lesson 12: the apostrophe (') |
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Lesson 13: Review |
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Lesson 14: Quotation marks |
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Lesson 15: New letter g |
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Lesson 16: New letter m |
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Lesson 17: New letter n |
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Lesson 18: New letter b |
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Lesson 19: New letter o |
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Lesson 20: New letter p |
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Lesson 21: The exclamation point (!) |
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Lesson 22: New letter u |
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Lesson 23: New letter w |
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Lesson 24: New letter y |
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Lesson 25: New letter v |
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Lesson 26: New letter q |
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Lesson 27: New letter x |
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Lesson 28: New letter z
Note:
Because students progress at their own rate of speed in AVKO's program, the keyboard can
be mastered in as few as 11 days (cf. traditional texts) or as many as 60 days. |
- Individualized Keyboarding for Personal Typing and Computing
- W401N - $12.95 In Quantities of 15 or more
$9.95 each. ISBN: 1-56400-401-5
- 8½x11 96 pp.
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- "Besides teaching typing and keyboard skills, it teaches reading and spelling
skills through the context of patterns rather than isolated key positions. A fantastic
concept that works." -R.J. Rayl, Flint, MI
- Even the most severely dyslexic / dysgraphic student can begin the learning-to-read and
spell process while he thinks he is just learning the keyboard so that he can make better
use of a computer.
One Free Copy of
Improving
Reading and Spelling Skills via Keyboarding with each order.
Extra copies $5.95 each. Catalog Number W404N ISBN: 1-56400-404-X
For a controlled experiment that you can do in your classroom to prove
that poor readers
must learn spelling patterns in order to become good typists as well as
the complete scope and sequence
of this typing program click here:
Improving
Reading and Spelling Skills via Keyboarding
| If the dyslexic (non-reader or poor reader) hears the word (Audio) and
sees the word (Visual) as he types the word (Kinesthetic) and says (or subvocalizes) the
word (Oral) the dyslexic will be using a multi-sensory approach to learning spelling
patterns and phonically regular words as he learns the keyboard. This is what
the word AVKO stands for: Audio, Visual, Kinesthetic, Oral. |
Sample Lesson
Level One Lesson Four
Teaches the letters j and
r |
Student Types Each Line Three Times |
| Exercise A
jjj frrf frrf; far; jar; far; jar
jar jar;
far jar; tar tars; star stars; jar jars jar;
art arts; tart tarts; start starts; art art;
Each of these lines is typed three times. See column to the right.
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Exercise A
jjj frrf jjj frrf; far; jar; far;
jar jar jar;
jjj frrf jjj frrf; far; jar; far; jar jar jar;
jjj frrf jjj frrf; far; jar; far; jar jar jar;
far jar; tar tars; star stars; jar jars jar;
far jar; tar tars; star stars; jar jars jar;
far jar; tar tars; star stars; jar jars jar;
art arts; tart tarts; start starts; art art;
art arts; tart tarts; start starts; art art;
art arts; tart tarts; start starts; art art;
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| Exercise B
tar tars; star stars; jjj jar
jar; jjj jar jars;
fff; as far as a star; jjj jar jars; jjj; jar jars;
all as tall as a tall dad falls; jjj; jar jars;
Each of these lines is typed three times. See column to the right.
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Exercise B
tar tars; star stars; jjj jar
jar; jjj jar jars;
tar tars; star stars; jjj jar jar; jjj jar jars;
tar tars; star stars; jjj jar jar; jjj jar jars;
fff; as far as a star; jjj jar jars; jjj; jar jars;
fff; as far as a star; jjj jar jars; jjj; jar jars;
fff; as far as a star; jjj jar jars; jjj; jar jars;
all as tall as a tall dad falls; jjj; jar jars;
all as tall as a tall dad falls; jjj; jar jars;
all as tall as a tall dad falls; jjj; jar jars;
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| Exercise C
fff; as fast as a fast lad; a
sad dad; jjj jar;
jjj jar jars; tdar tars; star stars; ;;; fff; far;
a star starts fast at last; fff far; jjj jars;
Each of these lines is typed three times. See column to the right.
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Exercise C
fff; as fast as a fast lad; a sad
dad; jjj jar;
fff; as fast as a fast lad; a sad dad; jjj jar;
fff; as fast as a fast lad; a sad dad; jjj jar;
jjj jar jars; tdar tars; star stars; ;;; fff; far;
jjj jar jars; tdar tars; star stars; ;;; fff; far;
jjj jar jars; tdar tars; star stars; ;;; fff; far;
a star starts fast at last; fff far; jjj jars;
a star starts fast at last; fff far; jjj jars;
a star starts fast at last; fff far; jjj jars;
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| Exercise D
at last a tall lad starts as a
star starts;
tar tart tarts; star start starts; stars start;
fff; start as fast as a tall star starts; jjj jars;
Each of these lines is typed three times. See column to the right.
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Exercise D
at last a tall lad starts as a
star starts;
at last a tall lad starts as a star starts;
at last a tall lad starts as a star starts;
tar tart tarts; star start starts; stars start;
tar tart tarts; star start starts; stars start;
tar tart tarts; star start starts; stars start;
fff; start as fast as a tall star starts; jjj jars;
fff; start as fast as a tall star starts; jjj jars;
fff; start as fast as a tall star starts; jjj jars;
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All donations are greatly appreciated. If you would like to
support our mission which is to raise the level of literacy to the point where the words,
illiteracy, phonemic awareness, learning disabilities, dysgraphia, family literacy, adult
literacy, and illegible handwriting will no longer have relevance, please mail your
tax-deductible check (in U.S. dollars) to The AVKO Foundation, 3084 Willard Road, Suite
W, Birch Run, MI 48415-7801. The AVKO Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a 501(C)3
publicly supported organization working with teachers, parents, tutors, and home schooling
parents, publishing materials developed by its research, and providing free daily tutoring
at its local reading clinic.
If you have comments about this website or questions concerning
spelling, phonics, learning disabilities, homeschooling, etc., you may always
e-mail DonMcCabe@aol.com. We
appreciate any comments that will help us make this website even more useful.
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Don McCabe,
Research Director
- AVKO Educational Research Foundation
3084 Willard Road, Suite W
Birch Run, MI 48415-7801
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