The RAVE-O Program

Evidence-based instruction to build fluency and comprehension skills among struggling readers including those with dyslexia.

RAVE-O Offers Strategic Instruction in

Fluency and Comprehension

RAVE-O (Retrieval, Automaticity, Vocabulary, Engagement - Orthography) is the first comprehensive research and evidence-based approach to building reading fluency struggling 2nd - 4th graders.

By the completion of the course, participants will be prepared to teach RAVE-O. The program goes beyond repeated reading to help students develop their automaticity in all aspects of word knowledge, integrating phonics, vocabulary, parts of speech, and morphology.

RAVE-O is the only known structured literacy approach for students with Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) weaknesses.

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Program Overview

The RAVE-O program is an evidence-based strategic fluency and comprehension program that supports skill development.

Audience: RAVE-O can serve a broad variety of needs for students' between the ages of 1st and 4th grade including those:

*Identified for specialized intervention support (Tier 3)

*Identified with a specific learning disability including dyslexia.

*Multi-lingual students learning English who may also be at-risk for reading difficulties.

Summary of Instruction: Each lesson in RAVE-O offers a comprehensive approach to developing fluency by integrating strategies in word recognition, vocabulary, morphology, and parts of speech.

Lesson Format: Lessons are designed for 30 minute intervention blocks and can be delivered in small group or tutorial format.

Key Updates to the 2024 program include:

*Revised lesson structure supports 30 minute instructional blocks

*Streamlined teacher scripting in slide decks formats

*Additional decodable readers including two new chapter books.

*New RAVE-O characters teach strategies for recognizing and using parts of speech and morphology.

*Placement assessment ensures instruction is targeted to students' needs.