Cracking the ABC Code is a reading program developed by Dr. Lillian Fawcett to help those with reading and spelling difficulties. This program uses a multisensory approach to delivering direct, systematic and structured evidence-based literacy intervention.

Cracking the ABC Code has been successfully completed by hundreds of students of all ages in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and the United States of America. It is also approved for use by SPELD, a not-for-profit organisation focused on finding early support and intervention for those with learning difficulties

The Cracking the ABC Code program targets gaps in the following:

  • Letter-sounds and digraphs
  • Sight word reading and spelling
  • Vocabulary
  • Phonological awareness
  • Reading accuracy and fluency
  • Syllabification

The Cracking the ABC Code treatment program has an intensive approach, which is shown to give the best outcomes, however, the mode of delivery is flexible depending on each individual’s circumstances. There is a choice of either:

a) One session with a specialist with four ‘homework’ sessions with a parent or carer per week, or;

b) Five sessions per week with a reading specialist

Option a) requires the parent/carer to be present at every scheduled session with the specialist, so the specialist can present and demonstrate the lesson. The parent/carer will then replicate the lesson during the ‘homework’ sessions.

Key features of the program include:

  • Flexible treatment options
  • Direct, systematic structured approach
  • Developed using evidence-based research
  • Multisensory approach
  • Easy to administer at home

 

Cracking the ABC Code is offered to our clients alongside our current programs from the Macquarie University Reading Clinic.

The Reading Specialists programs offer what is essential to successful reading and spelling intervention:

  • Evidence-based
  • Structured
  • Direct approach
  • Target phonics
  • High frequency sight words

If you would like more information on which program would best suit yourself or your child, please contact us for a free consultation.