Curriculum 

The Verticy Learning Academy program is individualized to carefully assess and identify the needs of children with language-based learning differences. Throughout the program, your child will be working on solidifying phonological and phonemic awareness skills, which are essential to the acquisition of reading skills.

Our phonics-based curriculum focuses on direct instruction and practice with regards to the way phonemes (sounds) correspond to graphemes (letter symbols) in the English language. Our integrated phonics/spelling program is based on the tenets of Orton-Gillingham instruction, which follows the logical order of language, moving from the most basic elements to more difficult material. Lessons teach students to think through language problems when reading and spelling, rather than guess, and new skills are continuously drilled to ensure retention, automatic retrieval, and application.

Click on the grade links to the left to view a complete list of materials you will receive with your Verticy Learning Academy enrollment and the 2008/2009 school year pricing.