✈️Take Flight✈️

✈️ All About Take Flight✈️ 

What is Take Flight?

Take Flight is a comprehensive dyslexia intervention program designed for students who struggle with reading, spelling, and written language.

It is based on the science of reading and uses the Orton-Gillingham approach, which means lessons are:

• Structured

• Systematic

• Sequential

• Multisensory (seeing, hearing, saying, and writing)

• Socratic

Take Flight was developed by experts at the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders and is used nationwide to help students with dyslexia become confident, capable readers.

What Makes Take Flight Different?

Take Flight is intensive and intentional—it doesn’t just “help” struggling readers, it rebuilds the way they process language.

Your child will receive:

• Explicit, direct instruction in reading and spelling

• Step-by-step lessons that build on each other

• Daily review and repetition to strengthen memory

• Multisensory learning to engage the brain in multiple ways

What Skills Will My Child Learn?

Take Flight targets the root causes of dyslexia, not just the symptoms.

Your child will work on:

• Letter-sound relationships (phonics)

• Decoding (reading unfamiliar words)

• Encoding (spelling)

• Reading fluency (reading smoothly and accurately)

• Vocabulary and comprehension

• Written expression

What Does a Lesson Look Like?

Each Take Flight lesson follows a consistent routine so students feel confident and successful.

Lessons include:

• Review of previously taught skills

• Learning a new concept in small, clear steps

• Reading practice (words, phrases, and passages)

• Spelling and writing practice

• Immediate feedback and correction

This structure helps students build automaticity and confidence over time.

Why is Take Flight So Effective?

Take Flight is effective because it is:

• Research-based and grounded in the science of reading

• Diagnostic, Prescriptive, and Responsive (we adjust based on your child’s needs)

• Cumulative (skills are constantly reviewed and built upon)

• Taught by trained therapists (CALT-level instruction matters!)

Who is Take Flight For?

Take Flight is ideal for students who:

• Have been diagnosed with dyslexia

• Struggle to read despite effort

• Have difficulty spelling or writing

• Need structured, explicit reading instruction

What Results Can I Expect? (Nothing is Guaranteed, but Growth is Expected)

With consistency and time, Take Flight helps students:

• Become more accurate and fluent readers

• Improve spelling and writing

• Gain confidence in school

• Feel successful instead of frustrated

✈️Why Choose Take Flight at SHLA?✈️

At Sweet Home Learning Academy, your child receives:

• Small group instruction (max 6 students)

• A Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)

• A supportive, encouraging environment

• Instruction tailored to their specific needs

• Grace to make mistakes

• Corrective and Immediate feedback (GONE are the days of practicing incorrectly)