The Barton System is an Orton-Gillingham influenced program designed for literacy volunteers and parents to help someone with dyslexia overcome reading failure. The Barton Reading System consists of 10 levels (listed below). NOTE: The levels do not equate to a grade level, they simply indicate the sequence in which the material must be taught. Each level contains from 10 to 15 lessons (Levels 1 and 2 are a bit shorter).
Tutor Eau Claire offers Barton training to volunteers that tutor on-site with a student. Email tutorec.info@gmail.com for more information.
Sequence # Name of Level
1 Phonemic Awareness
2 Consonants & Short Vowels
3 Closed Syllables and Units
4 Syllable Division & Vowel Teams
5 Prefixes and Suffixes
6 Six Reasons for Silent-E
7 Vowel-R Syllables
8 Advanced Vowel Teams
9 Influences of Foreign Languages
10 Greek Words & Latin Roots
For more information about the Barton Reading System, visit www.bartonreading.com and www.dys-add.com