Amira is designed to not only encourage students to build foundational skills, but to become habituated to using those skills. This is at the core of Amira’s magic – working with a Science of Reading tutor helps students consolidate and internalize structured instruction.
Amira Conforms to All Science of Reading Criteria
Designed Around the Science of Reading
Amira is designed around the pillars of literacy and targets foundational reading skills and comprehension strategies. This supports teachers to use Science of Reading concepts in their daily instructional decision-making.
Delivers a Mix of Language Comprehension and Word Recognition Instruction
Amira uses 26 micro-interventions covering language comprehension, and 35 micro-interventions covering word recognition. Amira delivers the mix of interventions each student needs based on their unique skillset.
Explicit Phonics instruction and Decoding Practice
For early and emerging readers, Amira provides a steady diet of Phonics Decoding. The software employs coaching techniques like Elkonin Sound Boxes and Change One Sound to build Phonological Awareness and Decoding skills.
Students practice reading by reading, not clicking
Amira gives every student weekly "time on text" and ensures they do the hard work of actually reading.
Decodable Texts
Amira’s library of content includes hundreds of decodable passages.
Instructional Tools for Differentiation
Amira puts specific instructional resources into the teacher’s line of sight, which enable assessment-driven decisions.
Dyslexia Screening covers all recommended tasks
Amira’s screening process covers each and every approach recommended by the International Dyslexia Association for reliable identification of dyslexia risk.
Support for Orthographic Mapping
Reading out loud encourages growth in Orthographic Mapping. The accountable practice supports students' blending and automaticity abilities. Interventions support their recognition and knowledge mapping of words.
Deploys Multi-Sensory Approaches
Leading reading scientists have designed the micro-interventions to use many senses, usually simultaneously. The interventions incorporate sound, touch, and sight.
Weaving the Reading Rope
Amira strengthens every strand of the reading rope, turning students into confident readers.
Phonemic Awareness
Amira helps students hear, segment, and manipulate sounds, tailoring tutoring to strengthen their phonemic awareness and laying the foundation for decoding and fluent reading.
For educators, Amira's diagnostics pinpoint phonemic gaps and send instant alerts, enabling quick, targeted support to keep students on track for reading mastery.
