Blast Off to Reading Program

A Complete Orton-Gillingham Program for Dyslexic Students Ages 8-13

This is the most affordable Orton-Gillingham reading program available!
Improve reading in just a few weeks!

* Watch the video below to learn about Blast Off to Reading! *

What type of student is this reading program for?

This Orton-Gillingham based reading program is for students, ages 7 to 13, who are dyslexic or who simply struggle to read and spell. This is also very helpful for children with communicative issues, an auditory processing disorder, as well as a auditory discrimination problems.

How does this program work?

The reading program contains fifty lessons with five review lessons. The lessons will walk you through the process of teaching your student to read and spell. This is done systematically with short workbook exercises followed by the online games and tools. The program includes five components: 1) the lessons, 2) the online flash cards, 3) the online dictations, 4) the workbook exercises, and 5) the online games.

What are the benefits of using this reading program?

This is a reading program specifically designed for dyslexia. It was created, changed, and tweaked with the help of many students. We saw what worked and what didn't and created a kid-friendly program that would be effective and enjoyable. In fact, we often hear the comment that this was the program that finally worked.

The goal of this program is to get your student reading as quickly as possible. If done daily, it could be completed within three months (for most students). The ease of which this program can be implemented ensures that just about anyone can do it (note that we do feel that instructors should share the same accent as the student). Parents, older siblings, grandparents, as well as hired tutors or teachers can all easily use this program.

Multisensory, Reward Based, Fun & Effective

Our Web-Apps Make Learning Fun!

The Teaching Tools

Flash cards for review, letter tiles for interactive demonstrations, and audio dictations for students' independent spelling practice.

The Fun Activities

Online activities for lesson reinforcement. These are made to be fun for this age group, and some activities allow students to earn coins which can be spent in the "Fun Zone".

Fun online activities to for lesson reinforcement. These are made to be fun and some allow students to earn coins which can be spent in the "Fun Zone".

The Rewards that Kids Love^*

From the child-friendly student dashboard, students can go to the "Fun Zone" to spend their earned coins in several stores. They can play in the arcade, create a train layout with a working train, or create a farm where they can feed their animals.

^*Only the premium web-app gives coins as students play the games. Note that your account comes with 25 free coins for you to give your student. Additional coins can be purchased if needed. Open your classroom on your Teacher Dashboard to give coins to students.

All You Need is the Lesson-Based Workbook & the Web-App

Get the Lesson-Based Book

This book (294 colored pages) includes all lessons and exercises to guide you through the process of teaching your child to read. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions. Use this book with the on-line web-app for a complete multi-sensory, Orton-Gillingham approach. This book contains an answer key, the dictations list, 50 lessons and 5 review lessons.

$39.95

Includes the app!

With your book purchase, you can get the basic Blast Off to Reading!^® web-app!
Get the free app!
^*A code word from the book will be required.
This app does not contain the features of the premium app, such as: 1) earning coins, 2) the full Reversal App, 3) the Homophone App, 4) audio for all sounds in the Letter Tiles tool.

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Get the Premium Web-App

Attention Teachers!
Teaching a class or teaching remote?

We have the tools you need. Colorful lesson slides are available, which can be used with a Smart Board or remote, and our Blast Off to Reading Premium PLUS app has the book's exercises, so remote teaching is easy!
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Testimonials

"Last year a fellow colleague introduced me to the I Can Fly Reading and Blast off to Reading program. Since then I have recommended it to everyone working with students. I use the app daily to reinforce the lesson plans in the book. My students have their own workbook that they enjoy using. The app gives my students endless practice. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have it."
Deanne Lakatos - OG Practitioner

"Blast Off to Reading is an amazing instructional tool that I use with students. The lessons help my struggling readers focus on letter/sound relationships, vowels, etc. The games, especially the b, d reversal games, really help and are so enjoyable my students forget that they're learning at the same time!"
Dawn Campbell - ME and also working toward OG cert.

My son has dyslexia and has struggled with reading. I have tried several programs and so far this has been the best one! The games make the program engaging and fun while learning how to read. I am now having my other son do the program as well just to solidify the foundations. Great program. Thank you for caring about those that struggle and finding new ways to learn.
- A very thankful homeschooling mama."Micheline Garfin

"This has been a helpful resource for students to gain access to practice activities that are meaningful and short. They are set up to teach the most critical skills in a timeframe and with features such as games that hold student's engagement as well as target foundational skills."
Allison Verschueren - Teacher, BS, MsED, NBCT

"I homeschool my kiddos and this program has worked very well for both my kids. My oldest was hardly reading when she left grade 4, she is now and avid reader after using this program."
Melissa Dopheide, Parent

"It's a great resource. Kids and teenagers learn easily with this program. As a learning specialist I can observe their improvement in reading and writing daily. I surely recommend every program!" Paola Castro, ME

"I have been using the I Can Fly and Blast Off to Reading workbooks for years with amazing results. This year I finally tried the online resources to use with my online clients during cover 19 and absolutely love them and so do all my clients!!"
Samantha Tremaine - Master's in Childhood Education, Orton Gillingham Trained

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Our web-apps run on any device that supports a browser.

Apps run on Chrome Books, iPads, PCs & Macs, and even smart phones!

Blast Off to Reading in the Classroom or Remote

If you're teaching remotely or to group using a Smart Board, our web-apps make teaching easy.

Over 1500 Lesson Slides

Over 1500 lesson slides with colorful illustrations that will hold your students' attention. These slides contain all program instructions and will walk you through the program, step-by-step.

Finger Pointer & Draw Feature

Turn the "finger pointer" mode on so your students can see what you're pointing at. Also, you can turn the "draw mode" on, to draw on the slides.

Finger Pointer & Draw Feature

Turn the "finger pointer" mode on so your students can see what you're pointing at. Also, you can turn the "draw mode" on, to draw on the slides.

Blocker Cards

Turn on the "blocker cards", so you can block out letters, to isolate certain sounds. This is very useful when students need help decoding larger words.

Watch the video to learn more!

Get the Lesson Slides

Teaching remote? No Book Needed!

Our Premium PLUS app has all the great features of our premium app, but with the exercises included. No book needed!
^*The lesson slides app must first be purchased in order to purchase this premium PLUS app.

This premium-PLUS app includes all the exercises that are in the book. Your student will be able to draw on the pages, which can be viewed via screen sharing programs, such as Zoom.