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How Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh can deliver
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Fast ForWord · For Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Co. Cork
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How Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh can deliver
<em>1–2 years</em>
of reading gains this term.
</h1>
<p data-d="2" class="hero-sub rv">
Fast ForWord is an evidence-based, adaptive programme that
cross-trains reading, language and cognitive skills — delivering 1–2
years of reading gains in just 40–60 hours of use.
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<li>
<b>#1</b>
on the US What Works Clearinghouse
</li>
<li>
<b>40–60 hours</b>
to 1–2 years of gains
</li>
<li>
<b>20+ years</b>
proven with schools
</li>
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<span class="hc-tag">Reading-Age Gain</span>
<span class="hc-live">40–60 hrs of use</span>
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<div class="hc-metric">
<span data-count="1" data-suffix="–2 yrs" class="hc-num">0</span>
</div>
<p class="hc-label">
of reading-age growth for targeted students within a single term
</p>
<div class="hc-bars">
<div class="hc-bar">
<span>Decoding</span>
<i style="--w: 88%"></i>
</div>
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<span>Comprehension</span>
<i style="--w: 81%"></i>
</div>
<div class="hc-bar">
<span>Working memory</span>
<i style="--w: 76%"></i>
</div>
<div class="hc-bar">
<span>Reading confidence</span>
<i style="--w: 92%"></i>
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<span class="ctx-v">Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh</span>
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<span class="ctx-k">County</span>
<span class="ctx-v">Cork</span>
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<span class="ctx-k">Typical cohort</span>
<span class="ctx-v">COHORT: ~20 students</span>
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<span class="ctx-k">Local proof</span>
<span class="ctx-v">Kenmare, Co. Kerry</span>
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<p class="eyebrow" style="color: var(--coral)">
Why reading struggles persist
</p>
<h2>
Most reading trouble isn’t about effort. It’s about the skills
underneath.
</h2>
<p class="prob-lead">
Fast ForWord targets the
<b>root causes</b>
of reading difficulty. Fluent reading rests on cognitive foundations
— attention, memory, processing speed and phonological awareness.
Strengthen those, and reading follows.
</p>
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<div class="prob-grid">
<article data-d="1" class="prob-card rv">
<span class="prob-ico">◐</span>
<h3>Decoding breaks down</h3>
<p>
Weak phonological processing makes sounding out words slow and
exhausting — so reading feels like a chore, not a joy.
</p>
</article>
<article data-d="2" class="prob-card rv">
<span class="prob-ico">◑</span>
<h3>Meaning slips away</h3>
<p>
Limited working memory means comprehension collapses — by the end
of the sentence, the beginning is already gone.
</p>
</article>
<article data-d="3" class="prob-card rv">
<span class="prob-ico">◒</span>
<h3>Confidence erodes</h3>
<p>
Every stumble chips away at belief. Avoidance sets in, the gap
widens, and generic tutoring rarely reaches the root cause.
</p>
</article>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<!-- APPROACH -->
<section id="approach" class="approach">
<div class="wrap app-inner">
<div class="app-head rv">
<p class="eyebrow" style="color: var(--apricot)">
The Fast ForWord method
</p>
<h2>Brain-based interventions, working together.</h2>
<p class="app-lead">
Fast ForWord is adaptive and personalised to every reader. It
cross-trains language, reading and cognitive skills — adjusting in
real time to how each student’s brain actually learns to read.
</p>
</div>
<ol class="app-steps">
<li data-d="1" class="app-step rv">
<span class="app-num">01</span>
<div>
<h3>Structured phonics & decoding</h3>
<p>
Systematic, multisensory instruction rooted in the Science of
Reading — rebuilding the sound-to-symbol connections that make
decoding automatic.
</p>
</div>
</li>
<li data-d="2" class="app-step rv">
<span class="app-num">02</span>
<div>
<h3>Brain-based cognitive training</h3>
<p>
Adaptive exercises strengthen working memory, attention and
processing speed — the mental machinery that fluent reading
depends on.
</p>
</div>
</li>
<li data-d="3" class="app-step rv">
<span class="app-num">03</span>
<div>
<h3>Fluency & comprehension practice</h3>
<p>
Guided repeated reading and strategy modeling turn accurate
decoding into smooth, meaningful reading that sticks.
</p>
</div>
</li>
<li data-d="4" class="app-step rv">
<span class="app-num">04</span>
<div>
<h3>Continuous progress monitoring</h3>
<p>
The Reading Progress Indicator and detailed reports track
student, class and school growth — so gains are visible and
instruction keeps adapting.
</p>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
</section>
<!-- OUTCOMES -->
<section id="results" class="outcomes">
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<div class="out-head rv">
<p class="eyebrow" style="color: var(--coral)">
The evidence · close to home
</p>
<h2>What a Munster school near you achieved with Fast ForWord.</h2>
</div>
<div class="stat-row">
<div data-d="1" class="stat rv">
<span data-count="18" data-suffix=" mo" class="stat-num">0</span>
<p>average reading-age gain over a 12-week program</p>
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<div data-d="2" class="stat rv">
<span data-count="94" data-suffix="%" class="stat-num">0</span>
<p>of learners improved reading fluency scores</p>
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<div data-d="3" class="stat rv">
<span data-count="3" data-prefix="×" class="stat-num">0</span>
<p>faster comprehension growth vs. standard tutoring</p>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="cs-copy">
<span class="cs-tag">
Local case study · Kenmare Community School, Co. Kerry
</span>
<p class="cs-stat">
Kenmare Community School used Fast ForWord as a whole-school
reading intervention — with results their teachers describe on
camera.
</p>
<blockquote>
“Hear directly how Fast ForWord changed reading outcomes for their
students ”
</blockquote>
<figcaption>
<span class="q-av">K</span>
<span>
<b>Kenmare Community School</b>
— Fast ForWord intervention, Co. Kerry
</span>
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<div class="su-copy rv">
<p class="eyebrow" style="color: var(--apricot)">
For the SEN team at Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh
</p>
<h2>See the Fast ForWord plan for your cohort.</h2>
<p class="su-lead">
Request a short, tailored outline showing how Fast ForWord would run
in Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh — sized to your cohort and built
around your SEN priorities.
</p>
<ul class="su-list">
<li>A reading-gains plan tailored to your cohort</li>
<li>The full Kenmare (Munster) case study & results</li>
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</ul>
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