Our Partners
We partner with Dyslexia Therapists and Schools.
Dyslexia Therapists
School interventionists or Private clinicians
When providing reading instruction to struggling readers, facilitating adequate practice is critical, yet difficult. Multiply your time with independent reading, and know what your students can actually read. For pennies per session, VTO gives you all the data you need to accelerate instruction.
Schools
Tier interventions made better with practice
With up to 40% of the elementary school population needing reading interventions, the key is individualization make easier. VTO’s low per student fee is a value, supporting teachers tracking reading acquisition.
Internship Opportunity: Research Assistant
USDA/NIFA Grant
Students with dyslexia, especially those in rural areas, face significant challenges in learning to read due to both cognitive difficulties and systemic deficiencies, including limited access to specialized instruction and resources. The digital divide in rural schools exacerbates these challenges, creating an opportunity gap that calls for targeted interventions, such as the integration of advanced instructional technologies and improved digital infrastructure, to provide more equitable educational opportunities and support the broader goals of rural community development. Illuminations’ solution to the gap in educational equity is its Vertical Take-Off (VTO) reading program, which leverages AI-powered technology to provide a tailored approach to reading instruction, based on the detection and quantification of phoneme-level reading errors in children learning to read, specifically targeting those with dyslexia. The proposed approach involves using personalized assessment for ongoing progress monitoring and allows the system to adjust the practice material based on the student's reading development. The goals of the proposed Phase I are to 1) conduct a pilot study of our prototype and integrate the feedback collected, and 2) to refine the VTO platform and specifically adapt it to the rural population. By improving accessibility to specialized educational tools, this technology can bridge learning disparities experienced by dyslexic children in under-resourced rural communities.