our free videos teach sound/letter correspondences
our decodable stories are coming soon!
you can read
decodable stories
9 colour coded sets
5 books in each set (6 in set 1)
Single-word title has targeted letter/sound (grapheme/phoneme)
Scope and sequence aligned with the Science of Reading
Set up your readers for success
Warmup words to practice the new letter/sound, review the previous letter/sound and identify any tricky high frequency words.
Fun Facts “Read-alouds”
Knowledge-focussed literacy increases engagement and improves reading success. Meant to be read to the child before they read the book, the read-aloud fun facts are unique to each book, but expand on the information about the animal characters and their habitat. These fun facts create interest and give context to each story.
Comprehension questions for each story solidify understanding.
Character-driven stories: learn the diverse personalities of the central characters and how they support and respect each other on their remote island.
Lighthearted, colourful, and humourous stories, each 16 pages long.
The books ergonomic design uses an accessible typeface and text length. Warm paper colour and comfortable size (6 x 8”).
here’s how you do it
learn
Watch the video lessons in order.
(one or two a week, or a unit per week)
Hear the sound, learn the corresponding letter(s). See, say and write the new letter/sound. Hear and see the keyword to help you identify and remember the sound correctly.
or
teach/learn/practice sounds/letter(s) correspondences in your class
read
After you’ve learned the new sound and
know how to correctly form the shape of the letter,
practice writing and reading the sound/letter(s) and then
read the corresponding decodable book (coming soon)
Two types of reading
1. Reading for success:
Any time of day, your child can read a letter, a word, a sentence, a book - at their level, not above, using only the sounds they have learned (and usually best not at bed time when they’re tired. Reading’s hard work!)
- promotes success and accomplishment
2. Being read to - a “READ ALOUD”:
At bed time (or any time)(or there is a fun fact read-aloud in the start of each of our decodable readers) a parent, teacher, sibling, friend, or grandparent can read TO your child - any book that interests them
- inspires a love of reading