Sound awareness, print concepts, and the foundations that make reading possible.
The Pre-Reader library is in progress. Here is what is coming.
Rhyme, rhythm, syllables, and the first steps in phonological awareness.
Left to right, top to bottom, words and spaces. How books work.
Letter names, letter shapes, and beginning letter-sound connections.
Pushing sounds together and pulling words apart before letters are involved.
Practice tools available at this stage.
Decoding, blending, early word reading, and the confidence that comes with it.
Fresh resources each season to keep reading joyful and connected to the time of year.
Story structure, a featured book, daily reading habits, and a printable story map.
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Building the phonological foundation: sounds, syllables, and the listening skills that make decoding possible.
Letter names, letter sounds, and the bridge between what we hear and what we see on the page.
Pushing sounds together to make real words. Short vowels, digraphs, and the satisfaction of reading a full sentence.
The patterns that change everything: vowel teams, magic e, and longer words that follow the rules.
Two known words joined together. Building confidence with longer words before full syllable division begins.
Bringing it all together: smooth reading, understanding, and a child who believes they are a reader.
Practice tools built for this stage. Use them alongside the chapters or on their own.
Syllable practice using CLOVER. Coming in Chapter 5.
Fluency practice. Coming in Chapter 6.
Fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and morphology. Reading shifts from effort to meaning.
The Read to Learn library is in progress. Here is what is coming.
Build phrasing, expression, and reading flow.
Context clues, word relationships, and growing a rich reading vocabulary.
Summarizing, inferencing, and understanding what is on and between the lines.
Prefixes, suffixes, roots, and how words are built from meaningful parts.
Practice tools available at this stage.
Build reading rhythm, phrasing, and flow with guided fluency practice.
Open Fluency CoachAnalysis, stamina, genre study, and academic vocabulary. Reading for ideas and joy.
The Advanced library is in progress. Here is what is coming.
Building the capacity to read longer, harder texts with focus and persistence.
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and argument. How genre shapes how we read.
The language of school texts, content areas, and complex ideas.
Author's craft, argument, perspective, and reading between the lines.
Practice tools available at this stage.