• Help Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion on their quest to find their imagination.

Product DescriptionHelp Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion on their quest to find their imagination. Travel to colorful and exciting Reading Lands full of fun puzzles, animated stories, and clickable surprises. Children will learn that reading, thinking, and writing are the keys to a world of imagination and adventure.Travel and learn with friends! Discover 15 Reading Lands filled with surprises. Listening: Click on “tickle spots” to expand your vocabulary experience and playful use of wo… More >>

Reader Rabbit Personalized Reading Ages 6-9 Deluxe

• Striped tiger made from plush
• Comes with a tag and a secret code that gives access to the shining stars web site
• Measures 4.5″ x 6.4″ x 10.5″
• A portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to the Starlight Starbright children’s foundation
• Recommended age range from 6 to 12 years

Product DescriptionBuild it…read it…write It! This all-in-one activity set makes reading and writing practice fun at school or home. Your child will learn to identify rhyming words, work with vowel families, establish spelling patterns and use the silent “e.” Set includes: activity tray, 96 color-coded Reading Rods that link together, 20 double-sided activity cards, dry-erase board, washable dry-erase pen and eraser, all in a durable easy-to-clean soft vinyl 11″ x 10″ x 2.5″ binde… More >>

Learning Resources Reading Rods Word Building Activity Set

• ISBN13: 9780439926447
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product DescriptionLong an advocate of frequent, voluminous reading in schools, the author draws on evidence gathered in twenty years of classroom teaching to make the case for reading workshop more powerful than ever. The book establishes the top ten conditions for making engaged classroom reading possible for students at all levels and provides the practical support and structures necessary for achieving them. 144 pages…. More >>

The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers

• ISBN13: 9781576854945
• Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
• Notes:

Product DescriptionQuick, critical reading is an essential skill that is used in standardized tests, jobs, schools, and more. Be it literature, essays, tech writing, or articles, this fully updated edition of Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day provides a complete close-reading tutorial in an easy 20-step program. The book’s self-paced guide includes: • lessons on diction, perspective, cause and effect, drawing conclusions, and more • questions with easy-acce… More >>

Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 3rd Edition

DescriptionReading Rainbow is one of the longest running and best loved children’s series on PBS. Reading Rainbow is designed to inspire a love of reading and build lasting connections between children and books. As a half hour magazine-style series, Reading Rainbow mixes live action, music and illustrations. Reading Rainbows’ target audience is children 4-8 years old. Included in this collection is Family Matters, Man’s Best Friend, Music, Music, Everywhere, and Ocean Life. 4-… More >>

Reading Rainbow Favorites

• 8 Interactive Books
• 4 Different Play Modes
• Staged Learning – Through self-correcting practice, the different codes of interacting with the exercises and stories will advance along with player
• 5 Reading Areas – Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Comprehension
• Proprietary software in My Virtual Tutor has been tested and proven effective with over 1200 students

Product DescriptionHow do you make learning to read fun, affordable and portable? Grab you Nintendo DS and get ready for a Reading Adventure! With the help of Mentor InterActive¿s proprietary virtual tutor, your child will conquer early reading through individualized, adaptive learning exercises and interactive books – all while having fun with their Nintendo DS. – 8 Interactive Books – 4 Different Play Modes * Read To Me – Tutor reads story with engaging animation * I Can Read – Beg… More >>

My Virtual Tutor: Reading 1st Grade to 2nd Grade

• Exploring Clifford’s fun-filled neighborhood, children discover reading activities
• 7 adjustable levels that continually introduce new letters, sounds, and words
• Over 100 reading lessons; 15 printable activities; interactive and printable bonus books
• Kids practice reading aloud by recording stories in their own voice
• Progress report allows you to track your child’s development; for kids ages 4-6

Product DescriptionKids will have lots of fun learning to read with Clifford, the Big Red Dog! / Ages 4-6 The game adjusts the difficuty levels to match your children’s abilities Progress report track your child’s process… More >>

Clifford The Big Red Dog Reading

• ISBN13: 9780735200197
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product DescriptionA previous National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. “Speed reading is one of the truly useful educational ideas of the last few years, and this book can be the least expensive and most efficient way you can learn it.” –William Proxmire, United States Senator The perfect answer to today’s information explosion, Peter Kump’s rapid reading method has a… More >>

Breakthrough Rapid Reading

Product DescriptionIf you have ever wondered how to teach comprehension strategies to primary-age children, read on.First, imagine a primary-grade classroom where all the children are engaged and motivated; where the buzz of excited, emerging readers fills the air; where simultaneously words are sounded out and connections are made between the books of their choice and the experiences of their lives. Then, open these pages. Welcome to Debbie Miller’s real classroom where real students… More >>

Reading with Meaning

So many kids have a hard time with reading these days since schools stopped using phonics.  Most of the reasons this was don’t had little to to with education and more to do with some romantic ideology associated with so called ‘whole language’ learning – often described as ‘look and guess’!  Increasingly, parents are buying use-at-home phonics systems like FatBrain and the incredibly fun Robot Reader system to give their kids the best start in learning.

It is significant, I think, that Montessori methods emphasise phonics.  The success they have with even very young children is astounding.

For those in Wellington, there is a seminar this weekend with a Montessori trainer.  Thanks NotPC for the heads up!

London-based Montessori trainer Cheryl Ferreira talks on Saturday October 17th on how children create and develop language from birth onwards.

Come along to hear about the factors that impact on the development of spoken language from 0-6 and how this impacts on writing and reading’.
* * Saturday October 17th @ 7-9p.m, $10 payment at the door (includes tea &coffee)
* * Wa Ora Montessori School, 278 Waddington Road, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington*
* * For information and bookings contact mmef@ihug.co.nz or phone Anna on (04) 232 3428.