Embarking on a child's literacy journey with a structured literacy approach demands the right reading materials. In the initial stages, regardless of what programme the child is being taught with, they will learn the basic code of the alphabet phonemes then progress to more advanced knowledge.
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In these early phases, where code knowledge is limited, the pool of accessible words is small. This makes it challenging for authors, resulting in books that are often confusing, filled with sentence fragments rather than complete sentences and words that are not commonly used in everyday life.
Recognising the difficulty of weaving decodable stories at this foundational stage, we set out to create something distinct. Our ‘Are you Right?’ eBooks boast the following key features:
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1. Adaptability
We offer a range of different grapheme combinations and essential heart words.
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2. Reader-Friendly Design
Text pages are a calming light grey, reducing the glare associated with a white background.
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3. Distraction-Free Reading
No accompanying pictures to divert the reader; instead, the child turns the page to confirm the word or sentence, hence the name 'Are you Right?'.
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4. Enchanting Illustrations
Beautiful depictions of a family living on a farm in New Zealand enhancing the eBook experience.
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5. Targeted Focus
Each book zeroes in on specific literacy stages - CVC, noun phrases, sentence fragments, small sentences, or fuller sentences. This empowers parents and teachers to provide a book aligned with the child's current code knowledge.
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6. Fluency Development
Offering the chance to read and re-read high-frequency words, our books focus on more common words rather than including those that are less common.
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Note that we will regularly update with new material and grapheme combinations, so check back often.
