Research

Learn to Read Kids Club™ is a skill-based program that was created by a team of veteran teachers and reading experts. Their extensive, first-hand experience with teaching children how to read, along with their in-depth knowledge of literacy research and child development, has helped create a highly effective, engaging learn to read series that combines real reading with targeted instruction in phonics, sight word recognition, vocabulary, and comprehension. The application of this experience, research, and knowledge can be seen in the features of the books, workbooks, and parent guides.

Learn to Read Kids Club Components

Learn to Read Books

Features	Why is this important?
Easy-to-read text	Introduces and reinforces vocabulary
Predictable, repetitive story lines	Provide ultimate support in developing reading strategies and building confidence for early readers
Illustrations that closely match the text	Support word identification and boost comprehension
Lovable, humorous, and engaging characters	Help kids connect with and enjoy reading about the characters
Math, Science, and Social Studies themes	Build learning in other subject areas while children learn to read.

Companion Workbook

Features	Why is this important?
Sight words, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and related learning skill activities	Expand upon the themes in each story and provide additional practice of key skills featured in each book
Make a mini-book activity	Provides hands-on interaction with the content; reading the mini-book becomes a way for children to practice skills learned

Parent Guide

Features	Why is this important?
Skills Guide	Allows you to easily identify the sight words, phonics skills, targeted vocabulary, and related learning skills in each book
Discussion Questions	Support children’s reading efforts and comprehension by providing helpful pre- and/or post-reading discussion tips
Extension Ideas	Offer meaningful, fun, hands-on activities that support and extend each story and enable children to deepen their reading enjoyment, language development, and comprehension

Did You Know?

• Research has shown a direct correlation between vocabulary knowledge and school success
• Young children are naturally drawn to books that contain images and ideas that are all about their world
• It is critical, then, to provide children early on with engaging reading materials to help them develop a love of language and learning
• In order to learn to read, children must be able to hear and distinguish sounds in words and then begin to match those sounds to letters.
• According to the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children, helping children learn sound similarities and differences is dependent upon exposure to patterned, predictable texts.

Find out more about the skills covered in the Learn to Read Kids Club program.