Designed for parents of children from pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade.

"Research has shown that about 20 minutes a day, three to four times a week in phonemic awareness instruction will result in dramatic improvement in reading and spelling skills."
        --National Institute for Child Health and Human Development

Sensational Strategies for Teaching Beginning Readers is successful because:

• It provides the basic phonics instruction that research shows to be critical to reading success.
• Children learn best from logical, success-oriented, sequential instruction.
• The simple four-part lesson plans are multi-sensory, using all the learning pathways: sight, sound and touch.
• The program quickly incorporates reading and writing at the basic level and continues to more advanced skills.
• Once children master the letter/sound relationship they can successfully read and write hundreds of words.

• Empower your child to quickly master reading, writing, and spelling
• Ensure your child's academic success
• Give you the tools to take an active role in your child's education
• Give a head start to emergent readers in the foundation of reading
• Provide additional support for children who are struggling without phonetic instruction
• Allow successful readers to advance to more complex material

• Parent Manual: complete step-by-step instruction
• 55-minute Instructional DVD: demonstrates two complete lessons
• Handwriting Guide
• Alphabet Card Pack
• Sensational Sand
• Red Crayon
• Plastic Word Screen
• Letter Formation Paper
• Vowel Pictures

The most expensive part is your time. The costs of professional tutoring in Orton-Gillingham (used in leading centers across the country) range from $30.00 to $55.00 for a 50 minute hour. Normally, children are seen multiple times each week. As you can see, the cost of "Sensational Strategies for Teaching Beginning Readers" is quite small in comparison.