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Phonics and Spelling through Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping
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Kathryn Grace Joins Really Great Reading
Kathryn Grace introduced the process of Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping to numerous school districts, IDA conference attendees, and literacy organizations across the country beginning in 1985. Dr. Louisa Moats (Kathryn’s former graduate school professor) has highlighted PGM in her acclaimed LETRS program since 1995 where it helps teach the logic of English orthography to teachers nationwide. It continues to be highlighted in LETRS’ highly successful online program available to teachers across the country.
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Really Great Reading Success Story: Jordan School District, Utah
Jordan School District in Utah, like many school districts faced challenges with achieving state mandated literacy goals. Leaders at the district decided it was time for a change. Over 1200 teachers have been trained to use the Really Great Reading program in their schools. The results have been immediate.
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A Fresh New Look to Fuel Our Dedication to the Science of Reading
Big things are happening at RGR! We’re excited to announce the launch of several new design elements, including a refreshed logo and a modernized look and feel for our website and collateral. These updates reflect our evolution and continued dedication to supporting educators and students alike.
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K-3 Full English Language Arts Curriculum
Really Great Reading and Great Minds have come together to leverage the strengths of their programs into one new joint offering for schools nationwide. With a shared deep commitment to teacher success, we have collaborated to provide educators with a tight alignment of instructional materials supporting strong foundational skills, including phonics and decoding, and literacy instruction.
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Oral Language
Rethinking Literacy Instruction: The Science Behind Oral Language Development
Oral language development plays a critical role in literacy acquisition. Research underscores that strong oral language skills contribute significantly to reading comprehension, vocabulary expansion, and overall academic success. By prioritizing oral language instruction, educators can foster improved reading outcomes and deeper student engagement with complex texts.
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Oral Language
Seven Ways Strong Oral Language Skills Boost Adolescent Performance
Oral language skills are the foundation for academic success. Children who develop strong speaking and listening abilities in early childhood often excel in middle and high school. Meanwhile, weak language skills can lead to difficulty in comprehension, writing, and subject mastery. Here are seven ways that strong oral language skills help students as they progress through school.
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Oral Language
District Leadership Edition: Strategies for Oral Language Development in Literacy Instruction
Strong literacy instruction starts in the classroom, but district-level policies, professional development, and resource allocation are critical in ensuring school consistency and effectiveness. Oral language development is often overlooked in literacy frameworks, yet it is a key predictor of reading comprehension, fluency, and academic success.
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Oral Language
Educator Edition: 4 Simple Strategies to Enhance Oral Language in the Classroom
Before children pick up a book, they listen, speak, and communicate, forming the building blocks of reading comprehension and written expression. At the core of this process is oral language development, the foundation for literacy success.
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Oral Language
Five Ways Oral Language Creates Confident Readers
Scarborough’s Reading Rope reveals that reading mastery combines two essential strands: word recognition (phonics and decoding) and language comprehension (vocabulary, background knowledge, and syntax). To foster full literacy development, students need to be exposed to rich language experiences that build comprehension, ensuring they don’t just read words but truly understand and engage with them.
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Oral Language
How Can Early Oral Language Screening Close the Achievement Gap?
Research shows that early language difficulties are strongly linked to later struggles in literacy, numeracy, and social development. Identifying these challenges early is crucial in preventing long-term academic and behavioral issues. Children with undiagnosed language challenges may experience significant disadvantages in academic achievement and social well-being without intervention.
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Oral Language
Five Reasons Why Oral Language Skills Are Valuable
Talking and listening are crucial to learning and connecting. Conversations, storytelling, and playful back-and-forth exchanges help kids build vocabulary, understand what they hear, and develop critical thinking skills.
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Really Great Reading and Storyshares Join Forces to Transform Literacy Support for Adolescent Readers
Really Great Reading is proud to introduce a collection of decodable chapter books for struggling readers in Grades 6–12 in partnership with Storyshares, a mission-driven literacy organization. For the first time, older students who struggle with proficient reading can access engaging, age-appropriate decodable books that support structured phonics alongside the HD Word scope and sequence.
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Home Connection

Really Great Reading’s Home Connection provides families with the necessary tools to reinforce the learning beyond the classroom.

Really Great Reading: Family Engagement Overview

Engaging Learning Videos

Short videos cover key topics like syllables, reading strategies, and decoding longer words.

Helpful Resources

Letter Tile Free Play, Heart Word Magic, and materials for Countdown, Blast, and HD Word align with classroom learning.

 

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Classroom Supports

Enhance your literacy instruction with Really Great Reading’s classroom supports. From engaging resources to actionable tools, we provide everything you need to create an effective, student-centered learning environment that drives reading success.

Heart Word Magic

Heart Word Magic is a complimentary teaching tool designed to help students learn to read and spell high-frequency words, particularly those that have irregular spellings.

Start using Heart Word Magic today and give your students the tools they need to conquer the most challenging words with confidence. 

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Letter Tile Freeplay

Explore Really Great Reading’s free Letter Tile Freeplay and enhance literacy instruction. Help students build, segment, and spell with digital letter tiles to strengthen their phonics skills.

Start using Letter Tile Freeplay today and give students the tools they need to succeed in reading and spelling.

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Summer School

Give the gift of literacy this summer with Really Great Reading’s FREE Science of Reading Summer School Lessons and Training. Help Kindergarten to Grade 12 students regain lost skills and prevent the summer slide.

Start using the FREE Science of Reading Summer School Lessons today and empower your students to prevent summer learning loss and return to school with improved reading skills!

Diagnostic Decoding Surveys (Skills Surveys)

Quickly and accurately identify decoding strengths and weaknesses with Really Great Reading’s complimentary Diagnostic Decoding Surveys. Quickly assess students’ word-level reading skills and pinpoint areas for targeted instruction.

Start using the Diagnostic Decoding Surveys today to identify your students’ decoding strengths and weaknesses and provide the right support for every student.

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Grouping Matrix

Streamline student grouping with Really Great Reading’s complimentary Grouping Matrix. Use data from assessments like our diagnostic surveys or DIBELS to effectively group students by decoding strengths and weaknesses.

Start using the Grouping Matrix today to make data-driven decisions and enhance your decoding instruction. 

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LanguageScreen

Track and assess oral language skills with LanguageScreen. This quick, tablet-based tool helps identify students who may need interventions, supporting early detection and effective language development.

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