Forward Motion Readers

Learn to Read!

What makes Forward Motion Readers different from other books in the early reading category at libraries and bookstores?

Expert author

• Written by an elementary reading specialist with thirty years of experience teaching early readers and readers with dyslexia

Support school reading programs

• Decodable books that follow an Orton-Gillingham approach and designed to complement any systematic phonics program

• Follow the Science of Reading principles

• Created to build a bridge between how students are taught to read at school and how families can support their readers at home

Word choice

• Meticulously chosen words

''Just right'' illustrations

• Spot illustrations support the text, without reader overreliance to create meaning

Chapter book format

• Ten chapters per book, with sixteen pages per chapter

Encourages social-emotional learning

• Themes include perseverance, forgiveness, safety, empathy, and a growth mindset

Think of Forward Motion Readers as training wheels for your reader: they provide just the right amount of support across whatever timeframe is needed.