Complimentary Tools

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you use RGR’s materials with older kids?

Many of our materials are designed for older students – particularly older struggling readers.  For instance, Phonics Blitz is a set of lessons designed for students in grades 4 and up. Its format, pace and content is deliberately planned not to be “babyish.” However, the skills we teach to these struggling adolescent readers are the same skills you might teach to young beginning readers.  Many of our other tools are designed specifically for young or beginning readers. We have tools for students who are building the basic pre-reading skills of phonological awareness and letter identification.

How do I place students?

To fully determine which lessons are most appropriate for your students, we recommend that you assess all potential students with the Beginning and Advanced Decoding Surveys and use our Grouping Matrix to match students with lessons. Click here for more info on assessing and grouping students.