Really Great Reading Teacher's Tool Kit
For your convenience, below see what we call our Teacher's Tool Kit. In it you will find helpful quick links that will allow you to access all the tools you'll need to successfully diagnose, group and teach your students that struggle to read.
Complimentary Diagnostic Assessments
Students struggle with reading for many reasons; that's why successful reading intervention starts with good diagnosis. Really Great Reading makes complimentary diagnostic assessments available to all educators. To download our complimentary Pre-Decoding, Foundational, Beginning, Advanced and Advanced Plus Diagnostic Decoding Surveys click here>>
Complimentary Grouping Matrix
The Grouping Matrix is a free, password protected, secure student data management system that groups students (1st-12th) according to the type and depth of their decoding strengths and weaknesses. The Grouping Matrix has direct on-line data entry, with immediately available reports that group students and provides instructional recommendations. It helps facilitate differentiated data driven instruction and reporting.
We have a better way of teaching the foundational skills that lead to strong decoding and fluent reading. It's mature and designed for grades K-12. Learn more and download our sample lesson plans and modules for Blast Foundations, HD Word, Blitz, Boost, and Boost Plus click here>>Instruction and Sample Lesson Plans
Two Week Free Trials to Online Teaching Tools
Bring your classroom to life. These tools help lessen with set up time, increase instruction pacing, and as a result help you teach with fidelity. To accompany our lessons we offer three virtual teaching tools: Phonics Blitz Online, Boost Online (coming 8/25/2015) Letter Tiles Online, HD Word Online (coming 8/25/2015) and Blast Online. (Please note that Letter Tiles Online can accompany any phonics based instruction.) Try any or all of our online teaching tools free for 2 weeks. Click here to read more and to register for your two week free trials>>
White Paper
More than 20 years of scientific, evidence-based reading research makes clear that all good readers must master certain basic skills. Really Great Reading provides educators with materials and professional development based on the most effective ways to teach reading.
Read our White Paper>> Tackling the Adolescent Literacy Problem: Decoding Strategies for Success.
Philosophy and Approach
Automaticity in decoding is also a critical skill for proficient reading of texts with strong comprehension. Students who have gaps in their phonics knowledge are less likely to read with automaticity. They spend so much mental energy on decoding (or they simply guess or skip words), as a result their comprehension suffers. When students decode automatically, their mental desk space is freed up to focus on the vocabulary and overall meaning of the text. learn more>>
The Really Great Reading Difference
RGR’s programs are ideal for K-2, upper elementary, middle and high school students, English language learners, as well as adults. We offer free and accurate diagnostics tools which pinpoint decoding skills and weaknesses. In addition, we offer a free, online Grouping Matrix to ensure that students receive appropriate instruction and are groupsed according to their strengths and struggles. Unlike other programs, we have students focus on accuracy rather than speed. That’s because accuracy, not speed, is the key to fluency and comprehension—the ultimate goal of reading. Learn more about how we are different>>
Testimonials
See what educators across the country have to say about the Really Great Reading difference and our Phonics Suite assessments, grouping, instruction and teaching tools. Click here to read what educators are saying>>
Successes
Data indicates that our interventions effectively improve the basic reading skills of struggling readers in grades two and up. Those improved skills lead to better word-level reading, improved reading accuracy, and improved reading rate. Our results tell the story. See how people of all ages have become proficient readers with Really Great Reading. Click here to review the data>>
Ordering Information
Check out our ordering information page. It has all the information you need to place an order online, by mail, fax or phone. Link to our ecatalog, place your order online and learn about shipping and returns. If you just like to do it the old-fashioned way, call us on the phone and speak to an implementation specialist who can guide you. Click here to learn more>>
Workshops, Webinars and Training Modules
Teacher background knowledge is a key component to successful reading intervention. Really Great Reading offers different training options to provide teachers and literacy professionals with the background knowledge in phonics and phonemic awareness that they’ll need to successfully diagnose, group, and teach struggling readers. Even if you don’t use our interventions, our professional development will offer you valuable techniques for helping struggling readers. Our options include workshops, webinars and training modules. Click here to learn more>>
Upcoming Conferences
Join us at the conferences across the country to learn more about how we are helping educators change the way they look at foundational and adolescent literacy.
