All About Reading Pre-Reading
Boost pre-reading skills the fun way—with hands-on games, clever crafts, and cozy read-alouds your child will love (and learn from)!
$119.95
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Complete Course
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In a Curriculum Kit
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2025 Pre-K Curriculum Kit
Start your little learner's reading journey off on the right (and very fun!) foot with All About Reading Pre-reading. Designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners, this gentle and engaging program lays the groundwork for confident, happy readers—no flashcards required.
Rather than diving into words right away, Pre-reading focuses on the five must-have skills every future reader needs:
And how is all this taught? Through silly stories like "Calico cats crunch cookies and candy," hands-on letter art, rhyming games, and simple activities that feel more like playtime than schoolwork. It's structured learning in disguise—and your child will look forward to every session. If your child isn't quite ready for sounding out words, All About Reading Pre-reading is the perfect first stop on the road to reading success.
All About Reading
If you're looking for a reading program that actually works—and doesn't make anyone cry—All About Reading might just become your new best friend. This mastery-based, multisensory program keeps things simple by teaching just one concept at a time, allowing kids to truly understand and enjoy what they're learning. Whether your child is a wiggle worm, a deep thinker, or somewhere in between, AAR's hands-on approach meets them right where they are.
Built on the trusted Orton-Gillingham approach, AAR focuses on phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension—all wrapped into fun, bite-sized lessons. Since 97% of English words can be decoded using phonics, AAR sticks to the rules and saves only a small handful for sight word practice. The best part? The phonics readers match perfectly with the lessons, so your child isn't stuck trying to read something they haven't learned yet.
You don't need a teaching degree—or even a good night's sleep—to get started. The "open and go" lessons are lightly scripted, illustrated, and easy to follow. Just 20 minutes a day of instruction (plus a cozy read-aloud) is all it takes to build strong reading habits and lasting confidence.
And the readers? Gorgeous. We're talking full-color, hardcover books with rich illustrations your kids will want to read again and again. Add in the interactive student activity books, and you've got a program that's as effective as it is enjoyable.
All About Reading includes five levels, starting with Pre-reading and moving up through Level 4—roughly equivalent to third grade. Whether you're teaching a brand-new reader or supporting one who's struggling, AAR helps you turn reading time into the best part of the day.
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Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
The puppet is not just an "add-on" to our program. Many lessons include a script where it helps children learn important phonological awareness skills. We use a puppet to encourage children to do the hard work needed to learn these skills--he provides motivation to learn! Kids love the addition of the puppet because he learns right along with them, making mistakes that they get to correct. So instead of just "being taught," children help their friend learn the lesson, too, making kids feel empowered, successful, and eager to learn more.
Puppets help children enjoy learning and spark their imagination. When children enjoy learning, they can pay attention longer and make stronger connections to the content they are learning--which creates better long-term retention.
A quick search of Google Scholar shows a lot of research has been done on the benefits of using Puppets as teaching aids. Here are some examples:
Puppet as a Pedagogical tool - "This study examines the potential of puppets in the educational context." Benefits found:
- (1) generating communication,
- (2) supporting a positive classroom climate,
- (3) enhancing creativity,
- (4) fostering co-operation in and integration into a group, and
- (5) changing attitudes.
- "This article presents partial results of a broader study that examined the influence of an intervention program integrating a puppet as a mediation tool on learning motivation, and enhancing literacy achievements in regular and special kindergarten children."
- "Mediation using puppets facilitated learning processes, while using puppets, children's cooperation level increased, as did interest, attention span and their involvement in learning interaction was evident."
Beyond Pinocchio: Puppets as Teaching Tools in inclusive early childhood classrooms: "Puppets, used as a tool in the instructional process, can be effective in enhancing child interest and engagement."
Puppetry activities in early childhood programmes: "This qualitative study was aimed to investigate the benefits of puppetry activities for children who were enrolled in early childhood programs....Based on the thematic analysis, it was found that the inclusion of puppetry activities in an early childhood program can boost intellect and memory; enhance creative thinking and imagination; more manageable of self-control and emotions; ensure social and interaction; allow practice in focusing; language and communication; improve physical and mental health; connected spirituality and moral values.
