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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2026 Pre-K Curriculum Kit
All About Reading Pre-Reading
Learning to read starts long before a child sounds out his first word. All About Reading Pre-reading builds the foundational skills that make later reading instruction easier, more natural, and more successful.
Designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners, this gentle introduction focuses on five essential readiness skills: print awareness, phonological awareness, letter knowledge, listening comprehension, and motivation to read. Instead of asking children to decode words before they're ready, the program develops the skills that prepare them for future reading success.
Lessons are filled with rhyming games, letter crafts, movement activities, picture books, and playful language experiences. Children practice listening for sounds, identifying letters, understanding how books work, and developing a love for stories—all while simply having fun.
The carefully structured lessons follow the same multisensory philosophy used throughout the All About Reading series, making Pre-reading an excellent first step for families planning to continue with Level 1.
For children who aren't quite ready to read words but are eager to learn, All About Reading Pre-reading provides a playful, confidence-building bridge between early childhood and formal reading instruction.
Reading lessons shouldn't feel like a daily battle. All About Reading is a mastery-based, multisensory program that helps children build strong reading skills one step at a time. Based on the trusted Orton-Gillingham approach, it combines phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and reading practice into structured, effective, and surprisingly enjoyable lessons.
Rather than rushing children through a long list of concepts, All About Reading introduces one skill at a time and provides plenty of practice before moving on. This careful pacing helps children develop genuine confidence while reducing frustration for both parent and child.
Because the program is built around phonics, children learn how words work instead of relying heavily on memorization. Since the vast majority of English words can be decoded using phonics patterns, children gain the tools they need to tackle unfamiliar words independently.
The lessons are open-and-go, lightly scripted, and easy to teach. Parents don't need specialized training to be successful. Just a few minutes a day builds steady progress and strong reading habits.
One of the program's most-loved features is its collection of full-color readers. Unlike many beginning readers, these stories contain only the concepts children have already learned, allowing them to experience the satisfaction of truly reading on their own. Interactive activities, games, and hands-on review help reinforce new skills while keeping lessons engaging.
The series includes five levels, beginning with Pre-reading and continuing through Level 4. Whether you're preparing a preschooler for reading, teaching a beginning reader, or helping an older child strengthen foundational skills, All About Reading provides a clear, systematic path toward reading success.
See some sample pages from this series and browse all that it has to offer.
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.
