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These PDF samples will give you a good idea of how the All About Reading program works.

Pre-Reading

  • Designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners

  • Builds a solid foundation for learning to read

  • It feels like play, but your child will actually be learning essential pre-reading skills

What does my student need to know before beginning Pre-Reading?

This program is designed mainly for use with preschool and kindergarten students, yet is very adaptable to fit a wide range of learning needs. Older students who are not yet reading and need to work on phonological awareness skills or other pre-reading skills may also benefit from using the program. Children who have fine motor delays or speech issues can use the program as well. Complete our Reading Readiness Checklist to determine if your student is ready for Pre-Reading.

What will my student learn in Pre-reading?

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The All About Reading Pre-reading program is designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Your student will enjoy the special games, crafts, and storytime read-alouds, and you will love the way your student effortlessly learns essential pre-reading skills.

Your student will learn five very important pre-reading skills: Print Awareness, Phonological Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Listening Comprehension, and Motivation to Read. These skills lay the foundation for learning to read. Below is a sampling in each area.

What's Taught in Pre-Reading

The All About Reading Pre-Reading program is designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Your student will enjoy the special games, crafts, and storytime read-alouds, and you will love the way your student effortlessly learns essential pre-reading skills.

Your student will learn five very important pre-reading skills: Print Awareness, Phonological Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Listening Comprehension, and Motivation to Read. These skills lay the foundation for learning to read. Below is a sampling in each area.

Letter Knowledge

  • Learn to recognize capital letters

  • Learn to recognize lowercase letters

  • Learn to recite the alphabet song

Phonological Awareness

  • Learn to blend sounds orally to make a word

  • Learn to clap syllables

  • Learn rhyming and word boundaries

  • Identify the beginning and ending sounds in a word

Print Awareness

  • Understand that the words on the page can be read

  • Understand that books are read from cover to back, and sentences are read from left to right

Listening Comprehension

  • Answer simple questions about a story

  • Learn to retell a story in his own words

  • Ask pertinent questions about a story

Motivation to Read

  • Cultivate an enthusiasm for learning

  • Instill a delight for books and reading

  • Observe situations in which reading is beneficial

  • Establish a desire to learn to read and write

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Pre-Reading Teacher's Manual sample

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Pre-Reading My Book of Letters Student sample

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Pre-Reading Lizard Lou  Reader sample

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Pre-Reading The Zigzag Zebra Reader sample

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Level 1

Here's What Your Student Will Learn in Level 1

Your student will learn exciting new concepts, including letter sounds, phonograms, consonant teams, blending, syllables, sight words, consonant blends, plurals, compound words, and much more. Every component of reading is taught: decoding (phonics and structural analysis), vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.

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Vocabulary

  • Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life

  • Connect new words to familiar words

Fluency

  • Read with accuracy

  • Read with meaningful expression

  • Read with natural phrasing

Comprehension

  • Connect text to one's own experiences

  • Understand dialogue

  • Give and discuss opinions

  • Set a purpose for reading

Phonological Awareness

  • Learn techniques for syllable counting

  • Isolate sounds in three- and four-letter words

  • Practice phonemic substitution

Decoding (Phonics)

  • Learn phonograms A-Z, plus TH, SH, CH, CK, NG, NK

  • Read short vowel words containing the new phonograms, such as man, set, pup, quack, class, bench, trunk, king, and gasp

  • Read words ending in FF, LL, and SS, as in hill and kiss

  • Read words with initial blends, as in step and flag

  • Read words with final blends, as in next and lost

Decoding (Structural Analysis)

  • Read plural words with suffix s or es, such as pigs and lunches

  • Read compound words, such as windmill

Optional Product for Level 1

Reading Games with Ziggy the Zebra is an optional Level 1 product.

If you used our Pre-reading program and your child loved Ziggy, you can continue to the fun with this optional book! This full-color book with perforated pages features nine file-folder games that reinforce the skills taught in All About Reading Level 1. The Ziggy puppet can be purchased separately.

Here are PDF samples of each item included in the Level 1 Materials:
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Level 1 Teacher's Manual sample

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Blast Off to Reading! Activity book sample
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Blast Off to Reading! Activity book sample
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The Runt Pig reader sample

If you are teaching more than one student at a time, you will need to order additional Student Packets for each student. The Level 1 Materials contain enough for teaching one student.

If you will be reusing your Level 1 Materials for future students, you can reuse the Student Packets. Download extra consumable components of the Level 1 Student Packet here:​

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Cobweb the Cat reader sample
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Level 2

Here's What Your Student Will Learn in Level 2

Your student will learn exciting new concepts, including three-letter blends, the jobs of Silent E, new phonograms, and methods for decoding multisyllable words – and continue to establish a firm foundation for a lifetime of learning. Every component of reading is taught: decoding (phonics and structural analysis), vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.

Decoding (Phonics)

  • Learn phonograms WH, EE, ER, AR, OR, ED, OY, OI, AW, AU, OW, and OU

  • Read words containing the new phonograms, such as whale, sheep, herd, farm, horn, toy, boil, saw, haul, flower, and found

  • Read words with long I or O before two consonants, as in find and gold

  • Read words with soft C, as in race

  • Read words with soft G, as in gem

  • Learn the first four jobs of Silent E

Decoding (Structural Analysis)

  • Identify base words

  • Read contractions, such as they’ll

  • Learn syllable division rules for reading multisyllable words

  • Read words with past tense ending ed, including all three sounds, as in wanted, snowed, and chipped

Vocabulary

  • Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life

  • Understand homophones

  • Understand synonyms and antonyms

Fluency

  • Read with accuracy

  • Read with meaningful expression

  • Read with natural phrasing

Comprehension

  • Connect text to one's own experiences

  • Make predictions

  • Compare and contrast main characters

  • Skim for specific information

  • Make inferences from the text

  • Discuss character motivation, main conflict

  • Identify the main character

Here are PDF samples of each item included in the Level 2 Materials:
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Level 2 Teacher's Manual sample

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Leap into Reading activity book sample
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What Am I? reader sample
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Queen Bee reader sample

If you are teaching more than one student at a time, you will need to order additional Student Packets for each student. The Level 2 Materials contain enough for teaching one student.

If you will be reusing your Level 2 Materials for future students, you can reuse the Student Packets. Download extra consumable components of the Level 2  Student Packet here:​

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Level 4

Here's What Your Student Will Learn in Level 3

Your student will learn exciting new concepts, including the jobs of Silent E, new phonograms, and methods for decoding multisyllable words – and continue to establish a firm foundation for a lifetime of learning. Every component of reading is taught: decoding (phonics and structural analysis), vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.

Decoding (Phonics)

  • Learn phonograms AI, AY, OA, IR, UR, OO, EA, IGH, TCH, DGE, EW, WR, KN, EIGH, OE, and TI

  • Read words containing the new phonograms, such as paint, play, boat, third, purple, soon, mean, light, match, budge, flew, wrong, know, sleigh, toe, and action

  • Read words with Pickle syllables, as in bubble and table

Decoding (Structural Analysis)

  • Identify base words

  • Read words with vowel suffixes, as in fastest, and consonant suffixes, as in gladly

  • Read words with prefixes, as in mistake

  • Learn syllable division rules for reading multisyllable words

Vocabulary

  • Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life

  • Understand homophones

  • Understand synonyms, antonyms, onomatopoeia, alliteration, similes, idioms, and personification

Fluency

  • Read with accuracy

  • Read with meaningful expression

  • Read with natural phrasing

Comprehension

  • Connect text to one's own experiences

  • Connect text to one's own experiences

  • Make predictions

  • Compare and contrast main characters

  • Skim for specific information

Here are PDF samples of each item included in the Level 3 Materials:
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Level 3 Teacher's Manual sample

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Level 3 Swing Into Reading  Student sample

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Level 3 Chasing Henry  Reader sample

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Level 3 Shipwreck  Reader sample

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Here's What Your Student Will Learn in Level 4

Your student will learn exciting new concepts, including words with multiple suffixes, fifteen new phonograms, and methods for decoding multisyllable words – and continue to establish a firm foundation for a lifetime of learning. Every component of reading is taught: decoding (phonics and structural analysis), vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.

Decoding (Phonics)

  • Learn phonograms EY, EAR, UI, IE, PH, GU, GN, AUGH, EI, OUGH, SI, MB, OUR, CI, and RH

  • Read words containing the new phonograms, such as honey, early, juice, field, phase, guest, gnat, daughter, beige, rough, mission, comb, journey, special, and rhyme

Decoding (Structural Analysis)

  • Decode multisyllabic words

  • Read words with multiple suffixes, as in thankfully

  • Read words with a variety of suffixes, including -ible, -able, -ance, -ence, -sion, -ic, -al, -ous, -ist, -ism, -ity, -ize, -ary, and -ery

  • Read words containing unaccented syllables, as in pirate, Alaska, and doctor

  • Read words with silent letters, as in half and comb

Fluency

  • Read with accuracy

  • Read with meaningful expression

  • Read with natural phrasing

Vocabulary

  • Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life

  • Explore varying dialects and regional language

  • Understand homonyms and heteronyms

  • Understand synonyms, antonyms, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idioms, personification, acronyms, and hyperbole

  • Explore words containing influences from Greek, French, Spanish, and Italian

Comprehension

  • Connect text to one's own experiences

  • Read stories with alternating points of view

  • Make predictions and inferences

  • Compare and contrast main characters and stories

  • Discuss main conflict and character transformation

  • Skim for specific information

  • Discuss shades of meaning

  • Summarize the text

Here are PDF samples of each item included in the Level 4 Materials:
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Level 4 Teacher Manual sample

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Level 4 Soar With Reading Student sample

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Level 4 Herloom Antics Reader sample

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Level 4 The Voyage Reader sample

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