Learn to Read! What makes Forward Motion Readers different from other books in the early reading category at libraries and bookstores? Expert author • Written by an elementary reading specialist with thirty years of experience teaching early readers and readers with dyslexia Support school reading programs • Decodable books that follow an Orton-Gillingham approach and designed to complement any systematic phonics program • Follow the Science of Reading principles • Created to build a bridge between how students are taught to read at school and how families can support their readers at home Word choice • Meticulously chosen words ''Just right'' illustrations • Spot illustrations support the text, without reader overreliance to create meaning Chapter book format • Ten chapters per book, with sixteen pages per chapter Encourages social-emotional learning • Themes include perseverance, forgiveness, safety, empathy, and a growth mindset Think of Forward Motion Readers as training wheels for your reader: they provide just the right amount of support across whatever timeframe is needed.