What is Voweletics?
Fun to teach! Fun to learn!
Educators are saying...
"The songs and characters get them hooked right away. The lessons flow quickly to keep their attention, and the review activities guarantee understanding. My class is decoding words like never before! The web activities are a great added plus. Parents can help and be involved. There's a nice variety of lessons. We always looked forward to what was coming next!"
I loved it! My class loved it!
Madelyn Green, First Grade Teacher
Galva Elementary, Galva, Illinois
"The reality is that children come to us with different points of readiness for reading, and as educators, we must have the resources in place to meet each need. This is especially true for those students who require supplemental and intensive support. The Voweletics program paves the way toward independent readers for all kids. It systematically approaches the toughest aspect of decoding the vowels while building fluency, comprehension and confidence. Kids do become strategic readers through highly motivating lessons. Kids love it, teachers love it, and parents love it!"
Mary Beilke
Educational Consultant
"I get lots of professional development programs and educational materials that come across my desk. I have also done a lot of teaching and tutoring of students with reading difficulties. Voweletics really has something that can help students to read. The program has taken a very complex skill of teaching and learning vowel sounds and made it easy. It provides students with a big picture of how it all works. I really think this is something wonderful. "
Georgie Koenig
Tutor and Professional Staff Developer
"a lot of creative thought was put into this program. I appreciate the comprehensive approach you have developed and the engaging way it is presented to children."
Elementary Principal
"I have often wondered how you can take our complex, learning-to-read process and simplify it. You have done it!"
Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum Director
"This is a wonderful program for ELL students. The way Voweletics is taught is the similar to the way Spanish-speaking people learn to read in Spanish. Our lower elementary grades had to give part of their Title III funding to the upper elementary because there were not enough valuable materials to purchase. This will be absolutely phenomenal."
Chicago Archdiocese ELL/Reading Consultant
"I don't know of any other program that teaches directly to the vowel sounds and vowel patterns as does Voweletics. You are really on to something. We are very anxious to watch your program develop."
National Literacy Program Developers
"You have every criteria that the State of Iowa is adopting for their state-wide model for 2008-2009. I fully endorse what you have... absolutely tremendous!"
Area Education Reading Curriculum Advisor
"Another big success today when we did our first Sort it Out. They absolutely loved this! I have one special education girl in my room that is almost a nonreader. With the help of her aide, she was making those words faster than some of my others. She was so proud!"
1st Grade Teacher
"The kids did Martian Madness #1 today and LOVED IT! The kids have absorbed the teaching lessons and have remained very enthusiastic using all of the program."
2nd Grade Teacher
"We did the Tell Me Why word cards yesterday with short, long and "r" controlled words. We charted them on our Chart Cards. This really helped them pick out the vowel differences."
1st Grade Teacher
"The songs really stick with the kids. I keep hearing one or two singing during other parts of the day."
1st Grade Teacher