Sound Partners is a research-based, supplementary tutoring program designed to enhance early reading skills. With individualized instruction, Sound Partners emphasizes phonemic and alphabetic skills, phonemic decoding skills, and assisted oral reading practice with decodable texts. Sound Partners benefits students learning to read in grades K–1 and provides intervention for students in grades 2–3.
The new edition of Sound Partners is coming soon, and offers an enhanced, research-based approach to early reading skills. With a new student book and redesigned layout, delivery is easier, reinforcing key literacy concepts while enhancing student engagement for a more effective and enjoyable learning experience. Explore this tutoring solution that prioritizes foundational literacy skills and elevates your approach to reading instruction!
Sound Partners meets the criteria for the Evidence for ESSA “Strong” category for “Solid Outcomes.” Follow-up studies found the positive effects were maintained two years later in word reading and comprehension.
Whether you need supplemental instruction in K–1 or effective intervention in grades 2–3, Sound Partners includes an explicit scope and sequence that:
Includes application of word-reading skills through storybook reading practice
Provides kindergarten instruction in phonological skills and initial sound identification
Improves phonemic awareness, decoding, word identification, and spelling skills
Provides scaffolded practice in phoneme segmenting
Sound Partners accelerates students’ ability to read grade-level text by:
Sound Partners can be used alongside:
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