Zooberts teaches you the sounds you need, sounds that give you the power to read!

"I can’t begin to tell people how much I believe in Zooberts! Learn to Read. I have watched it bring joy and relief to children and parents alike! "

E. Atkinson
Parent Volunteer

Zooberts! Learn to Read - History and Successes

Zooberts! Learn to Read was created by Priscilla Wilson, whose thirty year teaching career included classroom teaching, special education, and resource teaching. As she continually encountered children who were struggling with learning to read, she decided to create an approach to reading that would demystify what has become a struggle for so many. Zooberts! Learn to Read achieves this goal!

She first used the program with older struggling READERS in grades three to five. Following this she used Zooberts with children in grades one and two. Both of these experiences were very successful, resulting in keen, enthusiastic, and independent READERS.

Everyone loved Zooberts! The children were happy to have a cool program that made learning to read fun and easy. Parents were encouraged and motivated because they understood their role in helping their child learn to read. Educators and other professionals were excited about students’ progress and were extremely supportive of the program.
 

Who | What | When | Where | Why

Who Are The Zooberts?

Hundreds of unique fun-loving characters make up the Zooberts! The main Zooberts characters are Code Man Cool and the five short vowel family mascots.

Code Man Cool is a cool special agent sporting a light bulb on his head because he has so many great ideas about learning to read! He knows that reading is very cool. He has divided information that the READER and the HELPER need to know into ten cool special codes. This not only creates another interesting and unique feature of the program, but it also makes the journey along the Reading Road one of continued intrigue and anticipation.

Each short vowel sound is represented by its own kooky family. Each family is excited about its own sound! Each has a unique mascot, chosen to represent the appropriate short vowel sound! These five mascots are Code Man Cool’s sidekicks and play a key role in Zooberts! Learn to Read Program.

They are:

• Ally Al - the alligator, a big happy alligator looking like a sheriff in a huge cowboy hat, flashing a big smile and his favourite letter, amber A.
• Ezzmerelda - the elephant, an energetic elephant wearing a big sweater with her favourite letter, red E. Naturally, her skirt and bows are red matching the rest of her outfit!
• Igg Rick - the iguana, a cool iguana with dreadlocks. He is wearing shorts, sandals, and his favourite letter, pink I, on a chain around his neck.
• Octavia - the octopus, a sophisticated octopus sporting her favourite letter, olive O, on her choke collar.
• Um Ducky Duck - the duck, a zany umbrella duck. She takes her friends sailing, Out to Sea. Her favourite letter, plum U, hangs from her neck.

What Is Zooberts?

Zooberts! Learn to Read is what YOU have been waiting for in a learn-to-read program! It consists of ten awesome books, comprising 1000 pages and over 700 illustrations that appeal to all ages. The program is based on the development of phonemic awareness, partnered with a phonetic approach.

It has appeal for the auditory, the visual, and the kinesthetic learner. It is suitable for preschoolers, early grades students, older struggling students, struggling adult readers, and students learning English as a second language.

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Zooberts! Learn to Read Ten Books
 

	Book 1: Code Man Cool's Map to Reading Meet the Zooberts and learn how the program works. In addition to providing an overview of the program, Book 1 demonstrates the importance Zooberts places on vowels in learning to read. It shows through poems and illustrations how each vowel family, short and long, chooses a mascot and a favourite colour. It also features Zooberts Basic Vocabulary and six great Teaching Posters. Samples Five Special Stars Teaching Poster 2
	Book 2: Green Garden Gates Young READERS will enjoy this trip to the zoo. It allows for a great deal of interaction as the READER finds items on each page that begin with the same sound. This book uses a simple format to teach early reading vocabulary, letter sounds, and letter names. A short introductory story uses simplicity and repetition to teach basic reading words. As a result of this format, the READER is soon reading Green Garden Gates on his/her own. Samples Long A / Short A / B / Hard C / Soft C
	Book 3: The A Family This book is narrated by Zooberts A family mascot, Ally Al, the alligator. Since the word amber has the short A sound, each time the READER comes to a word with a short A sound, the sound will appear as an amber coloured A. Ally Al tells the story in rhyme about his favourite vowel family with lots of silly A favourites. The READER's confidence increases as she/he learns new words and soon masters the short vowel sound, A. Samples Alowishes and Raff / Baboo and Lad Grampy Danny / Granny Annie
	Book 4: Fun Poems The READER is excited to have this book of poems which also serves as a teaching tool. These poems also have a creative component where the READER is encouraged to draw and write a reaction to each poem in his/her Zooberts Journal. Fun Poems provides an opportunity to practice short vowel sounds taught in the vowel books. It also includes poems used to practice codes taught by Code Man Cool in Book 10. Fun Poems has two finale poems that require reading skills learned as a result of using all of the Zooberts books and completing the program. Samples How To Use Fun Poems Time To Be Creative Ed, Ted & Rose
	Book 5: Flip and Read The READER loves the intriguing form of this book, which is different from the other books. It is set up with varied levels to be used according to the READER's abilities. Each letter has a set of three half pages and one full page. Both long and short vowels are represented, as well as the two sounds for 'C' and for 'G'. The READER is excited to follow an increasingly more difficult pattern from matching words, reading beginning sentences, reading more difficult sentences, reading a mini story, to finally writing in his/her Zooberts Journal. Dd dolphin/dog/deer Flip & Read in action (requires Flash, opens in new window)
	Book 6: The E Family This book is narrated by Zooberts E family mascot, Ezzmerelda, the elephant. Since the word red has the short E sound, each time the READER comes to a word with a short E sound, the sound will appear as a red coloured E. Ezzmerelda tells the story in rhyme about her favourite vowel family with lots of silly E favourites. The READER's confidence increases as she/he learns new words and soon masters the short vowel sound, E. Samples Energetic and exhausted / Excited Lettuce and celery/ Veggie every day
	Book 7: The I Family This book is narrated by Zooberts I family mascot, Igg Rick, the iguana. Since the word pink has the short I sound, each time the READER comes to a word with a short I sound, the sound will appear as a pink coloured I. Igg Rick tells the story in rhyme about his favourite vowel family with lots of silly I favourites. The READER's confidence increases as she/he learns new words and soon masters the short vowel sound, I. Samples Picky and icky / Isabelle and Isadore I zoo animals
	Book 8: The O Family This book is narrated by Zooberts O family mascot, Octavia, the octopus. Since the word olive has the short O sound, each time the READER comes to a word with a short O sound, the sound will appear as an olive coloured O. Octavia tells the story in rhyme about her favourite vowel family with lots of silly O favourites. The READER's confidence increases as she/he learns new words and soon masters the short vowel sound, O. Samples Jog, jolly, job / Olive and Oliver O twins / O triplets
	Book 9: The U Family This book is narrated by Zooberts U family mascot, Um Ducky Duck, the duck. Since the word plum has the short U sound, each time the READER comes to a word with a short U sound, the sound will appear as a plum coloured U. Um Ducky Duck tells the story in rhyme about her favourite vowel family with lots of silly U favourites. The READER's confidence increases as she/he learns new words and soon masters the short vowel sound, U. Samples Gus and Angus / Plump plum house Slugger and Tugger / Funny games
	Book 10: Code Man Cool's Special Codes Code Man Cool approaches learning to read as a special agent, uncovering information that makes reading entertaining and easy. He encourages the READER to approach learning to read in the same manner. Together the READER and the HELPER will need to decide when the READER is ready to learn about each of the special codes. These have been set up in a logical sequence and coincide with working through each of the books. This book will serve as a continuous resource used often, even after the program has been completed. Samples Charlie, the chubby chick Phil, the pheasant Partial Phoneme Chart

When Is Zooberts Used?

Use Zooberts! Learn to Read when the READER is

• an auditory learner, one who learns by listening
• a visual learner, one who learns by seeing
• a kinesthetic learner, one who learns by handling

Use Zooberts! Learn to Read when the READER is

• a preschooler
• a early grades student
• an older student
• a struggling adult reader
• a student learning English as a second language
   

Where Can Zooberts Be Used?

Zooberts has been written for use at home and at school. Zooberts believes that reading must begin at home and be carried over to school. Care has been taken to provide a program suitable for use at home and at school.
 

Why Does Zooberts Work?

Zooberts! Learn to Read works because

• It's different!

• It's fun!

• It's easy to use!

• It's exciting!

• It works quickly!

Zooberts! Learn to Read works because of several dynamic features.

• Code Man Cool
• Vowel mascots
• Appealing illustrations
• Colour clues
• Rhyme
• Silliness and fun
• Concepts presented in a variety of ways
• Feel good attitude about learning to read
• Quick and successful results
• Learning to read demystified

Seize the opportunity to make reading fun. Purchase Zooberts! Learn to Read today.