Ooka Island: The Most Rewarding Travel Adventure Available…and No Plane Ticket Required!
Young children may not be skilled at sharing toys but they sure share a love for adventure! Whether it’s a drive past an airport, a trip up the escalator, or a walk through a park, the excitement of new discovery just shines on their little faces. I didn’t think my son could get any more enthusiastic about seeing an elevator until the day he triumphantly proclaimed: “Look, Mom! The button next to the elevator says UP!” Learning to read is an amazing adventure in itself. You probably can’t remember the moment in your past when nonsense symbols transformed into meaningful...
read moreSocial Good Initiatives in St. Lucia
My kids love to Skype with their grandparents who live across the country. We each sit in front of our computers and marvel that the technology allows us to have a conversation as if we were all together in one room, sharing stories and learning from each other. I can’t even imagine how thrilled they would be to interact with children their own age living in a completely different country, but that’s exactly what’s happening through Ooka Island’s Social Good Initiative. Because of this initiative, students in Hillsdale, NJ are communicating with students in Castries District, St....
read moreEnter to Win an Ooka Island Summer Reading Prize-Pack!
Enter Daily! Monday, July 16 – Sunday, July 22 a Rafflecopter giveaway Prize Details: Part 1 is an $20 Amazon Gift Card for you! Part 2 is a an Annual Family Subscription (4 player licenses!) to The Ooka Island Learn-to-Read Adventure Part 3 includes a set of Ooka Island Books of your (or your child’s!) choice from the Ooka Island “Fluency Series” What is the Ooka Island Fluency Series? Ooka Island Books includes an early reading library collection with a total of 95 book titles! The Fluency Series is the last 20 book titles in the Ooka Island library...
read moreOoka Island ESL Pilot in Medellin, Colombia
Ooka’s First Week in South America was a Success! Read the full report below to learn more about Ooka Island’s first week in Medellin, Colombia. Ian Vickey is working as an English as a Second Language Teacher with the Marina Orth Foundation. “Just finished with my first week using Ooka! I had a great time with the 5 students that I worked with and I felt that they greatly enjoyed their first journey into the world of the Island.” - Ian Vickery, ESL Teacher Report: Ooka Island 5/22 – 5/24 School: Colegio Camino De Paz Location: Medellin,...
read moree-Books and Printed Books for PreK-2
Ooka Island Print Books and e-Books for Children at John J. Sark Memorial Elementary School! With the combination of the fun Ooka Island adaptive technology and the engaging Ooka Island Book series, young learners are reading well before they realize it! Watch the video below to meet the kindergarten class at John J. Sark Elementary School and see why they love learning to read with Ooka Island Books! Ooka Island Books are available in e-Book format in the Ooka Island learn-to-read Adventure and also in print copy too as levelled readers. Ooka Island books are written with natural...
read moreOoka Island & Marina Orth Foundation assist English Language Learners in Colombia, South America
The Ooka Island Reading Team welcomed Ian Vickery to its headquarters this week for training in the Ooka Island Learning System. Ian will be traveling to Colombia, South America to teach the English language with the Marina Orth Foundation. The Ooka Island technology is ideal for teaching the English language as it jumps right into teaching the 44 sounds of the English language in a guided, yet compelling methodology. You can learn more here about why Ooka Island is effective for English Language Learners (ELL). Ian’s training included sessions on the top-rated Eye/Ear Reading...
read moreOoka Island & First Nation Early Literacy Partnership
Have you heard the news? Wonderful things are happening at John J Sark Memorial School! Students at John J Sark Memorial School are loving Ooka Island! Join the team at Ooka Island as they visit John J Sark to check in with Kindergarten teacher, Wendy Walker and Principal, Nora McCarthy-Joyce. Watch the video below to meet the students at John J Sark and hear about their favourite parts of the Ooka Island Adventure! What is this school doing differently? The benefits of learning to read at an early age will help prepare young learners for a life-time of...
read more“Glowsticks” (Video Book Review)
We are so excited to have Super Reader Leiah back with the Glowsticks book review! In today’s video, she reads Glowsticks, from the Emergent II series of books, and she even sets the stage with appropriate lighting! Thanks for sharing this video, Leiah! And remember– we’d love to feature YOUR Super Reader on this site! Send in pictures or videos...
read moreCarma Uses Motivational Tools like the Book Path to Keep Reading!
Thanksgiving may be over, but we’re still in a thankful mood! For what, you ask?! Well, today we’re thankful that young learners like Carma can experience the joy of making progress through the Ooka Island Book Path as she builds her fundamental reading skills. Look at that grin!!! Remember that you can download the Book Path and other Motivational Tools here. And we’d love to see your favorite Ooka Elf at work (or play?!), too– feel free to send/post pictures or...
read moreChecking in with Mrs. Perry (A Kindergarten Teacher’s Adventure)
I have such a treat for you today! I traveled to Mrs. Perry’s kindergarten class to capture on video how much fun this kindergarten teacher’s students are having on Ooka Island! As you’ll see and hear, the kids can’t wait to spend time on Alphabet Mountain and all the other exciting activities. They’ve become really good at using the mouse and working independently on the computer, too. We are so happy that Mrs. Perry, and her students are going to let us come check in throughout the year so we can share their progress with you through this video series. ...
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