Reading Research Reviews & Publications by Dr. Kay MacPhee, Ooka Island Co-Founder
Dr. Kay MacPhee, Ooka Island Co-Founder Dr. MacPhee’s initial reading program, SpellRead, was founded in 1994 and is a successful intervention program. After years of researching and teaching SpellRead in classrooms and clinics across North America, Dr. MacPhee co-founded Ooka Island. In 2012, the technology-based prevention program was introduced to children ages three to seven, to eradicate illiteracy at its root. A Selection of Dr. MacPhee’s Scientifically Based Reading Research Reviews & Publications A number of rigorous studies have examined the implementation of Dr....
read moreReading Instruction for At Risk Children
THE WHITE PAPER Reading Instruction for At-Risk Children, on Ooka Island What does effective reading instruction look like? The National Reading Panel, which conducted the most comprehensive evidence-based review of research on how children learn to read, determined that effective reading instruction includes the following: Teaching children to break apart and manipulate the sounds in words (phonemic awareness), Teaching them that these sounds are represented by letters of the alphabet which can then be blended together to form words (phonics), Having them practice...
read moreThe Method Behind the Magic of Breaking into Reading
FALL.2011 WHITE PAPER THE METHOD BEHIND THE MAGIC ON OOKA ISLAND By Dr. Kay MacPhee President/Founder – Ooka Island, Inc. Download The Method Behind the Magic White Paper (500 KB) WHAT IS THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE LEVELING AND ORGANIZATION OF THE GAME? The game starts with an essential pre-reading skill- alphabet recognition and sequencing. The introduction of the letters is done in groups of three-to-five letters, beginning with lower case, as these are the letters most frequently seen, and then moving on to upper case. As the alphabet is being...
read moreIntegrating the Common Core Standards into Interactive, Online Early Literacy Programs
SUMMER.2011 WHITE PAPER INTEGRATING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS INTO INTERACTIVE, ONLINE EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS By Dr. Kay MacPhee President/Founder – Ooka Island, Inc. Executive Summary It is critical to start early if children are to develop the skills they need to be successful. Research evidence confirms the strong connection between early skill development and later reading success. Early childhood (age 5 and under) is an especially important time for children’s development and learning. Children who develop more literacy skills in the preschool years...
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