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The OokaMethod^TM combines phonological development and language-rich text with comprehension activities so that children have the opportunity to achieve effortless reading.

With the OokaMethod^TM, children progress to the most sophisticated phonological level. First, they must understand that words are made up of individual sounds (or phonemes) that they can hear and manipulate. Second, they learn to associate these sounds with letters and blend them together to make words, thus breaking the code that speeds them through the foundational levels of reading development and beyond.

The OokaMethod^TM includes the language-rich Ooka Island Book Series with comprehension and vocabulary activities. Children progress through a leveled and sequenced flow of books that follow recurring characters in familiar, every day activities. Children then bring their own language knowledge to the reading process and emerge into reading while developing vocabulary and reading comprehension.

Every child should have the opportunity to learn how to read fluently and well, the Ooka Island way!

The Ooka Method was developed by Ooka Island Founder and President, Dr. Kay MacPhee. Dr. MacPhee’s first reading intervention program, SpellRead, was recognized as one of the top rated intervention programs by the US Department of Education’s What Works Clearing House, the leading authority in analyzing results of educational programs. Notably, SpellRead was rated #1 for improvement in reading comprehension.

See a listing of Dr. Kay MacPhee’s scientifically-based reading research reviews & publications.

With every click of the mouse, data is recorded in real-time and organized into comprehensive progress reports and dashboards for each individual child.

 As children travel through the Ooka Island Adventure, real-time reporting allows educators to monitor phonological skill development and growth in reading comprehension. Progress can be monitored at a student, classroom, school, or district level. Online progress reports summarize student’s reading skill progression and performance within the Ooka Island Adventure. The reports gives teachers and administrators instant access to their Ooka Island implementation and student achievement. Parent-friendly summary reports are available for bridging communication between home and school. 

Ooka Island’s exclusive READirect Technology provides the highest level of differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every new reader.

Ooka Island understands the importance of starting early learners on the right path, but also ensures that they are on the right path throughout the entire Ooka Island experience. For the fastest track to reading success, the Ooka Island AdventureTM is embedded with an innovative learning algorithm that adapts game play according to each child’s needs. If a child struggles with any skill being taught, they are rerouted to an activity where that same skill is presented in a different way. This pattern is repeated until the child has mastered the particular skill.

The high-interest, fast-paced activities keep children motivated and engaged when they are struggling with a skill. 

Using differentiated instruction through the READirect^TM technology ensures that children are on the fast track to reading success.

Ooka Island’s CHEEReader^TM messaging system is an exciting feature used to encourage and support young learners in their quest to learn to read.

Easily accesible on the Ooka Lighthouse^TM, the CHEEREADER^TM messaging system enables the account manager (parent, guardian, or teacher) to encourage and support the player with safe and fun messages from Zopet.

“Great Job!” and “Hooray for you!” are two examples of messages that can be sent to the Little Learner when they log in to Ooka Island to brighten their day.

The OokaBridge^TM includes both online and off-line features that will increase educational opportunities between home and school learning environments.

The OokaBridge^TM is based on the knowledge that learning happens everywhere—at school, at home, even at the park!— so it’s important for parents and educators to find ways to bridge learning between various environments. Children, parents and educators can access Ooka Island online in the Ooka Island Adventure or offline with the Ooka Island Books print program that includes 95 leveled and sequenced books, instructional guides, lesson plans, and story cards.

The OOKACOMPASS^TM is an optional assessment tool for children who already have a foundation in reading.

Although it is preferred that children start at the very beginning level of the Ooka Island Adventure, some learners, depending on their assessment, may be able to jump ahead on the book path with OOKACOMPASS^TM.

The online assessment involves reading a book and completing comprehension questions and phonemic and phonetic activities. Once the child has completed their assessment, a detailed report is sent to the educator or parent to review.