I have been a children's tutor for many years, both paid and volunteer. I teach reading using phonics and have training in teaching people with dyslexia how to read using Saxon Phonics and Alphabetic Phonics. I love your videos and information! When I was in Americorps in the 1990s, we used the Steck-Vaughn Phonics Readers (1991) that are excellent. I seems that you haven't heard of these. There are 40 books in all with colored illustrations. These books start with two books each for the five short vowel sounds ("Matt and Rags," "Pam's Pal,": etc.) and two books each for the five long vowel sounds ("A Race on the Lake," "The Cake Bake," etc.). These are the only phonics-based books I have found for teaching beginning reading. I will now order your books too. Thank you so much!

@Honeybee-cy9gc

4 ай бұрын

I was also an Americorps member in the 90s. 👍

@InesBretzel

2 ай бұрын

There are also the Biff and Chip books in the UK. THE series is Oxford Learning tree. It starts with the basics 😊

@robynmax8719

Ай бұрын

Just ordered

I’m always distracted by your beautiful background. Love your decor. Also I ordered the books. My 2 year old is reading now thanks to your videos.

I am so excited to have found your content. Thank you algorithm. I have been reading since I was 4 thanks to Grandma. And have been feeling like a failure parent. Mine are 5 and 6 and cannot read. I have renewed hope.

Oh my goodness. You have so much passion that I love. I was thinking about how I wanted to find a better way to teach children to read. You showed up on my KZread feed 🤔😊. I have watched a few episodes and intend to sign up for your course. My heart is to take this to my church’s children’s ministry. I see that a lot of Bible stories that are hard to keep the children interested. I am always looking for ways to get children to learn without them realizing that is what I am doing. The age group I am privileged to serve is infants to 5 years. Thank you for all of your hard work. You and your team. I pray that you get millions of customers that see the value. I am a grandmother and wished this was available when my two were younger. I do plan to use this for my 8 year old grandson. He is struggling with reading. Congratulations and I wish you all the best. 😊🏆

Remember last year when i told my son was having trouble blending. Now hes blending amazing ans im so proud of him! Now im introducing big words😊 i love teaching him!!

I ordered these books 3 weeks ago and my son has been excitedly reading through them. He just finished book 12 yesterday! I had a rule with him that we could only attempt one new book a night. He likes to reread all the books most nights. Sometimes he would get tired as we neared book 8-11 and couldn't attempt any new books. Something you didn't mention in the video is that there is a cast of characters that come back and interact with each other throughout the books. He liked them as if they were friends, saying "That's Pat!!" when he came across the character in the next book. There are also little callbacks to previous books which made it feel more continuous. He was challenged by capital I looking like lowercase L. He seemed to sort it out by the end of the books but we had to help a lot to distinguish between the two. I emailed Spencer about this and he mentioned that it was done on purpose. (Thank you for responding so quickly!) My son did seem to figure it out eventually! I highly recommend these books and I hope you make more soon so that my son can read more about these characters while advancing to the next stage!

Congratulations! YAY finally! This is needed on the market. Will certainly help a reading teacher like me have materials to recommend to parents.

Love your flash cards- but my daughter loves them more. Cannot wait for the books!

So excited!!! We are patiently waiting for our books. Outstanding work TCR team! ❤

OMG! You just solved my problem. I was looking for books for my 2.5 boy. And yes i have bought most of the ones you mentioned only to get disappointed. I thank God leading me to your videos too. They are helpful. Wish we had that kind of passion in all the people teaching our kids and doing business too😊

Wow I wish I had these when my son was younger, people will appreciate the parent guide as their kids get older and realise even though as parents we can read, knowing where to start in teaching a kid how to read is a challenge, you don’t even know where to start, so that alone is worth the money. Love your passion :)

This is a great video. What you are saying actually makes sense. I'm teaching my niece to read & I had to learn HOW to pronounce the sounds. I followed the instructions in a book & she is a great reader now. Next we are going to practice larger words, diagraphs & spelling.Those books that say I can read level 1 actually aren't level 1. They are much hard than they seem for beginning readers.

I love that there are alot of opportunities to try, but also opportunities to SUCCEED and build confidence.

You’re the best Spenser!!! Thank you so much making it simple and straight forward for us parents. You’re awesome at what you do! My 6 year old is in the beginning stages of blending cvs words and I’m so proud of her and I believe she’s ready for something a little more challenging! I will be purchasing these for Christmas! I will be recommending you to all my friends and family ❤

@toddlerscanread

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope she loves them!

Used the digital for little one on my phone. So convenient for on the go learning. Can't wait to get the books.

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

great idea!

I'm a super picky homeschool mom. I've pieced together various reading material and most of it is custom made by me. I can resonate with the whiteboard approach 😂. But that being said, when I seen these books i knew it would be a very good investment! I even got the digital version to hold us off until our books arrive! Love this! Thanks!

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and I hope you like them!

I am a fan of your work. God bless you

Love these. My 4yo son first read on the weekend using the Cat book from your collection. I found him reading it again by himself! We started with the digital version on my phone as well.

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

I’m excited for mine to come in !! I’ve used all those books too with frustration and the complaints you mentioned.

4:40 Diverse characters! 🥰😍 Take my mooonnnneeeyyy! 💸💸💸 ok, I am in love.

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!

As someone from the UK it’s really interesting to see how different the beginner readers are over there. In England when kids start to read at 4-5 years old they are sent home phonic books normally matched to the phonics scheme the school uses and these books get changed maybe 3 times a week, every week throughout school for the first few years until they have finished learning phonics. So there are lots and lots of decodable books available for parents to buy if they wish to support their child’s reading or use earlier at home. Do schools in America not send home reading books? Or are the reading books ones like you have just shown?

@msllubin8

8 ай бұрын

I wish that was done, at least where I'm from in US that isn't the case. I've been purchasing boos, checking books out of the library and doing my own lesson plans centered around phonics for certain words in the books and using Toddlers Can Read approach and other free resources possible on diff media platforms. Even utilizing free tutoring programs through out library and public school system

6 ай бұрын

They send home black and white printed readers and this is at a top school 😂

@triarb5790

6 ай бұрын

Same in Australia. We use a mix of Australian UK and New Zealand Decodable Readers.

Ordered. I’m glad I decided to have a kid around the same time as Spencer. 😂

So glad I came across your channel . 😊

Looks great! I'm glad someone has addressed these issues in these so-called."Level 1" books. Not many decodable books that are actually interesting. I may have to check your books out!

Wow amazing !!!

Preschool teacher here. Are you my teacher soul mate?!? I share your frustration!!! I've got to get these!

Went to first grade in 1966, See John run. See spot sit. Spot is a dog. Spot is John's dog. Good ol 1960 reader. It was hard cover, and I was to keep it the whole school year, and I loved my reader. Never got tried of it. Sr.Anne Thomasina had each of us read from it daily. Was so excited to be called on and all of us were.

I'd love to see a short video from you on when and how to move from reading individual words to sentences. I've used your techniques with great success in teaching my daughter letter sounds and blending, but I'm unsure how to know whether she's ready to start reading sentences, and exactly how to ease her into it. I get the impression that you regard developing strong phonics fundamentals as more important than rushing into sentences, so I've stuck with improving her facility at decoding individual words, but I also wonder how to know when she's ready to take that next step, and what I need to do to develop that skill.

Ordered mine. My 3 and 4 years old just learning to blend sounds.

Black Friday sale hopefully!!! 🤞💕

@rosegreen8441

8 ай бұрын

Was gonna ask same 😂😂😂

Just got my order in wonder how long the pre order will take now I'm excited as a father hahah thank you .

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

You should be receiving them soon or already received them! :)

@danielhagberry8910

8 ай бұрын

@toddlerscanread I got mine!!! My wife wants it to be a Christmas present. I just can't wait! I'll just have to get the flash Cards to help my patients!

My 4 year old loves reading these books before bed. I’m so proud and amazed at how much she has learned and grown in such a short amount of time.

🎉🎉🎉🎉

I love your passion

I really like your materials and awesome job on the books!! I'm also a big usborne fan :) would be cool to have your books in German too 😁!

Is there any good phonics learning material for kids with parents whose mother tounge is not english?

I can relate to this man's struggle to teach their child to read. It was almost a mirror image watching his introduction. I bought the same books on Amazon as he did and had the same disappointing reaction. And like him, I developed my own Decodable readers called "Little Sprouts" to fill in a massive gap in the market that should be there but isnt. I would like to make one point regarding pages per book. Less pages per book is a good thing for beginner readers as they dont have the mental stamina when first using their decoding skills to read independently. So a graded book series which begins with less pages and slowly builds up with more pages per book is better in my opinion. Also, there is another really good book series out there Julia Donaldson's Songbirds stage 1. They are wonderful decodable readers.

The “ie” saying /i/ in the word “friends” that’s crazy, this book is wild! And inappropriate. Lol hahahaha very impressive video and explanation. I’m buying these books right now for my two baby boys

I love the details that has gone into the books. My only concern as a non-American, would the books have “mom” or any other words that are specific to American English? It has caused confusion for my kids

Will you be working on a Spanish version?

So glad I found you for my child!!

Why is this sold out !!!!????😢 when is it back in stock ???? I need it

Your content is great from what I seen. I wish I would have seen it 9 years earlier. My son is 9 going on 10 and struggling with reading comprehension (especially on longer chapter books), spelling, and writing. Writing is a struggle due to his lack of confidence with spelling. Any suggestions on where to start to get him back on track. Should I just start over as if he is just learning. Any help would be much appreciated.

This is awesome! How do I get my books? I had my name on a list. Congratulations!

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

You can grab them here! toddlersread.myshopify.com/

This is my first year as a kindies teacher and i really love all your videos they have been really helpful to me...i am reall need one of those set of books..how can i get one of this set of books for my school...

@toddlerscanread

4 ай бұрын

We’re about to restock- here’s the waitlist! toddlersread.myshopify.com/pages/decodable-book-waitlist

For what age group these books are good for? I dont see the link for the books

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

It is more about where their reading stage is vs. age! Here is the link! toddlersread.myshopify.com/products/tcr-books-early-access

Anyone have the link to this? These look perfect for my new student

Is you book bundle available on the Amazon?

Wow, the marketing for these books is absolutely top-notch! Aside from that, you can tell you genuinely love what you do! I love your message telling parents that they can teach their kids how to read. I see so many parents who think that only teachers can teach their children(including my own). As a first time parent I know I am capable of teaching my son to read, I just need the right sources. I’ve seen the system fail children because parents failed to provide that support as far as educating their own children at home. I never want to be that parent. I just found you on IG this week. I’m watching all your videos and definitely researching before I make my purchase. I plan on buying the full system. I am just so glad to see a system that makes sense!

@toddlerscanread

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words words!

Hi Spence! Thanks for this great resource. I can´t find the link.

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

here you go! toddlersread.myshopify.com

Where we can get printable books like soft copies.

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Here you go! toddlersread.myshopify.com/products/digital-decodable-books?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=1c260afe8&pr_rec_pid=7527372292277&pr_ref_pid=7507396264117&pr_seq=uniform

You indicated you were intentional with your font. However, your book along with so many others uses the "a" instead of the lower case A that is just a circle and a line (can't change my font) should I actually be teaching her 'a' instead?

@ellem9995

8 ай бұрын

Spencer said on an Instagram Q&A that “a” is what we should be teaching because that is how they will see it printed everywhere

Please restock I need them for my kids.❤

Also, thank you for the multicultural images!

I did the pre-order wondering when they will be shipped? I cant find anything in the website or order regarding timeframe?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

You should have received 2 emails (please check your spam/promotions folder!) LMK if you can't find it.

Where can I buy the books and flashcards pls? I leave in Germany. Thanks

How can i order the books?

Where can I get the printable set?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Here you go! toddlersread.myshopify.com/collections/all/products/digital-decodable-books

Will the books be 35$ like the video. Website preorder is 50$

@Blackflyer1

8 ай бұрын

This is concerning. Feels like bait and switch. 35 dollars you click then 52 dollars not including tax and shipping.

@MachelTheDestroyer

8 ай бұрын

It was 43.99 for me including shipping. There is no sales tax where I live, so that might affect it.

@ellem9995

8 ай бұрын

Yes I tried to pre-order to Canada and it said $50 plus $22 shipping and there would be taxes on that as well I am assuming. This is in American dollars too so it would be over $100 Canadian. Eek that is a lot.

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

​@@Blackflyer1 prices are displayed in your local currency because this typically saved the customer $. If you'd like to purchase in USD, you can change the currency on the page.

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Yes- the books are $34.99 but since our audience is 60% non-US, our site auto-displays your local currency. You should see this noted on the page. If you'd like to purchase in USD, simply change the country setting on the page and refresh.

Hey love what you doing I have a question what can a parent do if a 3 grader can not read well. What steps can be taking?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! The steps to teach a little one and an older reader are the same. First find out where your child is skill wise and then if you want support teaching them I have courses to help. Here's a blog to help you assess your child's reading skills: www.toddlersread.com/blog/how-to-assess-your-childs-reading-ability-at-home

How can I order?

Where do I order

Can you tell me what makes your program different from All About Reading? I have been researching and was about to purchase it and one of your videos showed up. I am very interested it your process and am now considering purchasing your program. Thank you

@toddlerscanread

6 ай бұрын

My approach is customizable to each kid because I teach parents how to teach reading in a way that is fun and fits into your daily life. It isn’t a script!

Just checked and these are sold out. Hope they come back into stock soon.

@toddlerscanread

4 ай бұрын

here’s the waitlist! toddlersread.myshopify.com/pages/decodable-book-waitlist

How about you do some books for learning vocabulary for non english speakers

Sorry, this has just made me need to vent: At least there ARE lots of beginner options in English. In my first language, Hungarian, there is virtually nothing. Some publisher have recently come out with so-called beginner books - but even the lowest levels are full-on novels with really complicated stories that sometimes even I don't get, and complex words, with zero repetition, using serif font. Even many character names are made up. What on earth??? So I've had to make up my own books (so far, using photos of the children themselves, and describing what they're doing). It's really not that hard to come up with a suitable actual-beginner text. Why wouldn't they?? And yes, once I tried looking at a page as if I didn't know how to read, I also quickly realised I had to put an extra space between words. In fact, I put an extra space between the letters, and four spaces in between the words, and printed them super large: one short sentence on one A4 page. All doable, but sooo time-consuming to diy. I wish I could just pick these off of the shelf! Also, while I am happy with how my content has turned out for now, I'd love for my kids to read proper connected stories with matching pictures. But that would really cost me waaay to much time and money. Also, when I print at home, it's not technically going to be a "book". 😕

Where can I buy your books? Can't find a link

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Here is the link! toddlersread.myshopify.com/

I want the books

Wow ive found several middle schoolers can't spell wonder ifnthis continues to the sight word approach to reading and not knowing the rules or sounding them out. I've tried teach my kiddo sound it out whike teacher corrected me feel sight words are awful as well nothing memorized is every learned or does it stick well idk just some thoughts?

So how do you buy these books

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

you can find them here! toddlersread.myshopify.com

My niece started reading Bob books, but she just got bored of them. They don't interest her anymore. So I've been writing sentences on a whiteboard we have here. I'd love to order your decodable books, because I trust in your work. However, being from a different country doesn't help. Taxes over imported goods in Brazil are insane lately. Are there digital options for people outside America?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Here is the digital version! toddlersread.myshopify.com/collections/all/products/digital-decodable-books

Kindly share the link

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

here you go! toddlersread.myshopify.com

Where can I purchase the books

@toddlerscanread

Ай бұрын

Here's the link! toddlersread.myshopify.com/products/tcr-books

If the link is not there because they are already sold out?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

they aren’t sold out!

Where can i get these books?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

Hey there, you can find them now here! toddlersread.myshopify.com/

1:37 my daughter hated Bob books! 😂😂😂 I didn't like them either. I didn't learn to read with these.

In Malaysia how we can get these books

@toddlerscanread

6 ай бұрын

You can enter your address to see if we ship to you, but if not I have printable versions available: toddlersread.myshopify.com/products/tcr-books

Please is it for sale😊😊😊😊

@toddlerscanread

7 ай бұрын

Find them here! toddlersread.myshopify.com

Do these works for kids with Dyslexia?

Please release those in other european languages...

The over selling makes me think your scamming cuz so many people are scamming nowadays... Do you have a return policy or anything like that?

Are you the owner of Teacher Created Resources?

@toddlerscanread

4 ай бұрын

I am not.

I hate the lack of diversity in American early reading books.

Where can I buy?

@toddlerscanread

8 ай бұрын

here! toddlersread.myshopify.com