Steady Growth Reading

Letters & Sounds

Tap a letter. Say its name, its sound, and the picture word. Red letters are vowels.

Aa

🍎apple

Say: “a, a, apple”

Sound Boxes

Tap each box to show a sound. Blend the sounds together, then pick the matching picture.

Word 1 of 10

Word Builder

Choose a word family. Add a first sound. Is it a real word? Find them all!

Word family

First sound

_at

Real words found: 0 of 0

Sight Words

Read the word. Tap “Hear it” to check. Words you know go in your pile.

the

Known: 0 of 0

Story Time

Read the story. Tap any word to hear it, or tap “Read to me.” Then answer the questions.

Digraphs

Two letters, one sound. Tap a card to hear it. Then play: which digraph finishes the word?

Finish the word

Vowel Teams

When two vowels go walking, they work as a team to make one sound. Tap a card to hear the team, then find the team that finishes each word.

Find the vowel team

Syllables

Long words are made of syllables. Tap between letters to split the word, then check. Each syllable has one vowel sound.

Split the word

The six syllable types

ClosedA vowel closed in by a consonant. The vowel is short.cat · nap·kin

OpenThe syllable ends with a vowel. The vowel is long.go · ti·ger

Vowel-consonant-eA silent e makes the vowel long.cake · in·vite

Vowel teamTwo letters work together for one vowel sound.rain · rain·bow

R-controlledThe r changes the vowel sound.car · tur·tle

Consonant-leA consonant plus le at the end of a word.ta·ble · pur·ple

Reading Comprehension

Pick your level. Read the passage, or tap “Read to me.” Then answer the questions. Look back in the text to find your answers.

Blends

In a blend, two or three consonants sit together and you can hear each sound: s-t-op. Tap a card to hear it, then finish the word.

Finish the word

Magic e

A silent e at the end of a word makes the vowel say its name. Add the e and hear the word change.

Listen: which word did you hear?

Bossy R

When r comes after a vowel, it changes the vowel’s sound: ar, or, er, ir, ur. In Challenge, er, ir, and ur sound the same, so you choose the right spelling.

Finish the word

Word Parts

Prefixes go at the start of a word. Suffixes go at the end. Both change the meaning. Read the meaning, then pick the word.

Which word means…

Spelling

Listen to the word. Say each sound, then tap the letters to spell it.

Fluency Check

Read aloud for one minute with a grown-up listening. When time is up, tap the last word you read. Count any words you missed.

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My scores

Typical spring scores (approximate): grade 1 about 60, grade 2 about 90, grade 3 about 110, grade 4 about 120, grade 5 about 135. Reading with expression and understanding matters as much as speed.

Vocabulary

Learn a new word each day, then figure out words that have more than one meaning.

Word of the day

Multiple-meaning words: what does the word mean here?

My Reading Log

Write down every book you read. Watch your minutes grow!

Total: 0 minutes

My Progress

Everything you have practiced on this device. Earn badges as you go!

Badges

Make a certificate

First name (not saved)

Companion to Teaching Literacy: Foundations, Practice, and Leadership

Chapter Guide

For future teachers, graduate students, and instructors. Each chapter’s big ideas, its original frameworks, and a question to carry into your field placement.

Teaching Literacy companion

Framework Finder

Every original framework in the book, what it is for, and where to find it. Search by name or by what you need to do.

Search frameworks

Teaching Literacy companion

Key Terms

Study the glossary as flashcards. Read the term, say the definition in your own words, then flip to check.

Card 1 of 0

Find a term

Teaching Literacy companion

Chapter Self-Check

Three questions per chapter. Each answer explains the reasoning, so you can review what you missed.

Chapter

Teaching Literacy companion

Practice Tools

Apply the book’s frameworks to classroom evidence. Use them to practice before your field placement or as in-class activities.

Two-Question Profile Ch. 2

Enter what you observed. The profile suggests where to look next. It is a hypothesis, not a diagnosis.

Does the student read grade-level words accurately and fluently? Yes No

When a comparable text is read aloud, does the student understand it? Yes No

Choose an answer to both questions.

Fluency Decision Path Ch. 6

Follow the path in order. The first “no” is where instruction begins.

Accuracy (%) Rate compared with grade norms 4P Prosody Check total (4–16) Understands what he or she reads?

Evidence Ladder Ch. 1

Place each claim on the rung that matches its evidence.

Spelling Error Analysis Ch. 5

Which question does the misspelling fail first?

Word Pop

Listen to the word. Pop the balloon that shows it before it floats away!

Round 0 of 10Popped 0

Press Start to play.

Memory Match

Flip two cards at a time. Find every matching pair in as few tries as you can.

Tries 0Pairs 0 of 6Best –

Rhyme Time

Tap every word that rhymes with the big word before time runs out. Then press Done.

Time 20Score 0

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Word Sort

Read the word. Tap the basket where it belongs.

Word 1 of 10Correct 0

Sentence Scramble

Tap the words in order to build a sentence. Start with the capital letter and end with the period.

Teaching Literacy companion

Term Match

Match six key terms to their definitions as fast as you can. Tap a term, then its definition.

Time 0.0sMatched 0 of 6Best –

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This activity is in the full program

The full Steady Growth Reading program includes every phonics skill, all reading levels, fluency checks, all games, and the University companion to Teaching Literacy.

Blends, Magic e, Vowel Teams, Bossy R, Syllables, and Word Parts
Spelling, Vocabulary, and Fluency Check
Comprehension Levels B, C, and D
Rhyme Time, Word Sort, and Sentence Scramble
The complete University section

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For Families

For Teachers

Use these activities for centers, small groups, intervention, or homework. Each one matches a skill in a structured literacy sequence.

Letters, Sound Boxes, Word Builder

Kindergarten and early grade 1. Use Sound Boxes after a phonemic awareness warm-up; have students say each sound before tapping. Word Builder works well as a word-family center.

Blends, Digraphs, Magic e, Vowel Teams, Bossy R

Grades 1–3 phonics. Teach the pattern explicitly first, then assign the matching level for practice. Use Challenge for review or for students ready to move on.

Syllables and Word Parts

Grades 2–5. Pair Syllables with instruction in the six syllable types. Word Parts supports morphology: ask students to explain how the prefix or suffix changes the meaning.

Spelling

Students hear the word and build it from letter tiles. Ask them to say each sound as they tap. Errors show which patterns need reteaching.

Fluency Check

Use as a quick one-minute check with a partner or adult. Students save scores on the device and can see growth over time. Listen for expression, not just speed.

Story Time and Comprehension

Stories are decodable and match the phonics tabs. Comprehension passages are leveled A–D with labeled question types and a short writing prompt for written response.

Small-group routine (15 minutes)

3 min: review with a phonics tab
5 min: Story Time or a passage, read with support
4 min: questions and discussion
3 min: writing prompt or Spelling

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Books by Georgette Green

Teaching guides, workbooks, and readers for growing readers, plus a textbook for teachers.

Steady Growth Literacy

A teaching guide for small-group reading instruction, with a companion workbook and decodable readers for vowel teams and syllable types.

Teaching Literacy: Foundations, Practice, and Leadership

A research-grounded textbook for future and practicing teachers, from prekindergarten through the middle grades.

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