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Summer is a time for fun. It’s a time for swimming, biking, vacations, picnics—and adventure! But summer shouldn’t be a time to stop reading, and Ziggy is here to help make sure your kids remember to add reading to their summer fun list.
The Zigzag Zebra (affectionately known as Ziggy) is a familiar face to users of the All About Reading pre-reading program, but for those of you who have never met him, you’ll soon discover that Ziggy is a young zebra who loves to read right alongside young students. He is a supportive friend for beginning readers, and he loves to have a good time as he helps kids learn.
Which is exactly why Ziggy is so excited to join your kids for an exciting reading adventure this summer! Of course, we couldn’t send Ziggy to spend the summer with all of you, so we’re sending Ziggy’s representative instead…meet Flat Ziggy!
This summer, Flat Ziggy would like to join you and your children on a fun adventure. Here are some of the activities your child will be able to enjoy when you join Flat Ziggy’s Summer Reading Adventure:
Joining Flat Ziggy on his summer reading adventure is as easy as 1-2-3. All you have to do is:
Want to see some of Flat Ziggy's adventures? Here's a look back at some of the fun that Flat Ziggy has shared with his friends in the past! Now Ziggy's ready to have some fun with YOU!
The library is always more fun with Flat Ziggy!
Flat Ziggy loves swimming and splashing at the pool!
Swimming with big brother and Flat Ziggy!
Getting Flat Ziggy ready for a summer full of adventures and fun!
Flat Ziggy LOVES his travel adventures too! Where will YOU take him?
Cooking is LOTS of fun when Flat Ziggy helps!
Nicola
says:Thank you for making reading so much more exciting with Ziggy. My 9yr old LOVES bringing Ziggy where-ever we go.
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceYou are so welcome, Nicola. I love that Ziggy gets to travel along with your child wherever you go!
Katy
says:This looks perfect for enhancing motivation for summer reading! Thank you.
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceKaty,
Flat Ziggy loves summer reading! :D I hope your student(s) enjoy reading with him too.
Heather D'Agostino
says:This looks like fun! We love Ziggy and everything All About Learning Press!!
Chrissy
says:What ages would you recommend this for? Thank you
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceChrissy,
Our Flat Ziggy is a big hit with younger students, but I know of even 8 and 10-year-olds that have enjoyed doing photoshoots with Flat Ziggy in all sorts of fun places!
Is that what you wanted to know? Please let me know if you have further questions.
Katie
says:This looks super cute and fun
stacey brown
says:such a great idea to make reading fun.
Carol Butler
says:Thanks for this! Love that you make learning fun!
Kimberly
says:My girls will love this!
Teresa Fowler
says:My kids will love flat Ziggie!
Loreen G
says:What a great idea for fun and learning all summer long!
Alycia
says:Love this idea!
Mary Ordille
says:Great way to get younger students involved in summer reading.
Carol
says:Ziggy is going to be very popular with the kids!
Tracy
says:Oh, my goodness! I love the concept behind Flat Ziggy’s Summer Reading Adventure. What a clever way to engage students in remembering their reading buddy. My young students loved the Flat Stanley books, but a Flat Ziggy is much cuter than a Flat Stanley!
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceTracy,
I agree! Flat Ziggy is very cute! ?
Polina Kovalev
says:I love the idea about the Flat Ziggy :)
Rebecca
says:This is a cute idea
Renee Alam
says:This looks so fun!
Carrie
says:Fun idea! I’ll have to print this off for the boys.
Jennifer A Sullivan
says:Ziggy looks so fun!
Jessie
says:Looks like fun! My daughter would love this.
Tina Johnson
says:This looks interesting!
Shannon fox
says:Sounds fun
Breanna
says:So cute! Love this!!
Beth
says:This is so cute. We keep trying different spelling programs and so far nothing has stuck. AAS is next on my list to try.
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceHi Beth,
Did you know that All About Spelling has a one-year guarantee? You can try it, and if for any reason you feel that it isn’t the right match for your child, return it for a full refund.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any specific questions.
Brandi Compton
says:Such a great activity!
Dave
says:This looks great! Would love to win this program. I have a daughter who struggles with spelling and son who will begin school this year.
Megan Jernigan
says:My child has developmental delays, hearing impairment, severe speech language delay and a history of early developmental trauma which yields difficulties with attention, impulses, emotional regulation, and stress tolerance. We are going on eight years old and reading is a challenge! He works so hard but it’s so hard for him! I would love to try this program to see if it may make a difference!
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceMegan,
All About Reading is based on the Orton-Gillingham approach. This is a proven method for helping students with many kinds of learning disabilities. Marie Rippel, author and creator of the programs, is a member of the International Dyslexia Association, and has instructed graduate-level courses in Orton-Gillingham Literacy Training offered through Nicolet College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She is also a member of Pro Literacy, has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Literary Task Force in Wisconsin, and tutored students for more than 20 years. Marie’s son is severely dyslexic, and being told by experts that he would never learn to read led directly to her creating All About Reading and All About Spelling. You can see a short video about her son’s story here.
Please let me know if you have specific questions!
Kimberly
says:This is so cute! My daughter loves Ziggy!
Kimberly
says:This is so cute. My daughter loves Ziggy!
Veronica Ward
says:My daughter really struggles with spelling, I wonder if this would help?
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceVeronica,
All About Spelling is great for students that struggle with spelling! Do you have any specific questions or concerns?
Here are some specific ways that All About Spelling can help kids that have struggled with spelling:
– Each lesson time is simple and explicit and will include 3 simple steps: the review of what was learned the day before, a simple new teaching, and a short practice of that new teaching.
– Incremental lessons. All About Spelling breaks every teaching down into its most basic steps and then teach the lessons in a logical order, carrying students from one concept or skill to the next. Each step builds on what the student has already mastered.
– AAS is multisensory. Research has shown that when a child is taught through all three pathways at the same time, a method known as simultaneous multisensory instruction, he will learn significantly more than when taught only through his strongest pathway.
– AAS uses specially color-coded letter tiles. Working with the letter tiles can make the difference between understanding or not understanding a concept.
– AAS is scripted so you can concentrate on your child. The script is very clear, without excess verbiage.
– AAS has built-in review in every lesson. Children that struggle generally need lots of review in order to retain concepts. With AAS, your child will have a Review Box so you can customize the review. This way, you can concentrate on just the things that your child needs help with, with no time wasted on reviewing things that your child already knows.
– All About Spelling has a gradual progression for increasing the student’s stamina and fluency in writing, from words and short phrases in Level 1, to phrases and short sentences in Level 2, to 12 dictation sentences per step in Level 3. Partway through Level 3, the Writing Station activity is introduced. In this exercise, students write sentences of their own that they make up using some of their spelling words. In this way students have begun to use words in a more real-world context through dictation and writing, to help them transition to longer writing assignments.
All About Spelling has a one-year guarantee. You can try it, and if for any reason you feel that it isn’t the right match for your child, return it for a full refund.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have additional questions.