We think reading is absolutely the most important skill your students will ever learn, and we want to do all we can to support and promote it. To that end, we want reading and writing in ScratchCat programs to be meaningful and relevant. Key to us is when reading and writing occur in the learning process. We’ve designed our programs so that first you set the stage and introduce key concepts visually. Sight-Based Instruction—get it? After that, reading and writing become more than rote exercises of concept memorization or word decoding. Instead, through the printed word, students consolidate what they’ve learned visually.

We realize that you’re devoting a tremendous amount of time, talent, energy and financial resources to improving literacy. While you’re doing that, Sight-Based Instruction can help you effectively reach all students in your classroom, regardless of their reading proficiency.

Would you like to know why?