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Tortoise Teaches Rabbit to Read® - Complete Instructional Bundle

Name: Tortoise Teaches Rabbit to Read® - Complete Instructional Bundle
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The Instructional Bundle Includes

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Everything needed to read, teach, reinforce, and extend the learning experience.

Narrated Interactive eBook:

Hear It, See It, Follow Along

A beautifully illustrated, narrated reading experience with highlighted text. Designed for children ages 4–7, it helps learners connect spoken language to printed words while building confidence and early literacy skills.

Instructional Guide:

Teaching Strategies that Support Success

A practical teaching guide that helps educators, caregivers, and families extend learning through discussion prompts, Stop & Talk activities, and independent practice. Designed to align the Tortoise Teaches Rabbit to Read® experience with effective literacy instruction.

Read & Color Activity Booklet:

Creative Engagement that Builds Comprehension

A printable black-and-white version of the story that encourages coloring, creativity, and active participation while reinforcing comprehension, recall, and story sequencing.

Story Video:

Watch, Listen, and Learn

A professionally narrated video presentation of the story uses gentle motion effects and engaging visuals to bring the book to life while supporting comprehension and active listening. Your purchase includes an easy-access viewing link, plus an optional downloadable version for offline viewing.

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Tortoise Teaches Rabbit to Read® (TTRR)

The Race is Over. The Journey is Just Beginning.

After their famous race, Rabbit finds Tortoise sitting under a tree.

“What are you doing?” Rabbit asks.

“Reading,” Tortoise explains.

“Do you read the pictures?”

“I see the pictures,” says Tortoise, “but I read the squiggles below them. They make sounds.”

Rabbit presses his ear to the page. “Tortoise, those squiggles are silent as stones!”

So begins a delightful journey into literacy. Using Rabbit’s own name as the key, Tortoise introduces phonemic awareness and phonics through speaking and listening, observing, curiosity, and inquiry. TTRR is the first and only supplemental program to integrate STEM and SEL into early literacy—replacing rote memorization with discovery-based play.

The Instructional Practice

1. Literature-Based Discovery: Narrative episodes guide children to observe phonemes and phonics within their most important words: their names.

2. Social-Emotional Connection: By comparing names with classmates or family, children build a sense of belonging while exploring how letters "behave."

3. STEM Integration: Using counting and set theory, children develop visual acuity. They move from simple "most/least" letter counts to identifying common letters and their positions, turning reading into a logic-based game.

4. Active Inquiry: No rigid "teaching," just guided exploration that inspires children to learn from one another through imaginative play.

Product Details

Title: Tortoise Teaches Rabbit to Read® - Complete Instructional Bundle
Author: Jon Madian
Guided Reading Age: 4-7
Themes: Early Literacy, Phonics, Social-Emotional Learning, STEM
Format: Comprehensive Instructional Package

Social-Emotional Learning
Builds emotional intelligence and self-awareness through gentle storytelling
Seeding Discussions
Thoughtful prompts based in educational research support meaningful conversations
Multi-Format Access
Supports all reading levels with narrated audio, read-along support, and video
Expert Developed
Created by dedicated reading specialists with proven classroom success

What Parents and Teachers Are Saying

Tortoise Teaches Rabbit to Read lifts early literacy from memorization into a sky high journey of discovery. You will love how this approach makes unlocking the reading code delightful for you and your students.

Frequently Asked Questions

What age group is TTRR designed for?

The program is designed for children ages 4–7, covering pre-K through early elementary, supporting children at the earliest stages of literacy development.

What makes TTRR different from other early reading programs?

TTRR is the first program to apply STEM and SEL to early literacy. Rather than rote memorization, it uses discovery-based play, children's own names, and guided inquiry to introduce linguistic pattern analysis, phonemic awareness, and phonics.

How does using a child's name help them learn to read?

A child's name is their most personally meaningful word. It “lives” in more areas of their brains than any other word. By using it as an entry point, TTRR builds immediate engagement and emotional connection while introducing letter recognition, phonics, and phonemic awareness in relevant, exciting contexts.

Is this a standalone curriculum or a supplement?

TTRR is a supplemental program designed to enrich and support existing literacy instruction rather than replace a core curriculum. However, it could be used as part of an educator-created core curriculum.

Can TTRR be used both at home and in the classroom?

Yes. The Instructional Guide is written for both caregivers and educators, and the materials support whole-group classroom instruction as well as independent or family learning at home.

Does my child need any prior reading ability to get started?

No. TTRR is designed for children at the very beginning of their literacy journey, starting from the foundational understanding that letters make sounds — no prior reading experience needed.

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About the Author

Jon Madian

Jon, an educational psychologist, and his wife, Karen, an instructional designer, received numerous grants to support learner-centered education throughout their careers. He founded the Artist-in-Residence Reading Project in Los Angeles’s inner-city schools and later co-founded Humanities Software with Karen. Their early literacy curriculum became part of Apple’s early learning initiatives and IBM’s writing programs. Over the course of their careers, Jon and Karen developed more than 100 reading, writing, and process-based programs for print and software, consistently focusing on empowering and inspiring students in educational settings. Their 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild continue to fuel their commitment to enriching education. Today, through Heart Bright Learning, they are helping parents and teachers reimagine education for the 21st century by developing resources that inspire and empower children to understand themselves, others, and their world through observation, reflection, and process-based learning.

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