Eyewords Information

Eyewords was created by Jennifer Orr in collaboration with a team of researchers, educators, speech and language pathologists and graphic designers in an effort to address a need to differentiate reading instruction for young readers and differently abled learners. Eyewords was initially developed to complement existing phonemic awareness instruction in kindergarten classrooms by providing a holistic approach (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) to teaching the high frequency words, many of which cannot be decoded phonetically. In addition to boosting the overall effectiveness of kindergarten literacy programs, it was quickly discovered that Eyewords has a tremendous benefit to children who struggle to read through systematic phonics instruction alone. Our core belief is that learning to read can be a fun, easy and exciting process for all.