Who is the Program For? Marvi’s Way® Reading and Spelling Lessons, Novice Program, is perfect for students in grades PreK through 1 and above, especially those who have difficulty reading and spelling one-syllable words. Our affordable, easy-to-use manuals help parents, tutors, and practitioners quickly and effectively bring students up to grade level. What’s Included Each module includes two versions: one designed for practitioners and another tailored for students. Helpful links to extra resources deepen your understanding of the science of reading. Lesson Content and Structure These evidence-based, step-by-step lessons offer a thorough and engaging learning experience. Students build essential reading and spelling skills—like phonemic awareness, letter recognition, letter formation, phonics, decoding (blending), encoding (spelling), fluency, and high-frequency words—at a comfortable pace. Twenty-five English sounds and spellings (short vowels a, e, i, o, u) and consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z) are introduced in a logical order, starting with the most common spelling and progressing to the least common. You can refer to individual manuals in our catalog to see which sounds and spellings are taught. The dynamic lessons systematically increase in complexity. Lessons include decodable stories and poems at various reading levels, so every student has the chance to succeed. These engaging texts spark students’ interest and help reinforce both new concepts and previously learned skills, making learning stick. Cumulative word lists at the end of each lesson provide additional practice opportunities for students ready for a challenge. You’ll find helpful tips for English learners throughout the program to support success at every step. Printable Sound/Spelling Cards and Elkonin Tokens—both available in our catalog—make each Marvi’s Way® lesson even easier and more enjoyable to learn. These tools help students build skills and confidence quickly, and you can use them to create games that turn practice into play! Flexible Support: If older students need more help, you can use the Novice Program with the first two modules of our Modules 1-5 Reading and Spelling Program. This flexible approach helps them catch up quickly and confidently. Peace of Mind No hidden training fees—your purchase provides everything you need to teach every part of each lesson. Optional Sound/Spelling Cards and Elkonin Tokens are also available to enhance your students’ learning experience. What Makes Marvi’s Way® Special? Marvi’s Way® was born from a mother’s love and determination. When Marvi’s own son struggled to read and write until he was 13, she experienced the frustration and heartache so many families know. She created these lessons to offer real hope and practical solutions—so every child can thrive in school, and every family can celebrate their child’s success. Marvi’s Way® evidence-based lessons help turn hesitant readers into confident readers and skilled spellers. Marvi’s Way® uses proven, step-by-step lessons that build reading, spelling, and writing skills. These lessons empower you—whether you are a parent or educator—to help students succeed with confidence. The lessons are thoughtfully designed to fit your busy schedule—whether you have just 10 minutes, half an hour, or more—so you can make the most of every learning opportunity, big or small. Immediate Access After you purchase the program—whether it’s the Complete Package or a single manual—you’ll receive two emails. The first email confirms your purchase, and the second provides a link to download your materials directly to your computer. You’ll have instant access—no need to visit a store or wait for a package to arrive. See what educators and literacy experts say about Marvi’s Way® “…The graphics are attractive, and the stories and poems that children read are engaging and rich in interesting vocabulary. Marvi has created a MARVelous set of tools with which any child should be able to learn to read.” —Louisa C. Moats, Ed.D. “This is a great resource for helping to teach students how to read. If you think you’ll be working with a variety of students, the comprehensive program is the way to go.” —Dr. Kayla Steltenkamp. https://onlinedegrees.nku.edu/faculty/dr-kayla-steltenkamp/ “…Most impressive is the phonemic awareness piece of the program. I have searched and searched for phonemic activities that grow as students’ skills develop, and this program incorporates them into each lesson, including multi-syllable words. This program will benefit both tutors and classroom teachers, as well as small groups and homeschool families. It really is how an effective reading program should be—easy, effective, enjoyable, and research-based. I am loving it and have recommended it.” —Kathleen Seeman , M.Ed. “I have been teaching for 27 years and am extensively trained in the science behind teaching reading! These materials are consistent with the research and are an amazing resource for tutors, parents, and even teachers. ….The materials are comprehensive and provide the scope and sequence needed to help any child to read, including children with dyslexia. …I highly recommend Marvi’s Way: A Guide to Reading and Spelling.” —Kimberlie Reed, Elementary School Teacher “Marvi has done an excellent job creating a tutor program that is educational and easy to use for tutors and yet doesn’t oversimplify the complexity of teaching reading. …The front matter of the guides includes detailed information on the multi-part lesson structure, which remains consistent throughout but adds complexity over time. Suggestions for lesson enhancements, along with tips and video examples, are embedded throughout. The instruction is sequential, explicit, cumulative, and offers practice opportunities, which are lacking in many programs. The phonemic awareness activities increase in complexity, attending to higher levels of phoneme substitution, deletion, and addition. I could go on and on, but I’ll end with arguably the most brilliant component that she adds about halfway through the lessons – Part 7, Creative Writing/Syntax. This component begins by requiring children to create different sentences using pre-written phrases, helping them see how the meaning of the sentence changes when the phrases are ordered differently. To add complexity, in later lessons, the creative writing becomes more free-form, allowing students to write in response to optional question prompts at both the recall and inference levels using the informative decodable texts. Anyone looking for an easy-to-use and high-level program to tutor students in reading, look no further than Marvi’s Way.” — Dale W. Webster, Ph.D., President | CORE Learning https://www.corelearn.com/who-we-are/ “I like the material that I downloaded. I tried using some of it in my classroom, and I found it easy to implement. My students enjoyed it, too.” —Aisha Khan “Thank you for creating this comprehensive resource, which makes teaching so much easier!” —Rachel Abraham
