READING WITH MONTY
Is Reading with Monty a Science of Reading app?
Yes! Reading with Monty explicitly teaches:
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Phonemic awareness
decoding
Fluency
Vocabulary
Spelling
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The Reading with Monty app is for struggling readers and focuses on the early stages of reading and spelling (approximately to the end of Year 3). Our app is designed specifically for Australian kids who are not responding to their current reading instruction.
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What Makes Monty Magic?
There is SO much about the app that is unique and makes reading fun. Probably our favourite thing about the app is that we have a timed option (this can be switched off) for both our Decoding and Nonsense Words activities. The timer is only visible to you (not your child). If they beat their previous time they are given a "congratulations" from Monty. We have seen that this can be very motivating for kids and they love to win against... themselves! Click the button below to be taken to our videos and slide across to the "ipsative assessment" video to learn more about why we do this.
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DOWNLOAD
READING WITH MONTY
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2-WEEK FREE TRIAL
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just $19.99 per month
Two devices required. Parent app connects to the child app. Both devices may be phones. They may also be one Google and one Apple device.
Short videos
These videos are our ads explaining the app
Longer videos
These videos are from an in-person session with a mum and child learning to use the app.
READING WITH MONTY
COMMUNITY
Let us support you! We are here to help as holistically as possible which means creating the supportive community we all need.
Join our Facebook group to ask questions, share your experiences and give feedback. You can also vote on changes you would like to see in the app!
Have questions? Want to see how Reading with Monty works? Join one of our regular zoom calls by clicking here to send us a registration email or use the RSVP links in the calendar below. Can't make the next call? Keep checking the calendar for more dates.
If you live in Albany, Denmark, or Perth, and prefer your child learns old-school, we can offer Reading with Monty in person for your child.
Email us at info@readingwithmonty.com
for further details. Limited times available.
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Is Reading with Monty for my child?
Reading with Monty is a linguistic phonics program that was developed in response to a child who could not read simple words such as "pot" or "can". Reading with Monty may help if your child struggles with:
- phonological awareness e.g., if you ask them to say "steamboat" without the "boat" they struggle to say "steam"
- phonemic awareness (cannot delete or substitute phonemes) and/or difficulty distinguishing sounds in English e.g., they cannot replace the "a" in "cat" with an "o" to make "cot", or if you ask them to say "stink" without the "t" they cannot say "sink" or they cannot hear the difference between "ship" and "sheep" or "three" and "free"
- paying attention to individual phonemes and guesses words e.g., they may read "stream" as "steam"
- reading digraphs or trigraphs e.g., they will read "dear" as "d" "e" "a" "r" and cannot combine "ear" to make a single sound.
- swapping letters within words, reading them back to front or upside down, or confusing similar-looking letters e.g., confuses "p" and "q" or "f" and "t" or may confuse words such as "sang" with "snag"
- reading anxiety
- gamified apps that they cannot win resulting in a loss of confidence
Reading with Monty is a new app that incorporates
- decoding
- spelling
- minimal pairs
- nonsense words
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Reading with Monty has been designed to be a no-frills program for struggling readers who have not responded to previous intervention. It incorporates the early learning-to-read stages of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and single-word fluency and accuracy. Reading with Monty recognizes that giving a recommended dosage and frequency is not suitable for many children who require this type of reading program. You are encouraged to determine the minimum effective dose for your child by leaving the app when your child shows signs of needing a break.
Sign up for a two-week free trial and see for yourself if Reading with Monty is effective for your child. Cancel at any time. Subscription fee of $19.99 is charged monthly. There is no yearly option. This is an Australian English program with Australian English sounds and pronunciation. It is not recommended for English speakers in other English-speaking countries.
ONE CHILD SUBSCRIPTION per adult iOS account or Google Play account. Two devices are required. They can be both iOS, both Google or one of each.
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