"Reading Pathways led my children so gently through the pyramids that they were reading big words before they knew it! By the time they finished the book, they tackled big words without any hesitation at all. And they retained their skills! They still confidently sound out big words wherever we are. Of course, Dewey was a very welcome companion as usual; my children giggled at his antics in almost every session. Reading Pathways is a “no pain” approach to giving children the extra practice that helps develop a strong reader.”

~Sherrill, a homeschool mother, VA

New! Reading Pathways: 5th Edition by Dolores G. Hiskes

Reading Pathways offers a unique, highly effective approach to teaching reading, phonics, and vocabulary. The book consists of reading pyramids that start with one word and gradually build into short phrases and then complete sentences of increasing complexity. Also featured are mini-pyramid exercises where two words build by syllables into multi-syllable words, and are then used in a sentence.

As the student moves from the pinnacle to the base of each pyramid, the phrase or sentence becomes more interesting and more expansive, and with each line completed the student's confidence grows.

New to Reading Pathways are a special long- and short-vowel section with a *Treasure Hunt* game, long-vowel digraph pyramids, short-vowel digraph pyramids, more mini-pyramids, and an all-new, challenging *Brainbusters* section for advanced reading practice using many multisyllable words in full-sized pyramids. Also included are intriguing and exciting games to play with multisyllable words, and a completely indexed summary of multisyllable words in back of the book for quick and easy reference.

The exercises in this book help beginning readers increase eye span, strengthen eye tracking, build vocabulary, and develop ease and fluency in reading. Progressively building up the amount of text per line removes the fear and mystique of multi-syllable words, and helps students build the strong vocabulary so critical for success in reading and writing.

© Dolores G. Hiskes 2007

Early Accolades for Reading Pathways!

“Reading Pathways by Dolores G. Hiskes, is an excellent resource for grade level readers in K-1 and for struggling readers beyond. Not only does it align perfectly to Phonics Pathways, it also serves well as a stand-alone program. For those of us who strive to help young readers become both fluent and confident in beginning decoding, [Reading Pathways] is an excellent resource.” —Susan Ebbers, educational consultant and author

“For reading exercises, I recommend [Reading Pathways]. One of my daughters has had an extra struggle with reading, and the book has helped make a noticeable improvement for her. The short stories it includes are so fun and silly that it makes the daily lessons something to look forward to.” —Jenefer Igarashi, Senior Editor, The Old Schoolhouse magazine

"Dolores Hiskes’ books, Phonics Pathways and Reading Pathways, are clearly-presented, straightforward instructional recipes for phonics that anyone can use to learn how to read. With clarity, interest, good humor, and precision Dolores has offered a way out of the darkness of illiteracy to anyone who wants it.

“I am pleased to endorse these books as some of the finest instructional materials for teaching children and adults to read that I have reviewed. The knowledge found in these books should be applied in every first-grade classroom in this country.”

~Robert W. Sweet, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Committee on Education and the Work Force
U.S. Congress, Washington