Hooked on Phonics(R) Launches Teacher's Edition Designed to Support Phonics Instruction...

Hooked on Phonics(R) Launches Teacher's Edition Designed to Support Phonics
Instruction in the Classroom
Celebrate the New Learn to Read Product Debut by Donating a Copy to Your
Favorite School

BALTIMORE, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Hooked on Phonics((R)), the maker of
award-winning educational and reading tools, has just released its first-ever
Learn to Read Teacher's Edition product for educators. The flagship product,
Learn to Read, has been redesigned to cater specifically to the needs of small
group or classroom learning situations. Similar to the original product, the
new Teacher's Edition incorporates the latest reading and literacy research
into lesson strategies and fun reading activities designed to teach children
fundamental reading skills. This is the first product designed especially for
educators from Hooked on Phonics and is approved by the Children's Reading
Foundation.

"Our company has been a leader in providing tools that help parents and other
caring adults build confident readers, and we are excited to be able to
provide the same level of excellence to educators in a classroom setting,"
said Judy L. Harris, CEO of Smarterville, the company that owns, creates,
manufactures and distributes Hooked on Phonics. "The Learn to Read Teacher's
Edition provides educators with materials to help children discover the love
of reading, and through reading, set the foundation for their continuing
education."

The Teacher's Edition is based on the Hooked on Phonics premier reading
program that teaches children with a three step learn-practice-read
instructional approach. Each lesson introduces students to a bite-sized skill,
gives practice using that skill, and then applies that skill to reading
engaging stories mapped to the words in that lesson. This new product is also
correlated to state and national academic standards.

The new Teacher's Edition product provides educators with a robust teacher's
guide that offers classroom lesson plans and fun group activities. The
Teacher's Edition also includes story boards perfect for shared reading;
multiple copies of story books by award-winning authors like Rosemary Wells
and Robert San Souci; lesson workbooks; reusable poster-sized progress charts;
multiple sets of flashcards; as well as songs and videos with Visual
Phonics((TM)), a multi-sensory technique found in film and animation which
gives life to reading instruction.

To celebrate the release of the Learn to Read Teacher's Edition, Hooked on
Phonics has launched a new campaign, "Give the Gift of Reading to a School,"
encouraging individuals to support their local schools by purchasing and
donating a Teacher's Edition product to their favorite school. Teacher's
Editions can be purchased at a discounted price through October 31, 2009 by
visiting the company's website at http://giveagift.hookedonphonics.com.

About Hooked on Phonics
Hooked on Phonics, operated by Smarterville Inc., is a leading creator of
research-based educational and reading products that are fun, easy to use, and
effective. The company works with professional educators, interactive
designers, writers, artists, and parents to develop step-by-step learning
systems that help teach children critical reading, math, and study skills.
Since the company was founded in 1987, more than two million families and
thousands of schools have turned to Hooked on Phonics' library of
award-winning programs. Hooked on Phonics products such as Learn to Read,
Master Reader and Hooked on Math are available at major retailers and online
at www.hookedonphonics.com.
Contact:
Amy Bevilacqua
443-320-2041

SOURCE Hooked on Phonics

Amy Bevilacqua for Hooked on Phonics, +1-443-320-2041