08/29/2026
Learning to read a first book should feel like reading a real story. 📚💛
That was one of the ideas behind our Meadowlark Team Readers.
In each story, the parent and child read together. Parents read the more complex text, which allows the story to have richer vocabulary, interesting plots, and plenty to talk about. Then, when the learner’s part comes up, they get to use the phonics skills they’ve been building to read their portion themselves.
It means beginning readers can experience the satisfaction of helping read an entire story while still working with text that’s carefully scaffolded for where they are.
And because the reading is shared, there’s plenty of opportunity for listening comprehension, conversation, new vocabulary, and connection along the way.
You’ll find eight Team Readers in Meadowlark Kindergarten, with four stories in each book and adventures that take learners camping, out on boats, into space, and more. 🚀⛺️
We put a lot of thought into making early reading instruction effective AND something kids are excited to come back to.
Have questions about our Team Readers or Meadowlark Language Arts? Drop them below! Our team would love to answer them. 💛