BumpyBooks

Feel it, See it, Hear it, Say it

Do you know a child who is having difficulty learning to read & write?

bumpybooks is a powerful, yet simple to use book that will give your child the tools he/she needs to become a successful reader. bumpybooks is a phonics based reading manual that is perfect for all students from kindergarten through elementary school.

Multisensory phonics-based reading allows students to use all their senses, including touch, sight, listening and speaking, in order to fully comprehend what it is they are reading. Giving a child this solid foundation helps them to cultivate a real love of reading.

bumpybooks was created by trained Orton-Gillingham Fellow Ann Edwards along with artist Karen Goldberg. Ann Edwards is a licensed Reading Specialist, Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, teacher trainer, adjunct professor at St. John's University teaching literacy, and the mother of six.

Karen Goldberg is an accomplished oil painter and illustrator. Karen added her creative skills to make bumpybooks the child-friendly work of art it is. Together with Ms. Edwards she helped create bumpybooks and turn it into a useable tool for parents/teachers and children.

How does bumpybooks work?
By using the powerful combination of

Orton-Gillingham proven multi-sensory techniques
Engaging colorful illustrations
Fun to touch letters
Easy to follow instructions

It gives instructions simply, without information overload. Everything you need to get your child reading is in one easy-to-read book. By repeatedly tracing and feeling the bumps on each letter of the alphabet, as they see, hear, and say each letter, children will use all the senses to master the basic elements necessary to read.

bumpybooks is used by public and private schools, libraries, teachers, parents, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, occupational therapists, private tutors . Available on the NYSTL list for New York City Public Schools.