Everything a struggling teen reader needs to go from early decoding to confident, independent reading — in one complete collection.

Stories of the Looking Glass is a 10-book decodable chapter book series written specifically for middle and high school readers. Each book is a standalone story rooted in a different cultural tradition — from West African and Caribbean folklore to Chinese mythology, African American trickster tales to Japanese choose-your-own-adventure. All 10 were written by LearnUp's certified literacy tutors and trainers, who work with struggling teen readers every day.

The full series spans four instructional levels and covers the complete phonics scope and sequence from CVC words through complex multisyllabic patterns.

Ideal for: Tutoring practices, intervention classrooms, school libraries, district literacy programs, and families supporting struggling readers at home.

You want to help a child learn to read. You just don't know how.

Essential Phonics for the Classroom Volunteer was built for exactly that moment. In five hours of self-paced online training, you'll learn the 10 essential phonics concepts every beginning reader needs, how to teach them step by step, and how to walk into a classroom ready to make a real difference.

Includes:

• 5-hour self-paced online course
• Essential Phonics lesson plan
• Real tutoring demonstrations and recorded lessons
• Digital phonics board access
• Guidance on using decodable chapter books with students
• Certificate of Completion

Pay what you can:

• $1 — Volunteer Spark
• $25 — Community Supporter
• $50 — Classroom Supporter
• $75 — Literacy Advocate
• $100 — Literacy Champion

Format: Self-paced online | Length: 5 hours | Platform: Thinkific | No teaching experience needed.

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Most reading programs were built for young children. Unlocking Reading Success for Teens was built for the students who slipped through — middle and high schoolers who still can't decode, who've been told they're behind, and who need a different approach.

This 20-hour self-paced online course teaches you LearnUp's complete structured literacy program — the same program that helps the average LearnUp student gain multiple grade levels of reading in three to four months.

Includes:

• 20+ hours of video instruction across 66 lessons
• Real lesson recordings with actual students
• Ready-to-use lesson plans
• Unlocking Reading Success Lessons Book (PDF)
• Sample chapters from Stories of the Looking Glass aligned to course concepts
• Access to LearnUp's interactive digital phonics board
• Explicit comprehension and writing strategies
• Youth development strategies for working with teens
• Bonus materials

Evidence-aligned to the Science of Reading. Created by Steve Tattum, LearnUp's Reading Director.

Format: Self-paced online | Length: 20+ hours | Platform: Thinkific

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Most reading instruction is designed for specialists. Reading Workshop: How to Teach Reading to Everyone was built for everyone else — classroom volunteers, paraprofessionals, tutors, and educators who want practical, evidence-aligned strategies they can use right away.

This self-paced online course delivers LearnUp's core structured literacy framework in an accessible, workshop-style format — grounded in the Science of Reading and designed for real classrooms and real students.

Format: Self-paced online | Platform: Thinkific

➡ Enroll in this course on Thinkific