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Intermediate Program

From reading words to reading everything

The Intermediate app takes a developing reader through the patterns that unlock real books: long vowels, letter teams, multi-syllable words — and the famous “tricky words” of English, taught systematically instead of left to guesswork.

Each daily lesson introduces one new pattern, practices it to mastery with words and sentences your child can fully decode, and finishes with built-in spelling practice, so every pattern locks in from both directions. A full library of decodable stories gives your child real reading at exactly their level — multiple stories at every step.

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Who It's For

Readers who can handle simple words and sentences but stumble on longer words, vowel teams, or irregular words. Typical age 6–9 — though for ages 8+ who are struggling, the Advanced app covers similar ground with age-appropriate material.

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