Imagine Sonday System  - Imagine Learning

Sonday System

SUPPLEMENTAL & INTERVENTION / GRADES PreK12

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Imagine Sonday System 

Discover a proven, Orton-Gillingham approach to reading intervention. Using stage-based content and multisensory instruction grounded in the science of reading, Imagine Sonday System empowers educators to help struggling readers catch up.
Imagine Sonday System
Group of Imagine Sonday System LPL printed product materials and manipulatives to teach reading.

Imagine Sonday System Let’s Play Learn 

Whole-group and small-group instruction 

Imagine Sonday System Let’s Play Learn (LPL) is a comprehensive program that targets the foundational literacy skills needed to promote the development of reading and spelling, using the Orton-Gillingham approach with a gradual release model. 

With 112 levels of instruction, expertly crafted and engaging lesson plans, and a structured, sequential framework, LPL includes all the elements necessary for successful implementation.   

Designed for these instructional settings: 

  • Pre-reading and early reading instruction for any age requiring this content 
  • Pre-reading intervention 
  • Dyslexia support 
  • Special education 
  • English language learners 
  • Response to intervention (RTI) models 
  • Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) models 

Teaches these skills and concepts: 

  • Pre-reading and pre-numeracy
  • Shapes and colors 
  • Numbering and counting 
  • Alphabet knowledge, including letter formation
  • Grapheme-phoneme connection
  • Phonological awareness

Materials: 

  • Instructor Set: multisensory lesson plans, printable activity books, extra classroom aide materials 
  • Manipulatives Set: multisensory manipulatives for 6 instructional groups 

Imagine Sonday System 1

Small-group instruction

Imagine Sonday System 1 is a comprehensive intervention program for small-group instruction that targets the skills students need to read and spell single-syllable words, building toward multisyllabic words.  

With pre-designed lessons, this manageable and sustainable intervention allows for differentiation with ease, so that even new teachers can confidently support all students. 

Group of Imagine Sonday System 1 digital and print product materials for reading intervention.
  • Beginning reading instruction 
  • Reading intervention 
  • Dyslexia support 
  • Special education 
  • English language learners 
  • Response to intervention (RTI) models 
  • Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) models 
  • Review of pre-reading skills 
  • Phonics using vowels, vowel pairs, and diphthongs 
  • Consonant blends and digraphs 
  • Common patterns in the English language 
  • Phonemic segmentation for spelling 
  • Phoneme blending for reading 
  • English language rules
  • Compound and non-phonetic words 
  • Reading and writing fluency 
  • Handwriting 
  • Instructor Set: multisensory lesson plans and materials, including digital resources 
  • Classroom Set: materials for up to 15 students 
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Imagine Sonday System 1 Readers

Boost students’ comprehension with print and digital readers featuring chapter-format stories that build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Group of Imagine Sonday System 2 digital and print product materials for reading intervention.

Imagine Sonday System 2

Small-group instruction 

Imagine Sonday System 2 is a comprehensive intervention program for small-group instruction that targets the skills students need to read and spell multisyllabic words.

Building on proficiencies developed in Imagine Sonday System 1, this manageable and sustainable intervention uses the highly researched, multisensory Orton-Gillingham approach. 

Designed for these instructional settings: 

  • Intermediate reading instruction 
  • Reading intervention 
  • Dyslexia support 
  • Special education 
  • English language learners 
  • Response to intervention (RTI) models 
  • Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) models

Teaches these skills and concepts: 

  • Review of concepts in Imagine Sonday System 1 
  • Syllable types and division 
  • Inflectional and derivational morphology 
  • Roots 
  • Non-phonetic words 

Materials: 

  • Instructor Set: multisensory lesson plans and materials, including digital resources 
  • Classroom Set: materials for up to 15 students 

Imagine Sonday System 2 Readers

Boost students’ comprehension with print and digital readers featuring chapter-format stories that build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Imagine Sonday System Essentials

Whole-group instruction

Imagine Sonday System Essentials is on-grade-level support that targets foundational literacy skills through reading and spelling practice in a daily whole-group lesson within the literacy block.

Routine-driven lessons benefit all learners, teaching common English-language patterns in a multisensory way, serving as enrichment and helping instructors identify students who may need additional intervention. 

Group of Imagine Sonday System Essentials digital and print product materials to teach foundational literacy skills.
  • Whole-group reading instruction 
  • Supplementing core curriculum
  • Phonological awareness 
  • Phonemic awareness  
  • Phonics 
  • Spelling 
  • Reading 
  • Writing  
  • Review of pre-reading skills 
  • Online access to digital and printable materials  
  • Spiral-bound Learning Plan Book with pre-built lesson plans 

Additional Reading Support

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WinVocab

WinVocab

This digital resource delivers a daily vocabulary word and mini lesson plan for each day of the school year (180 total words per grade). Educators enjoy the flexibility to select the daily word from a comprehensive list or to teach the pre-selected word of the day through engaging learning activities. 

  • Research-based
  • Reflects high-utility and domain-specific vocabulary
  • Educators can add custom words
WinLit

WinLit™

Make reading more inclusive for students of varying abilities. Introduce students to six literary classics in a modified format: Pollyanna, Heidi, Treasure Island, Black Beauty, The Story of Doctor Dolittle, and Around the World in 80 Days  

  • The Adapted Teaching Set supports students with pre-symbolic reading skills and those who read sight words, providing age-respectful literature to students with significant cognitive disabilities. It includes six Adapted Readers, an Adapted Teaching Guide, and printable digital materials. 
  • The Hi-Lo Teaching Set supports students who demonstrate more independent reading skills and enjoy participating in a group reading experience. It includes six Hi-Lo Readers, a Hi-Lo Teaching Guide, and printable digital materials and is ideal for students who need alternative options for reading success.
Cover and inside sample of an Adapted Reader for the book Heidi.
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Science of Reading

Science of Reading Support

Enhance your daily Imagine Sonday System instruction with warm-up and cool-down activities, materials, and guides aligned to the science of reading.

Implementation and Support Services 

Support for every stage of the learning journey 

Onsite and Online

Professional Development 

Quickly empower educators to use Imagine Sonday System after just one interactive, hands-on training day. 

Coaching and Online Courses

Ongoing Support

Imagine Learning experts help improve outcomes and increase instructional fidelity with ongoing support.  

Onsite and Open Enrollment Online

Science of Reading Training

See how to implement effective literacy instruction with embedded science of reading activities to identify instructional needs, intervene, and help readers advance.   

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