Using these 'transition readers' the children enjoy learning more about the Village With Three Corners, reading longer and more complex texts. Because the books are a series ie connected by the many characters who live in 'The Village with Three Corners' children are able to develop the many elements essential for skilled reading simply by reading more and more of the books! There are over 100.

However the ideal scenario is one in which the child or children use the series as a foundation from which to write their own stories, create songs and poems, paint, build their own village and engage in role play...the possibilities are endless! Motivation and engagement predict variances in reading ability beyond EF skills (Cartwright, Lee, et al., 2020) and efforts to implement practices for fostering reading motivation have been shown to improve reading achievement.

This type of project work facilitates fabulous discussions, and new vocabulary knowledge. Vocabulary knowledge is essential - it enables children to know which pronunciation is correct when decoding new words, and also to monitor whether the text with that word in it makes sense. These kinds of links among phonology, orthography, and words’ meanings are at the heart of orthographic mapping: the linking of words’ spellings, pronunciations, and meanings in memory (Ehri, 2014).