Some of my favorite early reading memories aren’t tied to a specific book or lesson—
they’re the moments when a story suddenly made sense. A tricky word clicked, a
sentence came together, and reading felt exciting instead of frustrating. That feeling of
discovery is exactly what this workbook should give your child.

Riley Readmore and the Context Clues is more than a vocabulary workbook; it is a
gentle introduction to becoming a confident, independent reader. This workbook
teaches children how to slow down, look closely, and use the clues already hiding in a
story to understand new words. With Detective Riley Readmore as their guide, children
will learn to use pictures, surrounding sentences, familiar ideas, and the story itself to
solve word mysteries—just like real detectives.

This workbook is designed to be flexible and pressure-free. Children can use it with any
book they are reading or alongside one of our literature classes, and they can complete
the workbook in whatever order they choose. Some days they may only log one mystery word; other days they may want to solve several. The goal is not speed or perfection, but curiosity, confidence, and careful thinking. The guided pages will walk your child through solving mystery words in a natural way, and the “Mini Lessons” scattered throughout will help them if they feel stuck.

This workbook was created to turn reading challenges into reading adventures. My hope is that it helps children feel confident of themselves when they encounter a hard word. Instead of feeling discouraged, I want them to think, “I can figure this out!” If this
workbook builds confidence, sparks curiosity, and makes reading feel a little more fun,
then Detective Riley Readmore has done his job.
 
Riley Readmore and the Context Clues is 80 pages and contains 15 "mystery word" pages, 4 "mini lessons,"  4 different detective challenge pages, creative responses, progress tracker, 10 "Detective Diary" pages, detective ranking sheet, note pages, and a certificate of completion.