Orca Noah Text® editions help striving readers in grades 4-8 decode big words and build fluency while keeping the original story, vocabulary and pacing intact.
Orca Noah Text® editions take selected Orca Currents novels and add a simple visual decoding scaffold that highlights syllable chunks and long vowels, while keeping the original story, vocabulary and pacing intact.
Orca Currents are best-selling, age-appropriate hi-lo novels which have helped thousands of striving readers engage with books. Orca Noah Text® takes it further, using a patented approach that helps those readers who struggle with longer words and building fluency.
Striving Readers
Stuck on long words, fluency or stamina
Dyslexia Friendly
Extra decoding support without changing the words
Multilingual Learners
Supports word recognition while building vocabulary
Intervention Groups
Small groups or 1:1 instruction made easier
Resource Rooms
Works with the instruction you already use
See the support. Keep the story.
Noah Text® makes patterns visible so students can focus on meaning.
Orca Noah Text® Is
A visual decoding scaffold
Extra support and accessibility
Recommended by structured literacy specialists
Aligned with Science of Reading
Orca Noah Text® Is Not
A controlled-phonics decodable program
A substitute for phonics instruction
Simplified vocabulary or watered-down content
Grounded in research. Built for classrooms.
Studied in partnership with researchers from Michigan State University, with reported gains that transfer to plain text reading.