In this episode of The Writing Glitch, host Cheri Dotterer explores the multisensory literacy system Sammy and the Magical Reading Chest from North Coast Educational Center. Unpacking puppets, tactile cursive cards, sign language visuals, and engaging student workbooks, Cheri highlights how this structured literacy program supports reading and writing development from a therapeutic and classroom perspective. She explains how the system aligns with structured literacy principles—systematic, explicit, cumulative, and multisensory—and how educators and therapists can creatively integrate it into their instruction.

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TIME STAMPS

00:30 Meet the puppets: Miss Alice, Ichabod Ick, Professor Underwood
01:30 Sample alphabet cards 

04:00 Tactile cursive cards with raised lettering
05:00 Inside Student Workbook 1:
08:00 Student Workbook 2

10:00 Student Workbook 3

13:00 Final thoughts: Structured literacy alignment and puppet integration
14:00 Therapy ideas using puppets and stuffed animals
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BOOKS

Handwriting Brain Body DISconnect Digital Version: https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/hwbbd

 On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Handwriting-Br...

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• (00:30) - Meet the puppets: Miss Alice, Ichabod Ick, Professor Underwood