Member Since January 2014
About
Tim McHugh is the co-owner and VP of Sales/Marketing at Saddleback Educational Publishing. Saddleback is the leader in hi-lo (high-interest, low-readability) curriculum solutions and quality fiction for struggling and at-risk learners in grades 5 to 12. We strive to create relevant and engaging materials that will actively involve and immerse students at reading levels where they can achieve success in the 21st century.
Tim McHugh
Company details
Saddleback Educational
Company bio
We know from statistics that over 60% of American fourth and eighth grade students are reading below level. Add to that the enormous amount of Newcomers to our country, English Language Learners, kids with disabilities and homes where reading is not encouraged and embraced (or realistic in some cases). Bottom line- our nation has a large amount of “struggling” readers. We also know that the more you read, the better reader you become. Access to books and variety are crucial. If kids do not see something they want to read, they won’t. And if they pick up a book and it is too difficult, they will put it down. This is where Saddleback comes in—We provide intervention for struggling learners. Saddleback creates engaging, age respectful content for grades 3-12 at accessible reading levels in a variety of styles. Our hope is that by giving readers mature text at accessible levels in different formats, they will find something they WANT to read, and SUCCESSFULLY finish. What do we mean by “accessible” levels? We create content that is written starting at Pre-K and K levels and offer books up to a fifth-grade reading level. This ensures that no matter how low your reader is, we will have a book for them. And, we offer a variety of formats- graphic novels, pure text, full-color, books in verse, and plays. We live by the saying “If you want a child to read a book, give them a book they want to read.