Modern decoding tools for intermediate and secondary classrooms.
Multisyllabic decoding and reading intervention materials for grades 3–12 — built with teachers and improved through classroom pilots.
Curriculum power — back in the hands of teachers.
Built with teachers. Versioned through classroom pilots. Improved with every release.
Teacher feedback isn't a testimonial at the end — it's part of the build. Every release is shaped by what works in real classrooms: limited minutes, mixed skill gaps, and student dignity.
Reading intervention for upper grades shouldn't feel elementary.
Most decoding intervention materials for upper elementary and middle school students fall into two categories:
- Repackaged elementary phonics worksheets
- Comprehensive programs that move too slowly to adapt
Meanwhile, teachers are working with students who can comprehend grade-level text — but freeze at multisyllabic words.
Student needs shift in real time. Teachers adjust daily. Materials don't.
Juniper Reading CoLab was built to close that gap.
The Model Behind the Tools
Juniper Reading CoLab tools aren't one-time curriculum purchases. They're versioned decoding tools — built, tested, refined, and improved through short classroom cycles inspired by PLC data loops.
This is not curriculum publishing. It's disciplined iteration. Teachers are the review cycle. Their feedback determines what stays, what changes, and what ships. We design for real constraints — limited minutes, mixed skill gaps, and the need for materials that fit real classrooms.
Juniper Decode
Modern multisyllabic decoding intervention for grades 3–12
Built for upper elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms. Students who can comprehend grade-level text — but struggle to decode longer words. Supports:
- Multisyllabic word breakdown
- Syllable division and word attack strategies
- Morphology and affix recognition
- Word reading automaticity
Fits MTSS Tier 2 and Tier 3. Versioned. Pilot-tested. Refined.
Built for classroom constraints
Short intervention blocks. Real classrooms. Clear structure designed for older readers — not elementary-coded.
- Fits 10–15 minute MTSS Tier 2/3 routines
- Structured word analysis + morphology
- Neutral visuals — routines that don't feel elementary
- Versioned, not published — you see what changed and why
Juniper Pathfinder
Pathfinder is a free teacher planning tool that interprets existing phonics assessment results and generates a recommended scope and sequence for each student — automatically.
Pathfinder tells you what to teach next. Juniper Decode gives you the materials to teach it.
Sandbox — Try it immediately
No account. No email. Open the tool and start exploring. Enter assessment scores, see how the scope and sequence engine works, get a feel for the instructional output.
- No login — opens in your browser instantly
- Full scope and sequence generation
- Prebuilt student data to explore the tool immediately
- No student PII required or collected
Free account — Save your work
Sign up with your school email and your scope and sequence data persists across sessions. Organize students by class, track progress, and customize instructional paths.
- Persistent student scope and sequence data
- Class organization and multi-student views
- Customizable instructional paths per student
- Links directly to Juniper Decode practice activities — coming soon
Pathfinder is a teacher planning tool — not a student platform.
Students never log in. No new assessments are conducted.
It works like a teacher's gradebook — with the intelligence to map results to an instructional sequence automatically.
Join Future Pilot Cohorts
The Pilot Cohort is structured co-design — across both Juniper Decode and Juniper Pathfinder. Members:
- Test decoding tools and Pathfinder in real classrooms
- Participate in short-cycle review for both products
- Influence what ships next — materials and the planning tool
- Receive early access to new versions before public release
You'll see your feedback show up in the next release.
Teachers are not end users of curriculum. They are co-designers.
Innovation with guardrails
AI accelerates drafting. Teachers validate what ships. Juniper uses responsible AI to shorten development cycles — while keeping instructional authority with educators.
Teacher-built tools.
AI-accelerated drafts.
Teacher-verified releases.
What the initial teacher survey discovered
In February 2026, an initial survey of educators identified the following classroom needs. These responses directly shaped the design of both Juniper Decode and Pathfinder.
"We have 43 min classes to teach all things ELA so short bursts of learning are most helpful."
"Time requirements allowed it to be integrated into current district curriculum requirements."
"It wasn't just 'another thing' for teachers to do but something that would actually support them."
"My only barrier is district/site approval."
Add your voice to the survey.
Your feedback directly informs product creation and revisions. The survey is open — what you share shapes what gets built next.
Take the SurveyVisible Improvement Over Time
Every version improves based on classroom evidence. Future releases will include: what changed · why it changed · what teachers reported in pilot classrooms.
Transparency builds trust.
We Build in Public
The Juniper Reading CoLab Substack documents the build — pilot results, version notes, what we're learning, and what's shipping next. No noise. No hype. Just honest iteration from inside a real product studio.
- Pilot release notes — what changed and why
- Teacher feedback that shaped each version
- Behind-the-build posts on curriculum design and responsible AI
- Early access announcements for new tools and cohort openings
Transparency builds trust. The Substack is where that happens.
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Modern multisyllabic decoding tools for grades 3–12 — built with teachers and improved with every release.
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