Beginner

You’ve decided to teach your child phonics at home. Fantastic. Now what? This free Phonics Starter Kit gives you everything you need for the first 30 lessons — no expensive curriculum required. By the end, your child will know all 26 letter sounds, blend consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, and read their first simple books. Who this is for: Children aged 4–6 who know their ABCs but aren’t reading yet, or struggling early readers in kindergarten and first grade. ...

Teaching a child to read is one of the most impactful gifts you can give them. And you don’t need a teaching degree or an expensive curriculum — you need the right sequence, a few tools, and about 15 minutes a day. The Biggest Mistake Parents Make Most parents start with whole-word reading: they point to the word “cat” and say “that says cat.” Kids memorize it. Then the parent points to “can” and says “that says can.” The child memorizes that too. ...