Everyday Reading Guide

Phonics at home

Help your child sound out a word.

Start with a word you both know. When your child can hear how its sounds fit together, those letters on the page begin to make sense.

Try our sun card together, then explore Children Learning Reading for a sequence of parent-led phonics lessons.

Explore the phonics program Try the sun card

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Family sound cardShort u
The sun rising above a garden

Point to each letter and say its sound. For u, use the vowel sound in cup.

Slide your finger under the word from left to right. Say the sounds closer together until you hear sun.

Children Learning Reading

Inside Phonics Foundations.

If you like practicing together and want to know what to teach next, the publisher lays out a path through 32 digital phonics lessons.

See the program on the publisher’s site

  • A lesson to follow

    Work through the phonics lessons in order. Teaching videos show how the publisher presents them to a child.

  • A sound you can hear

    Use the audio examples to hear individual sounds and how they blend before you practice together.

  • Something to hold and read

    Print the flashcards and lesson sheets, then use the program’s games and illustrated stories for more practice.

Before you buy

Is it a fit for your family?

This is a downloadable program for an adult to use with a beginning reader. A device lets you watch and listen, and a printer lets you use the paper activities.

The publisher lists the current price, available materials and purchase terms on its offer page.

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