Teach
Meet a sound or spelling together. Hear it, try it, and build a word with on-screen letter tiles.
With youA little time. A new word.
Clear print. A helpful voice. A quiet place to learn to read, together.
English phonics, one small step at a time. You guide the lesson; your child taps, builds words, and practices.
Open the workbookFree. No account, ads, or subscription.
Take a look insideHave them read each one. Wait. If they stall, point to the letter and say its sound.
132phonics lessons
6stages to grow through
Your paceroom to pause and return
One book. Three familiar parts.
You don’t need to be a teacher. Brief guidance is there when you want it, with room to use your own words.
Meet a sound or spelling together. Hear it, try it, and build a word with on-screen letter tiles.
With youYour child taps and builds with the letters and words from the lesson. Spoken instructions and help are a tap away.
On their own when readyCome back together for words and sentences using what has been taught. Read again whenever you like.
Together, at your paceAfter Teach, Practice and Read can happen in either order. Everything stays on the screen—no printing or handwriting needed.
Their work, becoming a collection
At the end of a lesson, your child’s Learning page gathers the sounds, words, and reading pages they’ve worked with. Something to look back on—and open again.
A growing record of practice, with words and reading pages ready to revisit.
Start their bookBefore you begin
Begin with the first sounds, or use “Find a starting lesson” in the parent area. Placement is based on what your child can read, rather than their age alone. You can also look inside a lesson before choosing.
It is designed for early readers, roughly ages 3–7, with a parent alongside them for teaching and reading. Later stages also give older beginners room to practice. Choose by readiness, not a birthday.
Once you’ve taught a lesson, its Practice activities can be opened from the cover. A child who is ready can follow the spoken instructions and use the help controls. Teach and the parent area open directly.
Yes—open the workbook in an up-to-date browser on a phone, tablet, or computer. Turn a phone sideways for a larger book. The first sound needs a tap; keep the volume on for spoken help.
Names and progress stay in this browser on this device. There is no account or cloud sync. Clearing this site’s data removes the saved progress. The app and recordings need an internet connection to load when they aren’t already cached.
Yes. All 132 lessons are free, with no subscription, purchases, or ads. There are no coins, streaks, or daily lesson limits.
Whenever you’re ready
Free in your browser. Phones work best sideways.
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