Strong readers grow from strong roots

Help your child learn to read—one skill at a time.

Practical, evidence-aware guidance for parents helping beginning readers build phonics, decoding, fluency and comprehension skills.

The reading path
1. Hear & notice sounds
2. Connect sounds to print
3. Blend & decode words
4. Build fluency & meaning
Core guides

Start with the job your child is trying to do.

Parent roadmap

Teach Your Child to Read

Follow a practical sequence from sound awareness through decoding and comprehension.

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Mechanism

Understand Phonics

Learn how sound-spelling relationships, blending and decoding work together.

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Problem solving

Reading Help

Identify the component skill that is causing difficulty and choose a focused next step.

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Program research

Prefer a structured program instead of building your own sequence?

Compare reading programs by teaching approach, format, parent involvement and fit before choosing.

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