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.
Open the roadmap →Mechanism
Understand Phonics
Learn how sound-spelling relationships, blending and decoding work together.
Explore phonics →Problem solving
Reading Help
Identify the component skill that is causing difficulty and choose a focused next step.
Find reading help →Program research
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