Phonics
How sounds and letters connect, why it works, and what to practice at home. Start with the guide, then take the word lists.
How-toExplainerFeaturedMy Child Knows Letter Sounds But Can't Sound Out WordsThe most common place children get stuck learning to read. Why it happens, and the techniques that fix it.Phonics
All phonics resources
How-toHow to sort the list your school sent, how many words your child actually needs, and what five minutes a day should look like.
How-toWhy spelling is harder than reading, the five-minute routine that works, and what to do when your child gets a word wrong.
ExplainerThe handful of rules that are worth teaching, roughly when each one lands, and the ones to handle with caution.
Word listWorksheetsCVC words are three-sound words with a short vowel in the middle, like cat, pen and sun, and they are the first words a child can sound out alone. Here they are by vowel and by word family, with free worksheets and no signup.
Word listWorksheetsTwo letters, two sounds. The voiced th (/ð/) buzzes in this and mother, and the unvoiced th (/θ/) is only air in thin and bath. Each sound has its own word list and three worksheets, and a mixed review sorts the two.
How-toSeven games you can play tonight with nothing but a pencil, why they beat worksheets, and how to tell a spelling game from a reading one.
GuideYou can teach a child to read without paying anything. What is genuinely worth using, and the one point at which paying starts to make sense.
Word listWorksheetsA silent final e reaches back over one consonant and makes the vowel say its own name. Four vowels do it all the time (a_e, i_e, o_e and u_e), and e_e is real but rare.
