Learn to Read with PhonicsTeach Your Child to Read™ is a 6-STEP, easy-to-use, online phonics program. The simple lessons in this program take only 5 minutes a day, so as a busy parent, you can easily squeeze them in. It also means you and your child will spend one-on-one time together, which many parents agree is hard to come by. Start today, and you'll be amazed how quickly your child will be reading bedtime stories to you!
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A Simple Phonics Reading Program for You and Your Child
GENTLE, NURTURING APPROACH Teach Your Child to Read™ is the most gentle, nurturing online phonics program you will find—the easiest, too. We keep it simple so you and your child both have fun! Try Teach Your Child to Read™ FREE for 7 Days. |
5 minute lessons, no tears, no fuss
Minimize screen time—no guilt!
Build self-esteem
Special time with your child—cozy!
Everything you need included
Take charge of your child's education
Only 6 STEPS—easy for you
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"Our youngest daughter was three when we started her on the program. By the time she started kindergarten, she was reading on a second grade level. We have an older daughter in the fifth grade who has difficulty reading, and we only wish that we could have had the opportunity to use this with her." --Gary E., DDS |
A Message from Mary and How It Works (2 min, 45 sec)
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"I wish I had started with this great program a year ago. Mary Follin's uncomplicated approach rapidly develops a child's reading confidence." —Clarence H., Journalist
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Why Learn to Read with Phonics? |
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If you're reading this page, you know phonics, even if you don't remember learning it as a child. Many people quickly learn to recognize patterns in words (phonics!) and use those patterns to decipher words they don't know. But some children have a harder time recognizing patterns on their own, which is why teaching children how to ‘decode’ the English language with phonics is so critical.
A phonics-based approach teaches the building blocks—the sounds and rules—of the English language. Your child must be familiar with these building blocks to effectively 'sound out' words they don't know. Many schools teach reading by using a systematic, phonics-based approach, but many don’t. If you’re teaching your child to read at home with phonics and your child is learning another method at school, your child will use his or her phonics skills, regardless of how the school is teaching reading. If you’re homeschooling, then you’re the one who decides how your child learns to read. |
Over the years, educators have experimented with a variety of ways to teach children to read, but none of them has offered the rate of success that phonics does, which is why many school systems have reverted back to systematic, phonics-based methods. But some haven't! Science tells us that phonics is the best way to teach children to read, so why not make sure your child learns to read with phonics?
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“We used your program for the first time tonight and I had a hard time limiting my daughter to one letter! As a former teacher, I'm excited to have a fun tool for teaching phonics to my daughter.” --Fran M., former teacher
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Learn to Read with Phonics—It's Easy! |
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Watch this [3 min.] sample lesson.
(Make sure your volume is on!) |
Not sure you know how to teach your child to read with phonics? Watch this sample lesson, and you'll see how easy it is. In this video, you'll learn how to teach STEP 1. And STEP 2 is just as easy! In STEP 2, your child will learn how to sound out words, which means your child will actually learn how to read. By STEP 6, you'll be amazed at what a proficient reader your child has become and how quickly you got there. Teaching your child to read with phonics is easier than you might think. “I looked over your program when my son was napping and the instructions are great! [The program] is really well thought out and very clear before you go to the first lesson.” --Leah Joy L., home-based business owner
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What You Get with Our Online Phonics Program:
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Learn to Read with Phonics and Take Charge of Your Child's Education |
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As a parent, it’s natural to worry about your child’s education. We all want our children to thrive in school or in their homeschool lessons so they can enjoy the process of learning. A capacity for learning keeps the stress levels lower and prepares children to grow into happy, functioning adults.
While there are many factors that contribute to a child’s ability to perform well, reading is one of the most important. Every subject in school involves the ability to read. Children who read well tend to excel at whatever they do, and a good reader almost always becomes a confident student. By teaching reading at home, you're taking charge of your children's education by making sure they learn this important skill. Rather than ‘hoping’ they catch on, you can know with certainty they will.
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"I'm thrilled I have this program to help my daughter learn to read and help take charge of my children's education...we are far enough along that I can see results and certainly see that it works." —Kathy B.
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Learn to Read with Phonics and Minimize Screen Time |
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Many parents are concerned about the amount of time their children spend in front of screens. Experiencing the world through screens has potential consequences that are becoming increasingly alarming: compromised social skills, restlessness and boredom during ‘no screen’ time, and passive learning through entertainment.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Elementary students who spend more than two hours a day watching TV, playing video games, or using a computer or smartphone are more likely to have emotional, social, and attention problems.” As our modern world continues to rely more heavily on digital information, the time your child spends on screens will only increase. By choosing Teach Your Child to Read™, you will spend no more than 5 minutes a day on-screen as you progress through the lessons. But here’s the difference. With our program, you and your child will be actively working through each lesson together. Your lessons will move 'off screen' and into real life: scribbling on napkins in restaurants, reading road signs in the car, and sounding out words in books at the library—a much healthier way to experience the world!
"I am extremely satisfied with my daughter's progress using your program. She is thrilled to be reading and it provides us with a very important activity that the two of us can share." --Beth O.
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Learn to Read with Phonics and Encourage Proactive Learning |
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In many online reading programs, children simply follow a given path, game, or set of instructions, passively learning and being entertained.
What many parents like about Teach Your Child to Read™ is that your child will learn how to learn. No passive learning here! As an active participant in each lesson, your child will feel empowered to develop her own skills, a characteristic that sets the stage for a lifelong habit of pursuing whatever she’s curious about. In other words, you won’t be the only one taking charge of your child’s education; your child will be right there with you—not just learning how to read, but learning how to learn as well. “We have used [the program] as little as 4 times and we are already on Step 2. It's very easy to use, and my daughter looks forward to the little extra one-on-one time.” Elise G., higher education academic advisor
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"I looked at a number of different early learning/phonics programs for my son, now three and a half years old, and was very excited to find 'Teach Your Child To Read.' The program is well designed and tastefully implemented. I'm looking forward to adding a few minutes a day with it to our favorite activities together and watching my kid become a competent and enthusiastic reader!" --Andrew P., Ed-tech startup founder, Sunlark |
Teach your child to read in 5 minutes a day.
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