Our phonics books make it easier (and more fun!) to teach children how to read. Better still, ANYONE can use them, which makes it ideal for parents, home-schooling, teacher assistants, volunteers and teachers who need more resources.
– Concurrent reading and handwriting instruction.
– Teaches phonics AND the important sight-words that break phonics rules.
– Teaches the rest of the information that children need to know to become independent readers (plurals, contractions, syllables and the basics of punctuation—who can read English without those?).
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Beginner Phonics Books:: For children who already know their alphabet, these books teach the five short vowels (a, e, i, o and u) as well as some of the variations of the pronunciation of the letters "s" and "f" (as in is, his, as, and of). |
 Intermediate Phonics Books |
Intermediate Phonics Books:: These books teach long vowels and the consonant blends and digraphs. |
 Advanced Phonics Books |
Advanced Phonics Books:: These books teach advanced long vowels, syllables, basic punctuation, silent letters, R-controlled vowels, W-controlled vowels, L-controlled vowels, basic homonyms and the common words that break these phonics rules. For a full overview of the subjects taught in this book series, please see our Guide to the Advanced Books. |
Progressive Phonics is an all-in-one reading program that is easy, fun, and totally FREE---that's right, totally and completely free!
And with Progressive Phonics, ANYONE can teach a child to read and write in just a few minutes a day, which makes it ideal for parents, teachers, tutors, volunteers and home-schoolers.
No experience necessary. Just pick a book and start reading it with your child/students.
Matching handwriting worksheets and activity sheets for each book -- when children write what they learn, they learn it better.
Also teaches the essential sight-words (and phonics rule-breakers) that most phonics programs fail to teach.
Instant access -- download and use today.
Our books can be read on-screen or printed on your color printer. Each book takes 4--8 minutes to print and uses as little ink and paper as possible.
But don't judge a book by it's home page. Read one of our books with a child and see for yourself.
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Beginner Phonics Book 2Short Vowel "E", focuses on short vowel "e" (red, yes, let, etc.) and teaches a fun trick on how to remember "b" versus "d."
Number of pages: 35
Alpbabet letter focus: e,b,l,v,w,y.
Words used: Ted, ten, red, bed, Ed,let, vet, wet, yet, yes (and the words bad and van). Of these words, ten, red and let are Dolch words. (See info on Dolch words.)
Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Al and HalStory synopsis: Al the sheep learns to change his messy ways. Practices the letter "L" at the end of words.
Letters taught: Lowercase Letter 'L' at the end of words.
"Easier" version: Only has the words "al" and "hal" (both are boy's names).
Regular version: Words taught: al, at, sat. hal, can.
# of pages: 28
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Beginner Phonics Book 1Short Vowel "A", focuses on short vowel "a" (can, man, had, etc.).
Number of pages: 50
Alpbabet letters used: c,a,t,s,m,r,d,h,n.
Words used: at, cat, hat, mat, rat, sat, am, ram, Sam, can, man, ran. Of these words, at, am, can, cat, man and ran are Dolch words. (See info on Dolch words.)
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Beginner Phonics Book 2
Beginner Phonics Book 2Short Vowel "E", focuses on short vowel "e" (red, yes, let, etc.) and teaches a fun trick on how to remember "b" versus "d."
Number of pages: 35
Alpbabet letter focus: e,b,l,v,w,y.
Words used: Ted, ten, red, bed, Ed,let, vet, wet, yet, yes (and the words bad and van). Of these words, ten, red and let are Dolch words. (See info on Dolch words.)
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Beginner Phonics Book 1Short Vowel "A", focuses on short vowel "a" (can, man, had, etc.).
Number of pages: 50
Alpbabet letters used: c,a,t,s,m,r,d,h,n.
Words used: at, cat, hat, mat, rat, sat, am, ram, Sam, can, man, ran. Of these words, at, am, can, cat, man and ran are Dolch words. (See info on Dolch words.)
Capitals Made Easy!The easiest and "free-est" program to learn capital letters!
And all 100% FREE!
The Captial Letter booklets are designed for children/students who can already read the 26 lowercase letters, so we recommend using the Booklets at any one of the following points:
-- After finishing the new (or old) Alphabetti books
-- After finishing the Beginner Phonics books
-- After finishing the Progressive Printing Beginner Handwriting program
Age: 4.5 - 7 years old and older.
NOTE: While our Capital Letter program isn't recommended for pre-school, some of the games/crafts CAN be used with younger children.
No experience necessary! Just pick up the first book and start teaching your child/students.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
Teaches capital letters A, B, C, D & E
Also teaches --
-- that capital letters make the SAME sounds as the "little letters"
-- the first rule of capital letters (that all names start with a captial letter).
Eight easy lessons can be done one-lesson-a-day or two-lessons a day, depending on your schedule.
Age: 4.5 - 7 years old and older
# of pages:
Instructions & worksheets: 13 pages
Worksheets only: 8 pages
The "Worksheets Only" version contains only the worksheets (no instruction pages). This is for when you have more than one student -- save paper and ink!
Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
- See more at: http://progressivephonics.com/phonics-books/beginner-phonics-books#sthash.nHOBauZZ.dpuf
Teaches capital letters F, G, H, I & J
Also teaches --
-- that place names are also capitalized
-- the difference between several confusing letters
Twelve easy lessons can be done one-lesson-a-day or two-lessons a day, depending on your schedule.
Age: 4.5 - 7 years old and older
# of pages:
Instructions & worksheets: 15 pages
Worksheets only: 10 pages
The "Worksheets Only" version contains only the worksheets (no instruction pages). This is for when you have more than one student -- save paper and ink!
Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
- See more at: http://progressivephonics.com/phonics-books/beginner-phonics-books#sthash.nHOBauZZ.dpuf
Teaches capital letters K, L, M, N & O
Also teaches that "things" (books, good, cleaning products, etc.) can have names, and these names are capitalized.
Nine easy lessons can be done one-lesson-a-day or two-lessons a day, depending on your schedule.
Age: 4.5 - 7 years old and older
# of pages:
Instructions & worksheets: 15 pages
Worksheets only: 8 pages
The "Worksheets Only" version contains only the worksheets (no instruction pages). This is for when you have more than one student -- save paper and ink!
Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
- See more at: http://progressivephonics.com/phonics-books/beginner-phonics-books#sthash.nHOBauZZ.dpuf
Teaches capital letters P, Q, R, S & T
Eleven easy lessons can be done one-lesson-a-day or two-lessons a day, depending on your schedule.
Also teaches alphabet sequence with our Capital Candy activities (no sugar involved!).
Age: 4.5 - 7 years old and older
# of pages:
Instructions & worksheets: 17 pages
Worksheets only: 11 pages
The "Worksheets Only" version contains only the worksheets (no instruction pages). This is for when you have more than one student -- save paper and ink!
Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
- See more at: http://progressivephonics.com/phonics-books/beginner-phonics-books#sthash.nHOBauZZ.dpuf
Teaches capital letters U, V, W, X, Y & Z
Nine easy lessons can be done one-lesson-a-day or two-lessons a day, depending on your schedule.
Age: 4.5 - 7 years old and older
# of pages:
Instructions & worksheets: 15 pages
Worksheets only: 10 pages
The "Worksheets Only" version contains only the worksheets (no instruction pages). This is for when you have more than one student -- save paper and ink!
Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.
Format: Downloadable e-books to read on-screen or print on your printer.
- See more at: http://progressivephonics.com/phonics-books/beginner-phonics-books#sthash.nHOBauZZ.dpuf
"Air Writing" is a teacher-led activity where the children "write" the letters in the air, using big arm movements. Children also verbalize (speak out loud) the steps to form the letter.
Air writing helps children remember letter formation, which is a motion-oriented "memory," and which is an entirely different (and separate) memory than the visual memories of letter shapes.
Air writing also helps to strengthen the arm and shoulder muscles in preparation for handwriting. This is important because weak muscles lead to bad habits in handwriting.
We recommend spending a few minutes a day on Air Writing, just before your daily handwriting or pre-handwriting practice.
The popular children's game, Simon Says, can be educational as well as fun.
Playing this game helps to speed-up (make faster) a child's recall of the various letters. This is important because speed-of-recollection is a major factor in literacy.
The only "downside" is that the game can become quite rowdy, so you may want to schedule some break-time after playing this game.
Make your own colorful capital letters to display on the wall. All you need is some paper (I used colored construction paper), some glue (any non-toxic glue will do), safety scissors and poster paints (I used Crayola "Washable Kids Paint") which can all be bought at a Dollar-Store or (with coupons!) at a craft store such as Jo-Ann's or Michaels.
If you have a color printer, and you want to save some time and mess, print the "Pre-colored" version. That way, all you have to decorate is the piece of paper/construction paper that will be the base/frame for your cut-out creation. (This is what I did for the photos.)
But if you want to really go for it, print the Ready-To-Color version and color everything in your own custom colors.
Learning the alphabet sequence is a major milestone in a child's education. Unfortunately, it's rather boring because it requires a lot of repetition.
Until we have a fun app for this chore, our "Capital Candy" game is the best we can offer. See the instructions for some suggestions on how to make it a little more easy/fun.
Also called "Concentration," the "Memory Game" is a game where cards are placed face-down on a table or the floor, and players take turns trying to match up pairs of cards. To make this an educational game, we use alphabet letter-cards instead of regular playing cards.
NOTE: I created special, fold-over cards for this game becase regular paper is slightly see-through and card stock (thicker paper) is ridiculously expensive. If you are super-crafty, you can create your own cards using construction paper.
While the Memory Game (above) requires more than one player, you only need one child for the "Letter Sorting Activity."
You simply print two pages -- one page is the "grid" with the lowercase letters on top, and the second page contains the capital letters that you (or your little helper) cuts out. To play, a child takes the pile of cut-out capital letters and sorts them into the correct column on the grid.
Best Alphabet Cards Ever!The letter-sound connection is important because alphabet training doesn't depend on just the visuals (the letter shapes). Alphabet training also depends on children's EARS -- their ability to pick out the individual letter-sounds in the ocean of our language.
Lowercase first!
The "green grass" represents the