For Parents

Help your child strengthen their literacy skills at any stage of development.

Your family plays a big role in helping your child learn to read and write. With the right phonics activities at home, you can support your child’s literacy development and academic success. The more you understand how and why phonics instruction works, the better you can facilitate effective and meaningful learning experiences with your family. 

To help your child practice phonics at home, read our insights for parents below! You can also browse our phonics program reviews for more.

Phonics Education for Families

Discover effective multisensory techniques, fun activities, and practical strategies to support your child's phonics development and build a strong foundation for reading success.

Short Vowel Sounds: A Parent’s Guide

A child’s literacy journey begins with learning the fundamental building blocks of reading, and...

Discover why children sometimes experience reading regression, how to identify it, and practical phonics activities to help your child regain confidence and skills.

What to Do When Reading Skills Regress

Has your child suddenly started struggling with words they used to read with ease?...

Learn 25 common root words and practical activities to help your child connect decoding skills with meaning, boosting reading comprehension and academic success.

Root Word Meaning: Building Vocabulary Through Phonics

Have you ever watched your child struggle with an unfamiliar word, sounding it out...

Discover how to transform your child from sounding out words to reading smoothly with these fun, practical strategies that build reading fluency.

Building Reading Fluency at Home

Remember that heart-warming moment when your child first recognized their name in print? The...

Discover evidence-based reading comprehension strategies that build on explicit phonics instruction.

Reading Comprehension Strategies: Building on Phonics Foundations

Ever watched your child perfectly sound out every word in a story, only to...

Discover effective phonics for kids with age-appropriate activities that make learning to read fun and engaging!

Phonics for Kids: Age-Appropriate Activities for Early Readers

Learning to read is one of the most significant milestones in a child’s early...

Learn how open and closed syllables help children decode words. Essential phonics skill for reading success!

How Open and Closed Syllables Build Strong Readers

Ever watched a young reader encounter a long, unfamiliar word? They might stare at...

Discover how text-to-speech technology can support struggling readers while complementing phonics instruction.

Text-to-Speech: Supporting Early Readers Through Assistive Technology

Ever watched a child’s face light up when they finally understand a story that...

Learn practical strategies to support young writers, understand developmental stages, and connect phonics instruction to meaningful writing experiences that benefit both reading and writing proficiency.

Supporting Early Writers: Connecting Phonics to Writing Development

Ever watched a child laboriously sound out each letter as they attempt to spell...

Digital vs. Traditional Phonics: Learn strategies to choose the right approach for your child's reading needs and effectively combine both methods for optimal results.

Digital vs. Traditional Phonics: What Research Says

If you’re a parent of a child struggling with reading skills, you’ve likely found...

Setting Realistic Phonics Milestones for Your Child

Setting Realistic Phonics Milestones for Your Child

New Year’s resolutions aren’t just for adults. January offers the perfect opportunity to set meaningful reading goals for your child. The key isn’t setting ambitious targets that lead to frustration.…

Why January is the Perfect Time to Start Phonics Intervention

Why January is the Perfect Time to Start Phonics Intervention

The new year brings more than just resolutions and fresh calendars. For parents of struggling readers, January offers a strategic window of opportunity that is often overlooked. The timing isn’t…

Starting a New Year Reading Ritual That Supports Phonics Growth

Starting a New Year Reading Ritual That Supports Phonics Growth

Family literacy traditions work because they remove the daily negotiation. When reading becomes “what we do on Sundays” or “how we start each month,” children stop resisting. The routine creates…

Keeping Phonics Skills Sharp During School Holidays

Keeping Phonics Skills Sharp During School Holidays

Many parents watch their children’s hard-won phonics skills fade during extended school holidays, but it doesn’t have to be this way. The good news? Keeping those reading skills sharp during…

Building Phonics Skills Through Winter Traditions

Building Phonics Skills Through Winter Traditions

Your child watches snowflakes drift past the window, clutching a mug of warm apple cider. The holiday lights glow softly in the corner. A stack of books waits on the…

Hanukkah Books That Support Early Reading Skills

Hanukkah Books That Support Early Reading Skills

The menorah glows on the kitchen counter. Your preschooler watches the first candle flicker and asks, “Can we read a Hanukkah story?” You reach for a colorful picture book, and…

New Year’s Stories That Build Reading Skills

New Year’s Stories That Build Reading Skills

New Year’s brings fresh starts, new goals, and celebrations around the world. You pull out a stack of colorful books. Each one exploring different traditions and the magic of new…

Matching Books to Phonics Features

Matching Books to Phonics Features

You open a picture book with your four-year-old. The words dance across the page in predictable patterns. Your child giggles at silly animal sounds, then surprises you by chanting along…

Christmas Books For Reading Practice

Christmas Books For Reading Practice

Your child snuggles beside you on a cold December evening, eyes bright with anticipation as you open a holiday book. The pages smell like fresh print and possibility. Outside, snowflakes…

Holiday Books With Good Phonics Practice: 10 Festive Reads for Emerging Readers

Holiday Books With Good Phonics Practice: 10 Festive Reads for Emerging Readers

The twinkling lights are up, cookies are baking, and your eager young reader wants to dive into every holiday book on the shelf. But here’s the wonderful secret many parents…