A structured reading program for children aged 3-7 learning to read English.
Divided into five phases, it systematically introduces letters and sounds, starting with wordless Phase 1 books that build prereading skills.
Phase 2 begins with basic letters (e.g., s,a,t,p,i,n) and progresses through increasingly complex sounds and rules, culminating in Phase 5 with texts of 500+ words.
Even though they’re using the structured phonics system, the books still manage to be genuinely rewarding reads that foster a love of reading.
These texts are written to develop other important things, being able to read smoothly (“fluency”), being able to read with expression (“prosody”) and being able to read for a long
period of time (“reading stamina”).
