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Preparing for School

Starting with letters and their sounds, your child can move at their own pace to begin their reading journey. It’s as easy as ABC!

Struggling Readers

Fill in the gaps in learning with simple, confidence-boosting lessons that build upon each other.

Homeschoolers

Our expertly-designed phonics learning program takes the work out of literacy lesson planning.

WARNING:

Learning to read may result in feelings of pride, excitement, or tears of joy. (Your kid will love it, too.)

Read together

Imagine your child as a reader.

Why Hooked on Phonics?

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Hands-on Fun

Kids love playing games in the App and hands-on practice in the workbooks. By activating different senses to reinforce the skills, your child will learn to read and write.

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Trust

We’ve been the most trusted Learn to Read program for more than 35 years. Why? Because the program works!

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Reading Results

Our storybooks guarantee reading success because they’re written with the same words that your child has just learned how to read!

What Our Proud Parents Are Saying

Jacquida Brown
Jacquida Brown
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I love love love this resource my daughter has shown big improvement
Danielle Plats Mutter
Danielle Plats Mutter
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I used it for my son last year and it was true. He learned to read in 30 days! So happy with it. I tell everyone about it
Stephanie Cross
Stephanie Cross
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Just bought this for my 4 year old. So excited! He read his first few words the first day! My son woke up this morning and asked to do math right away.
Missy Story Lopez
Missy Story Lopez
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My 4.5 year old has been using Hooked on Phonics since April, he now efficiently reads beginner books and has not even started kindergarten!
Paula Breon
Paula Breon
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My child is 8 school have failed her considerably in reading and math areas I got her this only 2 months ago and there is a major difference not only in reading spelling and mathematics which I have all three plus do the work books with her it has also helped with her ot therapy and speech
Glen Bramlitt
Glen Bramlitt
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My son is killing it so far in Kindergarten, and looking to get this for the summer to make sure he's ahead of the curve for 1st grade.
Mari Noel
Mari Noel
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Worth every penny!! Communication was only when needed and included very helpful tips on what my child should spend more time on. Books are so well done and activities are creative. My 4 yo knew all her letters and sounds right away after using this program, she’s already sounding out words! The app is engaging and smart, with just the right amount of repetition. I highly recommend this subscription.
Kira
Kira
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Each page in a book, and consequently each new book, progresses my daughter’s learning at the ideal rate. She is loving to read, thanks to these colorful stories. The star stickers are a great addition, in that she rewards herself after completion of every few pages. Thanks Hooked on Phonics for making reading fun!
Katherine Rutecki
Katherine Rutecki
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I love Hooked on Phonics! My 4 year old son was interested in reading when he was 3, so we bought the entire Hooked on Phonics curriculum and he's on level 4 and reading so well! No other 4 year old in his Sunday School or co-op is reading as well as he is and it's incredible! He homeschools for many reasons but one reason was because I was public schooled and learned to read by word memorization not phonics and even today as an adult I find it hard to pronounce words I haven't seen before.
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The Hooked on Phonics Approach

Learn

Designed by education experts, our phonics lessons are organized as easy-to-understand steps that build on each other to guide children to learn to read.

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Practice

Games, songs, and videos in the App make practice fun! Additional activities in the workbooks—shipped monthly—encourage reading comprehension and fluency.

Practice

Read

Custom-written storybooks focusing on the words your child is learning to read help them apply their newly-acquired skills. 

Read

Succeed

Reading a book is a big deal! Time to celebrate milestones with in-App rewards, star stickers, and a completion certificate in each workbook.

Succeed

Reading by Grade and Focus

Preschool

Prepare for school in the App’s Pre-reader section. Catchy songs and fun games introduce the relationships between letters and sounds. Young learners will have hands-on fun with the workbook activities and learning to trace and write the letters of the alphabet.

Kindergarten

Get ready to read! Once learners have mastered their ABCs, they’ll move up to Learn to Read. This section of the program encourages learners to blend letter sounds together to read simple words and stories. It's also a great time to start playing Hooked on Spelling!

1st Grade

As learners progress through Learn to Read, they’ll continue building on their skills. By strategically presenting more challenging letter combinations and stories, the App and the workbook will rapidly boost your child’s reading ability.

2nd Grade

By the time learners reach the final lessons in the program, they’ll be reading on their own. You’ll notice that we don’t include grade level in our materials. This allows your child to move at a pace that’s comfortable, without the pressure of getting ahead or feeling left behind.

Reading​

While acquiring spoken language is a natural process, reading is a skill that needs to be taught. The science of reading is a body of knowledge about the best practices for learning to read and includes five main areas of focus: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.​

Phonemic Awareness​​

Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words. This skill lays a solid foundation for your child’s reading journey. Hooked on Phonics improves their listening skills, enabling them to identify sounds in spoken words.​

Phonics​

With phonics, children practice blending letter sounds together to read words. This enables them to tackle new words with more confidence as their phonics skills grow.

Fluency​

Reading fluently means reading smoothly with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. Hooked on Phonics includes repeated reading of words and stories to improve fluency, meaning your child can focus on understanding the text rather than sounding out each word.

Vocabulary

A key part of understanding what you read is knowing what the words mean. Hooked on Phonics expands your child’s word knowledge by introducing new words in context. This enhances language skills and makes reading more enjoyable.​

Comprehension

Comprehension is the ultimate goal of reading, and Hooked on Phonics integrates strategies that promote both understanding and critical thinking. The workbooks include comprehension questions, discussion prompts, and drawing and writing activities that encourage children to think about what they’ve read, make connections, and engage deeply with the text.
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