Teaching Phonics

Strivney is a free online reading program for teaching phonics to children, offering over 1,000 interactive, animated exercises, presentations and games. Over 180 research studies to date have proven that teaching phonics is the best way to teach students to read (see Teaching Children to Read. Strivney presents phonics in two stages: In Stage A children learn the letter sounds and Stage B covers the common sound combinations, consonant blends and digraphs  (ee, ai, sh, ur etc.) which so many new readers struggle with. Register free for full access to the program.