Each workbook contains 90+ pages of activities which include a brief review of letter recognition, finding images that begin or end with a specific sound, matching sounds to letters — and more! Do your students need more practice identifying letters?  Workbook 1: Uppercase Letters - Focuses on uppercase letter writing and recognition Workbook 2: Lowercase Letters - Concentrates on lowercase letter writing and recognition Workbook 3: Matching Case Letters - Dedicated to matching uppercase to lowercase letters with additional activities Does your student need m ..read more

Short-vowel early-reader books that slowly introduce each new sound and provide practice for every letter in the alphabet, except Q. This thirteen-book set has two coordinating workbooks (workbooks coming soon!). Most educators surveyed said that the two biggest barriers in teaching their students to read are: Students are unable to overcome difficult materials Materials don’t get and hold the new reader’s interest With FIRST BOOKS, reading an entire book is easier than ever! Your new readers learn each new sound gradually as they progress through the books in se ..read more

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We are too! So we created a solution.   The majority of children lose interest in reading for two reasons: The books fall flat and can't hold the child's attention. The materials are just too hard and they give up on trying. To solve both of those problems, we created the simplest and cutest stories possible. Most other early readers have multisyllable words, long vowels, and more complex punctuation. Even the simplest three-letter-word readers have too many words on each page. There are no other books on the market that use only short-vowel three-letter words and ..read more

We want to get you out of the cycle of frustration by helping you with students who struggle with reading. Bright colors will catch a curious kid’s attention. Studies show that colors can be key tools to aid in learning and development (read the study here). Yet no early readers exist that stay faithful to only three-letter words and also have full-color-illustrations… until now. First Step Phonics stays true to three-letter, short-vowel words and they have very few words per page. Also, our stories have short sentences to match their short attention spans. Our readers are the easiest ..read more

May 2024 be the best year ever!  We will be closed in observance of New Years Saturday, December 30th - Monday January 1st. We will resume standard operating hours on January 2nd ..read more

We wish you all the Merriest Christmas ever!  We will be closed in observance of Christmas Saturday, December 23rd - Monday December 25th. We will resume standard operating hours on December 26th ..read more

Today is National Letter Writing Day! What better way to practice writing than to write to Santa Clause?!  What better way to practice writing than with our letter-writing practice sheets?! And they are FREE!  You can download them here. Additionally, we have cursive practice worksheets here.   There's still time to order books or workbooks and get it in time for Christmas! Place your order by December 14th for guaranteed delivery by Christmas ..read more

Take advantage of our extra low prices on everything in stock. But be sure to order by December 14, 2023 to make sure you get your order by Christmas! Also, today is National Christmas Lights Day! Who doesn't love Christmas lights! We feel it's the very best thing about Christmas ..read more