How does Reading Eggs teach phonics?
Reading Eggs teaches letter-sound combinations with instructional lessons, games and e‑books.
- Introduces letters and sounds in a carefully researched sequence
- Core reading lessons focus on building phonics skills with varied activities that appeal to all learning modalities
- Highly motivating animation, feedback, and rewards make learning feel like a game
Linking Sounds and Letters
Phonics is a method of instruction that introduces children to the link between letters and sounds
- Each sound is introduced alongside the most common letter and correct pronunciation
- Short instructional videos are balanced with individualized practice opportunities
- Letter formation is taught with dot‑to‑dot activities to bond new sounds to the corresponding letter
Segmenting and Blending Sounds
Engaging, interactive activities allow students to practice segmenting and blending sounds
- Lessons teach students how to listen for, segment, and substitute phonemes
- Activities with onset and rime help students see patterns in word families
- Decodable books help students to practice new skills
Decoding Sounds to Read Words
Short games build phonemic awareness to help children apply word knowledge and decode text
- Each lesson finishes with a real book for students to put phonics skills into action
- New vocabulary and sight words are explicitly taught to move toward automatic word recognition
- Targeted worksheets reinforce phonics and word knowledge for each lesson
Assessing Students' Phonics Progress
Get instant feedback on student progress and target in-class reading instruction
- Reporting dashboard keeps teachers up to date with reading gains
- Student reports review discrete skills addressed in each lesson and how students performed
- Teacher resources offer targeted lesson ideas and printable activities to help close identified knowledge gaps
