5-Minute Phonics

Young readers and the grown-ups who read with them can team up with Ash, Pikachu, and other Pokémon favorites for a playful phonics book built for shared reading. Five short stories sit alongside five matching activities, covering key phonics skills that children need to master.

The book is designed for a quick daily session. According to the Science of Reading research it draws on, systematic phonics teaching is the most effective route to reading, and this title lets caregivers reinforce those skills in about five minutes a day. Each story is written with simple words that are easy to decode.

To use the book, read a story together, sound out the highlighted words, and then finish the activity that follows.