You can teach your kid to read.

Use a proven, screen-free method to help your child become a strong, independent reader in as little as five minutes a day.

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Parents make the best teachers.

Our educational system, with its unreasonable student-teacher ratios, outdated curricula, and chronic underfunding isn't set up to support early literacy.

The solution? It's you. Learning skyrockets in one-on-one environments and through play, which means parents and caregivers are best-positioned to teach their own kids. And it's easier than you think.

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Simple, 3-Step Process

No matter their age or ability, all kids learn how to read the same way.

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Quick Skill-Building

It takes just 5 minutes a day of your focused attention.

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Play-Based Approach

You can use your child's interests to keep them excited to learn.

These parents did it, and so can you.

My son is autistic. When he was in kindergarten, he couldn’t read and his teacher told me autistic kids are usually behind their peers by a couple of years. In the middle of his kindergarten year, I found your program and immediately started to apply it with my son. I swear it took only one month and he started to read. Now he loves to read every day!

Ofeliya A.

We started your program last September with NO reading practice before, aside from learning the alphabet. I am mind-blown by my son’s progress and the fact that I taught him how to read! I could not have done this without you. 🥹 🤍

Jane D.

Reading was a worry when I decided to home school. But so happy to have found your courses. Now I know when my kids are older, they too can learn … at a young age. The joy seeing your child read is magical.

Helen R.

I have a 2-year-old and we have been using this method for teaching letter sounds. I cannot thank Spencer enough for this technique and the support! We are halfway through the alphabet doing letter sounds, and it blows my mind each day that my daughter can learn this, and most of all that I have learned how to teach her.

Victoria P.
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A READING PROGRAM THAT WORKS
You can teach any kid how to read.
A READING PROGRAM THAT WORKS

You can teach any kid how to read.

  • Toddlers as young as 18 months old
  • Preschoolers (even super wiggly ones)
  • Kindergartners just learning to read
  • 1st and 2nd graders who need an extra boost
  • Older students who are having a hard time with reading
  • Kids with exceptional needs, like dyslexia and autism

No teaching experience required.

You don't even need to be a strong reader yourself!

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Quick-Start Programs

In about an hour, you'll learn everything you need to know to start teaching.

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Engaging Curriculum

Video-based content shows you exactly what and how to teach your lessons.

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Lesson Plans + Examples

Use the handouts to stay on track, and watch examples of real families following the program.

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Fast, Free Support

Reach out to our team of professional educators for extra help anytime.

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SPENCER RUSSELL, FOUNDER

Created by an award-winning educator.

  • Six years teaching kindergarten and first grade
  • Two years with Teach for America
  • Three years training educators
  • Harriett Ball Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Amherst Commitment to Teaching Award
  • HEB Rising Star Texas Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist
MEET SPENCER

Serious fun.

Although our programs are play-based, we take literacy seriously. You can count on us to tell you what you need to hear, even if it's not what you want to hear.

Little kids can do big things.
Little kids can do big things.

If you want to teach your child how to read, you have to believe they can do it.

Your mindset matters.
Your mindset matters.

When we parents show up as our best selves, our kids show up ready and eager to learn.

Apps for kids are not the answer.
Apps for kids are not the answer.

Too much screen time, even when it's educational, negatively affects kids.

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WHY READING MATTERS

Learning to read changes kids' lives for the better.

By supporting your child's reading journey, you ensure they have all the advantages that come with being a strong reader.

  • Higher self-esteem
  • Increased graduation rates
  • Improved school engagement
  • Expanded career choices
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