Books for Parents

Better phonics and beyond in 5 minutes a day: phonics fun for kids and parents on the go by Lisa Deters — Puzzles, games and more

Big book of phonics for whole language by [authors: Ada Frischer, Joyce Adams, Michele Gunther — activities to teach children phonetic readiness skills

The complete book of phonics by American Education Publishing — Designed by leading experts in reading education, offers children (4-8) tools they need to be successful readers

Frisky phonics fun 1 by written and illustrated by Barbara Bachman Crane — A comprehensive workbook with over 1,000 one-syllable words with short vowel sounds

Frisky phonics fun 2 by written and illustrated by Barbara Bachman Crane — A fascinating workbook

Perfect poems for teaching phonics by Deborah Ellermeyer and Judi Hechtman; with Sandra Ford Grove — Delightful poems, lively lessons and reproducible activities

Phonics games kids can't resist: 25 lively learning games that make teaching phonics easy and fun by Michelle K. Ramsey

Quick-and-easy learning games: phonics by Wiley Blevins; [illustrations by Paige Billin-Frye] — games for sound/spelling correspondences and the ability to blend words

Reading connections by Mary Bannister, Lillian Lieberman & Annalisa Suid; illustrated by Marilynn G. Barr — makes a phonics connection with mini-books and stories that build on sound skills and word recognition

Books for Beginning Readers

• Bob Books
• Get Ready, Get Set, Read series
• Hello Reader. Phonics Fun series
• Hooked on Phonics. Easy Reader series
• Let's Read Together series
• Real Kids Reader series
• School Zone Start to Read series
• Word Bird series
• Wonders of Reading Level 1 Readers
• Wonder Books. Phonics series

Videos

• Between the Lions series — combines puppetry, animation and music
• Beginners' Reading with Phonics — Certified reading specialist Barbara Phipps and her furry friend Snoothyguzzlesmort make learning to read fun with songs and stories
• Learning to Read with Phonics series — Mrs. Phipps presents music, humor, graphics, and colors to teach children phonics
• Phonics — Learn to read with songs and games with this program that teaches phonics rules