Part 1: Sounds to Reading
Pre-K and Kindergarten skills
Make reading fun from the start. In this motivating introduction to reading through phonics, your child will learn the most common sound of each letter and how to break up words into sounds.
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Part 1 covers 3 skill groups: Isolating Sounds, Learning Letter Sounds, and First Spelling and Reading.
What you’ll get
Learn through 9 skill-based games and activities
Practice with 7 confidence-boosting books
Get help with a Play Guide and online portal—no parent expertise required
For every Reading Skill Set purchase, Lovevery donates 1 book to Reading Is Fundamental.
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Games and books that keep your child motivated
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Compound Word Pairs
Discover that some words are made up of smaller words by matching two cards together to reveal a new word.
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Syllable Race Game
Break words into syllables as you race your dog around the track, making a wood-on-wood tapping sound to hear each syllable of a word.
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Rhyming Leaves Game
First identify, then make rhymes in this game where two players work together to add or remove leaves from the tree.
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Follow the Sound Maze
Move through the maze by finding images with the same first or last letter sound. Includes a fun reveal at the end to check their work.
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Movable Alphabet
Build words with this 52-letter set of blue vowels and red consonants. Inspired by Montessori and designed to work with games in Part 1.
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The ABCs with Mr. Z
Avoid early letter sound confusion with this unique book that introduces the most common sound of each letter.
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Wooden Letter Sound Blocks
Match 4 images that share the same letter sound to reveal the lowercase letter in the middle of the blocks. Includes 20 blocks.
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Skill Tokens
Revisit your new skills in this extension activity for the Wooden Letter Sound Blocks.
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Letter Case Beehive
Learn to match lowercase letters to their uppercase form as you race to beat the bear to the honeycomb in this collaborative game.
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Spell & Check Slider
Learn to spell 3–5 letter words, then blend the sounds to read the word. Slide the image tile for a fun reveal of the correct spelling.
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Wordless Book
Build language and awareness of story structure with this book that encourages your child to tell a story before they can read one.
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Turn-Taking Book Series
Take turns reading this book series together, with sections for your child to read and practice their letter sound skills.
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Play Guide
Learn why each skill matters, how to support your child's reading journey, ideas for practicing skills, and tips to keep play fun.
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WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 years
Inside Part 1: Sounds to Reading
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