Science-based phonics
Teach Your Child to Read
You don't need to be a reading specialist to teach your child to read—you just need the right guide. Developmental psychologist Irene Daria, Ph.D., gives you phonics workbooks, videos, and advice drawn from years of teaching reading and training educators in the science of reading, so you can confidently do it yourself.
Start here...
Watch the video or read the article about how to teach a child to read.
Watch the video
How to teach a child to read
Watch Dr. Daria's step-by-step explanation of how to teach reading at home.
Free Article
How to teach a child to read
Read the article
How to teach a child to read
Read Dr. Daria's step-by-step guide for teaching reading at home.
Open the articleNow, Use the Workbooks
Steps to Reading gives you everything you need to teach a child to read, all in one place. Perfectly aligned with the science of reading, the workbooks teach phonics systematically, with each step building on the one that came before. In addition to phonics, the books introduce sight words in order of frequency of use. They give you step-by-step instructions on exactly what to say and do with the child, lots of worksheets to practice and reinforce each lesson, as well as board games, phonics Bingo, and online activities. They also tell you which decodable readers children can read from the very beginning of the process. Reading those stories makes children feel so proud and excited, and motivates them to want to learn more. What more could a parent ask for?
Book 1: Short Vowels
Teaches all five short vowel sounds with step-by-step instructions, worksheets, vocabulary, phonics Bingo games, board games, and recommendations for decodable stories.
Book 2: Blends
Builds on short vowels by teaching consonant blends. Includes worksheets, games, and decodable story recommendations.
Book 3: Digraphs
Covers digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) with the same systematic approach: worksheets, games, and book lists.
Book 4: Long Vowels & Y at the End of a Word
Completes the phonics journey with long vowel patterns and the y-as-vowel rule.
The workbooks enable you to follow the exact same steps Dr. Daria uses when she teaches children to read. You’ll see why so many celebrities have asked Dr. Daria to teach their children how to read and why…
Parents and Educators Love These Books
Video Review
A homeschooling parent's video review
Press play to watch a video review of the Steps to Reading workbooks.
Watch on YouTube“How wonderful that the skills Irene so clearly and beautifully taught my children are now available in these books for parents to use at home.”
Kate Winslet
Actress
“It was such a pleasure to meet you last week. Last night, we pulled out one of the little phonics books you gave us and, well, my son was a superstar. He looked at me and said, 'Mom! I can read!' He was so excited and I was so proud. THANK YOU for already making a difference! How great that your workbooks will let other families follow the guidance you gave us!”
Laura James
Parent
“It's astonishing how much my 4-year-old wants to do this book and how quickly he is learning to read. He was really excited when we started. Now, he is so proud of all the words he can read and is constantly asking me to do the book with him. I never knew teaching a child to read would be so easy.”
Sing Lee
Parent
“I am a third-grade teacher and every year some of my students are far behind the others in their phonics knowledge. Figuring out what to teach them and what materials to use has always been a struggle for me. This year, I bought the entire set of Steps to Reading and couldn’t believe how quickly the books brought my struggling readers up to speed. I was not trained in the science of reading in my teachers’ college but because every page has clear instructions on what to do, I was able to teach them with no problem. And because the books are so easy to use, I was able to send the workbooks home for homework so that my struggling readers could receive reinforcement at home as well. They are struggling no more!”
5 Star Amazon Review
Third-Grade Teacher
Ready to teach your child to read?
Get the Steps to Reading workbooks and start your child on the path to confident reading today.
Get the Workbooks