Learn to read (Story Hour Academy order)

Short reading activities for ages four to six, in the order a child learns them. Tap Play, then hand the phone to your child. Every instruction is spoken, so turn the sound on.

Unit 1Single-Sound Consonants

  1. Single-Sound Consonants PretestPretest
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  2. Introduction to Single-Sound ConsonantsIntro
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  3. Letter BLesson 3
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  4. Letter DLesson 4
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  5. Letter FLesson 5
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  6. Letter HLesson 6
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  7. Letter JLesson 7
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  8. Letter KLesson 8
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  9. Letter LLesson 9
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  10. Letter MLesson 10
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  11. Letter NLesson 11
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  12. Letter PLesson 12
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  13. Phonogram QuLesson 13
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  14. Letter RLesson 14
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  15. Letter TLesson 15
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  16. Letter VLesson 16
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  17. Letter WLesson 17
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  18. Letter ZLesson 18
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  19. Review of Single-Sound ConsonantsReview
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  20. Single-Sound Consonants Mastery TestsMastery test
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Unit 2Consonant Digraphs

  1. Consonant Digraphs PretestPretest
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  2. Introduction to Consonant DigraphsIntro
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  3. Phonogram ckLesson 23
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  4. Phonogram chLesson 24
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  5. Phonogram ngLesson 25
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  6. Phonogram shLesson 26
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  7. Phonogram thLesson 27
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  8. Phonogram whLesson 28
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  9. Review of Consonant DigraphsReview
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  10. Consonant Digraphs Mastery TestMastery test
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Unit 3Multi-Letter Vowel Phonograms

  1. Pretest of Multi-Letter Vowel PhonogramsPretest
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  2. Introduction to Multi-Letter Vowel PhonogramsIntro
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  3. Vowel Phonogram aiLesson 33
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  4. Vowel Phonogram ayLesson 34
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  5. Vowel Phonogram eighLesson 35
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  6. Vowel Phonogram eeLesson 36
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  7. Vowel Phonogram ighLesson 37
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  8. Vowel Phonogram oaLesson 38
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  9. Vowel Phonogram auLesson 39
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  10. Vowel Phonogram awLesson 40
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  11. Vowel Phonogram oiLesson 41
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  12. Vowel Phonogram oyLesson 42
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  13. Vowel Phonogram uiLesson 43
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  14. Vowel Phonogram erLesson 44
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  15. Vowel Phonogram irLesson 45
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  16. Vowel Phonogram urLesson 46
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  17. Vowel Phonogram arLesson 47
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  18. Vowel Phonograms or and worLesson 48
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  19. Vowel Phonogram earLesson 49
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  20. Vowel Phonogram ourLesson 50
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  21. Review of Multi-Letter Vowel PhonogramsReview
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  22. Mastery Test of Multi-Letter Vowel PhonogramsMastery test
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Unit 4Vowel Letters and the Sounds They Make

  1. Pretest of 25 Vowel PhonogramsPretest
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  2. Introduction to Vowel Letters and the Sounds They MakeIntro
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  3. Letter aLesson 55
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  4. Letter eLesson 56
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  5. Letter iLesson 57
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  6. Letter oLesson 58
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  7. Letter uLesson 59
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  8. Letter yLesson 60
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  9. Review of Vowel Letters and the Sounds They MakeReview
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  10. Mastery Test of 25 Vowel PhonogramsMastery test
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Unit 5Multi-Sound Consonant Letters

  1. Pretest of Alphabet Letters and their Associated SoundsPretest
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  2. Introduction to Multi-Sound Consonant LettersIntro
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  3. Letter cLesson 65
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  4. Letter gLesson 66
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  5. Letter sLesson 67
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  6. Letter xLesson 68
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  7. Review of Alphabet Letters and the Sounds They MakeReview
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  8. Mastery Test of Alphabet Letters and their Associated SoundsMastery test
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Unit 6Syllables

  1. Syllable Types PretestPretest
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  2. Introduction to SyllablesIntro
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  3. Closed SyllablesLesson 73
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  4. Open SyllablesLesson 74
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  5. Consonant le SyllablesLesson 75
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  6. R-Controlled SyllablesLesson 76
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  7. Vowel-Consonant-E SyllablesLesson 77
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  8. Vowel Team SyllablesLesson 78
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  9. Review Lesson of SyllablesReview
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  10. Mastery Test of Syllable TypesMastery test
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Unit 7The Schwa Sound

  1. The Schwa SoundLesson 81
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Unit 8More Single-Sound Phonograms

  1. Pretest of 60 PhonogramsPretest
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  2. Introduction to More Single-Sound PhonogramsIntro
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  3. Phonogram tchLesson 84
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  4. Phonogram phLesson 85
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  5. Phonogram rhLesson 86
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  6. Phonogram ghLesson 87
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  7. Phonogram gnLesson 88
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  8. Phonogram knLesson 89
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  9. Phonogram wrLesson 90
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  10. Phonogram dgLesson 91
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  11. Phonogram aighLesson 92
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  12. Phonogram ReviewReview
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  13. Mastery Test of 60 PhonogramsMastery test
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Unit 9More Multi-Sound Phonograms

  1. Pretest of 75 PhonogramsPretest
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  2. Introduction to More Multi-Sound PhonogramsIntro
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  3. Phonogram guLesson 97
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  4. Phonogram oeLesson 98
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  5. Phonogram ouLesson 99
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  6. Phonogram owLesson 100
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  7. Phonogram ooLesson 101
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  8. Phonogram ewLesson 102
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  9. Phonograms eu and eurLesson 103
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  10. Phonogram eaLesson 104
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  11. Phonogram eauLesson 105
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  12. Phonogram eiLesson 106
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  13. Phonogram eyLesson 107
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  14. Phonogram ieLesson 108
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  15. Phonogram aughLesson 109
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  16. Phonogram oughLesson 110
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  17. Phonogram ReviewReview
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  18. Mastery Test of 75 PhonogramsMastery test
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