An Ant - Learn to Read, Book 1, Home School Version: By REAL Phonics - pocketboek

Kindergarteners learn the alphabet, then dive right into reading 97 vibrantly-illustrated stories with companion flash cards and writing practice pages. Begins with a few letter sounds, then gradually adds more letters as the stories become more complex.  
On-page Teachers Guide makes lessons a breeze. No prep time required. Just open the book and start learning together.
    Flash Card Sets at the back of the book are cut out and used to practice the letter names and sounds. Extra flash card sets on heavy card stock are available separately on Amazon. Search for "An Ant Deluxe Flash Card Set."
    Alphabet Worksheets are included to help the young reader form a mental concept of each letter. Extra alphabet worksheets are available for free download at BrodenBooks web site.
    Writing Practice Pages are included for all new words and selected sentences. Extra pages available on BrodenBooks web site.REAL Phonics is a method of teaching children to read by sounding out words in controlled vocabulary stories, using basic phonics rules.

What Is Included? Book 1 includes alphabet worksheets, writing practice pages, cut-out flash cards, 97 full-color illustrated stories and a Certificate of Achievement.

Syllabus: Children ages 4-7 learn to read simple stories by sounding out one-syllable words with the short vowels A, E, I, O, U, the consonants N, T, S, D, H, M, R, G, B, L, C, F and the diagraph TH. By the end of Book 1, your child will have learned to sound out and read 92 words based strictly upon the rules of phonics, plus an additional 4 sight words.