Kickstart Literacy

Lesson Guides

Build children’s phonological sensitivity, phonemic awareness, phonics, and writing skills with 180 interactive, developmentally appropriate lessons. Scan the QR code on each page for easy-to-follow instructions on how to teach each one.

Sound Story Cards

These beautifully illustrated alliterative stories highlight a specific letter sound, enabling children to practice their phonemic awareness skills in a playful way.

Skill Development Cards

Easily individualize learning with these short one-on-one activities, which target specific literacy skills for children who need additional support.

Phonogram Cards

These comprehensive reference cards describe characteristics of each phonogram, including corresponding sounds, example words, and audio examples that support accurate articulation.

Letter Cards

Two sets of uppercase and lowercase letter cards support children’s letter recognition and letter–sound correspondence skills. An additional set includes real-life imagery of a word beginning with each letter.

Phonological Awareness Cards

Support children’s learning about word families, segmenting and blending, and alliteration during large-group instruction and independent discovery with these visually engaging cards.

Pre-Writing Stroke Cards

Children can copy these simple lines and shapes to build the fine-motor skills needed to begin writing the letters of the alphabet.

Sound Wall Cards

Bring the components of a letter sound together with a visually supportive sound wall display that features the letter, a picture of an object beginning with the letter, and an image of the mouth position to support accurate articulation.