The goal: on day 10 your child hears the sounds in a short word. They say how it starts, push three sounds together into a word, and pull a word apart into its sounds.
For the child who cannot yet hear beginning sounds, cannot rhyme, or cannot break “cat” into three sounds. Pictures, almost no letters. About five minutes a day from you.
That is the goal, not a promise. Some children hear it by day 6, and some need the ten days twice. Many four- and five-year-olds cannot do this yet.
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▶ Day 8 video, for youPull a word apart
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Watch first. About a minute. You see it done before you do it.
▶ Day 2 video, for youStarts the same
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Watch first. About a minute. You see it done before you do it.
📄 22 printable pages2 sound tracks▶11 short videos
Where you are, and where we are going
From one lump of sound to three small sounds
Today
cat
One lump of sound. “What does it start with?” gets a shrug.
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Day 10
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Three sounds. Your child says each one, and pushes them back into “cat.”
You ask “what does cat start with?” and your child looks at you. That does not mean your child is not trying. To a young child a word is one lump of sound. Nobody hears the small sounds inside it until someone shows them, and that comes before any letter can make sense.
See it and hear it
One minute, and you will know what this is
▶ Watch the welcome video from the pack
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Hear a real sound track
This is the day 7 track your child works with. It waits, then gives the answer. Nothing listens back.
Step one is different
First, find where the listening stops
Hearing the sounds in words is a ladder: the start of a word, rhymes, then every sound. Day 1 is a four-minute check with pictures that points to the most likely rung your child is on.
The start of a word
Cannot yet tell if two words start the same.
sun, sock, map?
🎵Rhymes
Hears how a word starts, but cannot rhyme yet.
cat, hat?
The end and the middle
Hears the start of a word, and nothing after it.
h-en
👍Hears them all
Pulls words apart and pushes them together already. This plan is too easy.
Your result tells you which days to do twice, or that your child is ready for the blending plan and does not need this one. No starting at page one for no reason.
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The ten days
A short road with three places to check
1Find the sticking point
2Starts the same
3The first sound
4The last sound
5Halfway check
6Rhymes
7Push together
8Pull apart
9The middle sound
10The final check
Day 1You know where to startA four-minute check with pictures: the start of a word, rhymes, and whole words.
Day 5Halfway checkFive first sounds and five last sounds. It tells you to go on, or to go back three days.
Day 10Six new picturesPictures used nowhere else in the book, so memory does not help. You mark them yourself.
From easy to hard: the start of a word is the easiest thing to hear, so it comes first. The middle sound is the hardest, so it comes last. One small thing a day.
Everything in your pack
What you get to reach it
It is more than worksheets. It is the pages, someone showing you each day, and a voice that works with your child while you step away.
22 pages
The book
Ten days of pages with the hand-drawn Sound It Out friends and hand-drawn pictures. Almost nothing to read. Color and ink-saving black and white, US Letter and A4.
11 videos
A video for every day
About a minute each. You hear every sound done right before you say it to your child: real recorded sounds, short and clean. With captions.
2 tracks🎧
Sound tracks for your child
On days 7 and 8. Press play and step away. The voice says what to do, waits, then says the sounds of each word one by one so your child can check alone.
2 checks
The day 1 and day 10 checks
Day 1 shows where the listening stops. Day 10 uses six pictures your child has never seen in the book, so you can see what changed.
Sound boxes▢ ▢ ▢
Sound boxes and counters
One coin, bean or button for each sound, pushed into a box. A page of big boxes is yours to keep and use with any word.
1 report📊
Your child’s report
After day 10 you type in your numbers. It shows where your child started, where they are now, and the next step.
Start here
A “start here” page
Three steps to begin, and a code to scan for the welcome video. You are never left wondering what to do first.
Star chart
A star chart for the fridge
One star to color for each day.
Certificate
A certificate for day 10
With your child’s name, and signed by you.
Your private page
Everything opens on your phone
Scan the code in the book. No app to install, no password to remember.
Your videosOne for each day. Tap and watch before you start.
Your child’s sound trackPress play and step away.
Every sound, short and cleanTap a letter, hear the sound to say.
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Made for a parent with no time
A day takes about five minutes from you
Video 1 minTogether 2 minYour child, aloneShows you 1 min
needs youyour child works alone
Watch
The short video shows you the move.
🤝Two minutes together
Three steps in the yellow box. Do job 1 together.
🎧On their own
Your child does job 2 with pictures, and checks it against answers printed upside down. A sound track on two days.
Show and star
Three sounds said to you. One star colored.
“With your grown-up, 2 minutes” is printed on every page. Days 1, 5 and 10 are checks, and those need you for the whole page. A young child may need you nearby on other days too. If a day is easy, do the next one. If a day is hard, do it again tomorrow.
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Pages to print
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A video that shows you each day
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Sound tracks your child works with
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A check at the end to see what changed
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Your pack, in one list
The 22-page book in color and ink-saving black and white, US Letter and A4
11 short videos for you: a welcome video and one for each day, with the real sounds
2 sound tracks for your child, so you can step away
The day 1 check that shows where to start, and the day 10 check on pictures never seen
Sound boxes to keep, and a rhyme story to read together
Your child’s report after day 10
Star chart, certificate and extra pictures for a second round
No subscription. Nothing to cancel. The files are yours as soon as you pay.
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30days
Try all ten days. If it is not right, you get your money back.
Do the plan with your child. If it is not right for you, write to hello@sounditoutreading.com within 30 days of buying and we will give you your money back. You keep the pages.
Not sure yet? Do the free 3-minute check. It tells you whether this plan fits your child before you spend anything.
What this is not
It is not a promise. Some children hear it by day 6. Some need the ten days twice. It is not a hearing test and not a diagnosis of anything: if your child often does not seem to hear well, or has had many ear infections, it is worth asking the doctor about a hearing check. It does not teach letters or reading. That comes next. It is not an app, and your child does not need a screen. You need a printer and three coins, beans or buttons.
Questions
Do I need a printer?
Yes. The pages are made to be printed once, on plain paper. The black-and-white copy uses very little ink.
My child can’t rhyme. Should I worry?
Rhyme comes slowly for some children, and many four- and five-year-olds cannot do it yet. This plan teaches it on day 6 and with a rhyme story. If it still does not come, the plan tells you to go on with the single sounds, and to keep the rhyme story going.
How old should my child be?
Most children who need this are four to six. Your child does not need to know any letters. Not sure? Do the free check.
Is this the same as teaching phonemic awareness, or blending and segmenting?
Yes, in plain words. Beginning sounds, last sounds, rhymes, pushing sounds together (blending by ear) and pulling a word apart (segmenting). It is all done by ear, with pictures.
I am not sure I say the sounds right myself.
That is what the videos are for. Each one plays the real recorded sounds, short and clean, before you say them. Your private page also has a button for every sound.
Could it be my child’s hearing?
This plan cannot tell you that. If your child often does not seem to hear you, asks “what?” a lot, or has had many ear infections, ask the doctor about a hearing check. It is a simple thing to rule out.
How much of my time does it take?
About two minutes at the start of each day’s page, and a minute at the end when your child says three sounds to you. Day 1 and day 10 are checks of about four minutes each. The rhyme story on day 9 is two more minutes.
What if my child cannot do a day?
Stop, and do the same page again tomorrow. The halfway check on day 5 tells you whether to go on or go back.
Does anything record my child?
No. Nothing in this pack watches, listens to or records your child. You are the one who listens.
How do I get the videos and sound tracks?
The “start here” page of the book has a code to scan with your phone, and a short link. They open in your browser. There is nothing to install.
What if it is not right for us?
Write to hello@sounditoutreading.com within 30 days of buying and we will refund you. You do not need to give a reason, and you keep the pages.
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The start of a word
The end and the middle
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Show and star