Thirty different storybooks included for each letter of the alphabet, plus plus the digraphs sh, ch, th, and wh, allow children to learn letter recognition, word recognition and early reading in a fun, intuitive format.  

Teaches letter recognition by sight and sound, word recognition, and early reading in an inuititive format!  The average story is 5 pages long and contains words beginning with the selected letter or digraph.  Each story is read out loud by the program, page by page, and each word is highlighted as it is read, modeling how to read.  Each page in a story has a colorful picture and single sentence.    Every story is followed by two interactive spelling activities to help students reinforce their knowledge - one of filling in a blank in a simple sentence and the other of finding pictures of objects on that page that begin with the letter or digraph that has been selected. 

Skills taught by Sound Stories include:

Narrated help is available on every screen, making it possible for students to work independently. Parents or teachers can customize the program for individual learners by selecting targeted letters and activities, and then view each child's progress on a record-keeping chart.

Sound Stories' systematic, intuitive approach to phonics, combined with its stimulating stories and graphics make this a gem of a program:

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