Teach Your Child to Blend Sounds

A play-based, screen-free program that teaches your kindergartener (ish) to blend sounds into real words-whether you're just starting letters, deep into phonics, or looking for an intervention that actually works.

5 minutes per day. No teaching experience required.

Your kindergartener still loves climbing into your lap and being read to.

But something's shifting. As soon as you point and say, "Try this one!" to the little words like "hat", "mop", "fox," - a sigh, a shoulder slump, or a frown.

They know their ABCs, and they know some, or even all, of their sounds! But getting from "c....a.....t" to "cat" isn't clicking like you know it should.

You're noticing a tension, a lack of joy, or a resistance that wasn't there a few months ago.

And your child is starting to notice it, too.

Here's What Parents Need To Know

You're not imagining it. There's a specific -and very teachable- skill that's missing. It's not too early to address. In fact, this is the most ideal time to help your child. You can fix it now before it turns into something bigger.

The Skill Almost Nobody Tells You About

Reading words takes more than knowing letters and sounds — even though that's exactly what kindergarten is teaching right now, and exactly what most parents assume comes next automatically.

There's a step in between: blending — taking individual sounds and gluing them into a word, in real time, in your child's head. It's the bridge between "I know my letters" and "I can read this word."

If your child can say "c... a... t" but can't quite get to "cat" smoothly — if they're starting to guess, or shut down, or say "I don't know" before really trying — that's not a sign they're behind. It's a sign this one specific skill needs a little direct practice. And the earlier you catch it, the easier it is to fix.

What Changes When Blending Finally Clicks?

Sounding out words feels like the obvious first step to try, not a last-ditch effort
Your child starts self-correcting — "wait, that's not right, let me try again"
Words you've read before have a chance to start sticking
The letters become a meaningful tool, instead of a booby-trap
More peace and confidence around text for your child

Blending sounds is the invisible missing link between knowing individual letter sounds and reading actual words.

Built by a certified dyslexia tutor.

I'm Amy Baylosis, M.A.Ed. a former special education teacher and certified private dyslexia tutor, and the voice behind Phonics Mom.

This isn't a Pinterest-board stew of pretty literacy games — it's grounded in Orton-Gillingham and the structured literacy approach, the same research-backed methods I use with my own tutoring students, including the ones who are struggling the most.

I turned that exact approach - my exact activities that work magic in my office- into something any parent can run at home . No training, no special materials, and no specific letter knowledge required to start.

What's Inside...

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

✅ Step-by-step activities that build blending skills in order — 2 sounds, then 3, then beyond
✅ Comprehensive, ordered word list to give you the right words to practice, in the right sequence
✅ Play-based games and activities using stuff you already have at home
✅ No letters required to start — works whether your child is pre-letters, mid-phonics, or needs this as an intervention
✅ 5-10 minutes a day — built for real life, not an extra full-time job
✅ Grounded in Orton-Gillingham and structured literacy — the same approach used in dyslexia intervention, made simple
✅ Works for any student-homeschoolers, afterschoolers, or any parent supplementing what's happening at school

This Program Is For You If...

Your child knows a few letter sounds

Reading words with 2-3 letters is frustrating or inconsistent (eg. in, up, hog, men, cut)

You want to start making progress this week

You prefer screen-free, child-friendly activities
You can't or don't want to pay for weekly private tutoring

That's Me!

One hour private tutoring with a certified dyslexia specialist = $75-$150

Teach Your Child to Blend Sounds = $27

These are the same games and words I use with my own private clients to build the skill of blending.

But here's the kicker-blending skills is best learned in small chunks, repeatedly, over several days and weeks.

No subscription. No recurring charge. No-brainer.

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