Little Sounds: Learn to Read

Little Sounds is an evidence-backed systematic-phonics course: 100 short, easy lessons a parent and child work through side by side.

Most lessons take about ten minutes, and each has two sides: a colorful, tappable side for your child, and a clear teaching guide for you.

HOW IT WORKS

Your child learns the SOUNDS letters make — a hum for "m", a hiss for "s" — not letter names. Tap any letter to hear it. Then they watch a word light up sound by sound, "sound it out" slowly, and "say it fast." Blending sounds into words this way is the core skill systematic-phonics teaching is built around.

Every word in the app is checked against the sounds already taught, so no lesson asks a child to read a sound they have not met. The first decodable story appears at lesson 17.

FOR THE GROWN-UP

You do not need any teaching background. Every lesson includes what to do, exactly what to say, what to watch for, and how long it should take — written fresh for that lesson's sounds.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 100 lessons across 6 stages, from first sounds to full stories • Every letter sound, word and story spoken aloud • 47 decodable stories, each with a comprehension question • A progress map of all 100 lessons, a star on each one finished • A teaching guide for every single lesson • Adjustable voice speed

PRIVACY

No accounts. No sign-in. No ads. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. Your child's progress is saved on your device and never leaves it. Once installed, the app works completely offline.