Level One Reading

Level One Reading is a completely free phonics app that teaches children aged 4–6 to read. It uses systematic synthetic phonics — the same approach used to teach reading in primary schools across England — and is designed to sit alongside the EYFS framework and the phonics teaching your child gets at school.

HOW IT WORKS

The app is structured into levels and stages. Each stage introduces a few new letter sounds and is designed to last about a week — roughly matching the pace of school.

Every stage follows the same pattern:

Flashcards — your child learns the new sounds. They tap each letter to hear the sound it makes (not the letter name — the sound).

Words — using the sounds they know, your child reads real words by tapping the dots underneath each one. Each dot is one sound. Tap the dots in order and the sounds blend together to make the word.

Books — short decodable story books where every single word uses only the sounds your child has already learned. Nothing they can't do. No guessing. The stories feature animated illustrations and video.

Stage check — a quick check using alien words (made-up nonsense words). If your child can read a word they've never seen before, they're genuinely reading the sounds.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Level One — the first individual letter sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, l, and the first double letters.

Level Two — pairs and groups of letters that make one sound: sh, ch, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, and more, plus longer words and more complex stories.

Each level includes tricky words — common words like "the", "was", "said" that don't follow phonics rules and need to be learned by sight. These are taught through immersive dream world videos.

FEATURES

Interactive phoneme dots on every word — tap to hear each sound
Over 20 decodable story books with animated illustrations and video
Dream world tricky word teaching with custom videos
Cumulative flashcards that build as your child progresses
Bronze, silver, and gold medals for reading books multiple times
Capital letters toggle — phonics is taught in lowercase, capitals added when ready
Stage checks with alien words to verify genuine decoding
Progress tracking across all levels and stages
Parents section with video guides explaining how the app works
Recording button so your child can record themselves reading

DESIGNED FOR PARENTS

You don't need to know anything about phonics. The app does the teaching. Sit with your child and let them tap. A dedicated parents section explains what the dots are, what tricky words are, why there are no capital letters, and how levels and stages work.

PRIVACY AND TRUST

No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No paywalls. Free forever.

We do not sell or share your data. The only personal information collected is an optional email address to save progress. Full privacy policy available within the app.

Made by Gamer School — gamerschool.co.uk