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Sound Start
Twenty six letters, each one a sound before it is a name.
SpellingJoy Reading
The moment they realize:I can read.
A buddy of their own says the sound, shows the letter, and waits. Your child is never stuck.
The buddy
The buddy says it. They say it back.
One sound at a time, and nothing else on the screen to get in the way.
In the moment
You get to just watch.
When nothing happens, the buddy does the step itself. You never have to be the teacher.
What is included
Everything a child needs for the first year of reading.
Two courses are live today. Sound Teams, Magic E, Bossy R and Vowel Teams are on the way.
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First Words
Blend the sounds, read the word, meet it in a story.
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A buddy of their own
Pip, Momo or Lumi. Your child picks one, and that one stays.
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Five games
Balloons, the pond, the apple tree, the mole holes, the train.
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Your side of it
Progress by letter and by word, so you see the day it clicks.
Nobody learns to read alone.So we gave them a buddy.
Pip, Momo or Lumi. Your child picks one, and it stays for the whole journey.
Pre release
Be there for that moment.
The app is live. The waitlist is how you get in before there is a price.
Ages 4 to 8. Works on a phone, a tablet or a laptop.
Trust
We take your trust seriously.
One locked art style, drawn and checked before it ships. Nothing is made up in front of your child.
Questions
Questions parents ask
Short answers, before you hand over the phone.
Who is it for
Ages 4 to 8. A four year old meets the first sound on day one. A seven year old who already knows some letters moves through those lessons quickly and on into words and stories.
Does my child need to read already
No. Sound Start opens with one letter and the sound it makes, and builds from there.
What happens when my child gets stuck
The buddy speaks and shows. If the child does nothing, the buddy does the step itself, so the screen never sits there waiting.
How is reading taught
Synthetic phonics, one sound at a time. Blend the sounds, read the word, read the story, in Science of Reading order.
What is in the app today
294 lessons in two courses. Sound Start teaches every letter sound, 202 lessons. First Words blends them into words and short stories, 92 lessons. Sound Teams, Magic E, Bossy R and Vowel Teams come next.
What do I see as the parent
Progress by letter and by word. You see the day it clicks.
What does it cost, and what device do we need
There is no price yet. The waitlist is how you get in before there is one. It runs in the browser, so a phone, a tablet or a laptop works.