Teach Your Child to Read at the Kitchen Table — 10 Minutes a Day, One Page at a Time.
A printable phonics plan that tells you exactly what to say and where to point. Every page has a scan-to-hear sound, and a 5-minute check tells you which lesson to start on.
Reading apps can cost around $70 a year.1 This is yours to keep.
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Did a note from school say your child is “below benchmark”?
You want to help tonight. But you’re not a teacher, the worksheets online are in no particular order, and reading time keeps ending in tears.
Reading time = tears
Theirs and yours.
He guesses from the pictures
He memorizes the book instead of reading it.
You don’t know where to start
Which sound, which page, in what order?
None of this means your child can’t read. It usually means nobody has shown them the sounds in order, one at a time.
It’s not your child. It’s the order.
Meet the Sound-by-Sound Daily Map: one numbered page a day, in the order the sounds are taught.
One sound at a time.
Sounds come in a fixed order, and each one builds on the one before.
Read only what’s been taught.
Every page uses only the sounds your child has already seen. No guessing.
Cover the picture.
At the end of each week your child covers the picture and reads the word alone. If they can do it without the picture, they’re reading, not guessing.
Built on systematic, explicit phonics, the approach described in Science of Reading research.
The Kitchen Table Reading Plan
Every lesson is one page with the same simple layout, so you always know what to do.
Anatomy of a lesson
- 1Say this: the words to use, written for you
- 2Point here: where your finger goes
- 3Scan to hear: the right sound from your phone camera
- 4Cover-the-picture check: proof they’re reading
Peek inside
- Exactly what to say, written for you
- The right sound, on every page
- 10 minutes, then you’re done
- Starts at your child’s level, not page 1 by default
Tonight’s lesson in 3 steps
1. Take the 5-minute check
It tells you which lesson to start on.
2. Print today’s page
Just one, in color or low-ink.
3. Read, scan, tick
Read the script, scan the sound, tick the box. Ten minutes and you’re done.
Included free with your plan
Sticker Progress Chart + Reward Cards
A 60-space chart, one space per lesson.
Included free
Sound Cards with QR Audio
A card for every sound in the plan, for 2-minute reviews.
Included free
“When They Get Stuck” Parent Cheat Sheet
Ready-made words for when your child freezes, guesses or cries.
Included free
No-Print Car & Bath Games
10 sound games with zero paper.
Included free
Low-Ink Edition
The whole plan in black and white.
Included free5 bonuses, all included free
By the last page, your child will have practiced:
Every child learns at their own pace. The plan gives you the steps; your child sets the speed.
Free worksheets, apps, tutors — or a plan?
| Free worksheets | Reading apps | Tutor | Kitchen Table Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tells you what to do today | ✗ | on screen | ✓ | ✓ |
| Script for the parent | ✗ | ✗ | — | ✓ |
| Correct sound on every page | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (QR) |
| Placement check | ✗ | some | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screen-free | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cost | free | ~$70/yr1 | billed per hour | $9 once |
Kitchen Table Plan
- Tells you what to do today ✓
- Script for the parent ✓
- Correct sound on every page ✓ QR
- Placement check ✓
- Screen-free ✓
- Cost $9 once
Free worksheets
- Tells you what to do today ✗
- Script for the parent ✗
- Correct sound on every page ✗
- Placement check ✗
- Screen-free ✓
- Cost free
Reading apps
- Tells you what to do today on screen
- Script for the parent ✗
- Correct sound on every page ✓
- Placement check some
- Screen-free ✗
- Cost ~$70/yr1
Tutor
- Tells you what to do today ✓
- Script for the parent —
- Correct sound on every page ✓
- Placement check ✓
- Screen-free ✓
- Cost billed per hour
Free pages are puzzle pieces. This is the picture on the box.
Where should your child start?
Three quick taps. Nothing to type, nothing saved.
How old is your child?
Can your child tell you the sound “m” makes?
Can they read “cat” without the picture?
Your child will probably start around Stage 2 (Lesson 13).
The 5-minute check in your kit will confirm the exact page.
Everything you need for tonight’s lesson
The Kitchen Table Reading Plan
- 5-Minute Placement Check
- 60 Daily Lessons with parent script
- Scan-to-hear audio on every page
- 5 bonuses: Sticker Chart + Reward Cards, Sound Cards with QR Audio, Parent Cheat Sheet, No-Print Games, Low-Ink Edition
- Color + low-ink versions
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Want stories your child can actually read?
At checkout you’ll see an optional add-on: little stories for each week of the plan that use only the sounds your child has already learned. Tick the box if you want them. Skip it if you don’t.
What it looks like at the kitchen table
Product photo, illustrative.
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Try it for 30 days
Use the plan for up to 30 days. If it’s not right for your family, email us and we’ll refund your purchase, add-ons included. One email, no forms.
Questions parents ask
What ages is this for?
Children 4 to 7 (pre-K to 1st grade). The 5-minute placement check finds the right starting lesson, so a 4-year-old and a 7-year-old don’t start in the same place.
I’m not a teacher. Can I really do this?
Yes. Every page has a short script: what to say, where to point and what your child does. You read it, your child answers.
English isn’t my first language. How will I know the sounds?
Every page has a QR code. Scan it with your phone camera and you’ll hear the right sound before you teach it.
Do I need an app or an account for the audio?
No. Your phone’s camera opens the sound directly. No app, no login.
Is this a subscription?
No. You pay once and the files are yours to keep and print again.
How much will I need to print?
One page a day. There’s also a low-ink black-and-white version of the whole plan.
My child already knows the letters. Is it too easy?
The placement check skips what your child already knows and tells you which lesson to start on.
My child won’t sit still for worksheets.
That’s why each lesson is one page and about 10 minutes. Most activities are short games: circle, match, cover the picture, add a sticker. Stop while it’s still fun and pick it up tomorrow.
How do I get it, and what if it’s not for us?
You get the download link right after payment. If the plan isn’t right for your family within 30 days, email us and we’ll refund your purchase, add-ons included (like the optional Decodable Story Library at checkout).
Tonight’s lesson is one page. Want it?
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