# Phonics guides for parents

> Every guide on We Love Phonics, newest first.

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- [How to Teach Phonics at Home: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide for Parents](https://welovephonics.com/learn/how-to-teach-phonics-at-home/): A plain-English guide to teaching phonics at home: which sounds to start with, how to blend them into words, and how to fit it into ten minutes a day.
- [Letter Sounds in Order: Which to Teach First (and Why)](https://welovephonics.com/learn/letter-sounds-in-order/): Why phonics doesn't start at A, the order to teach letter sounds in, how to say each sound clearly, and words your child can read after every group.
- [How to Teach Blending: Turning Letter Sounds into Words](https://welovephonics.com/learn/how-to-teach-blending/): Blending is when letter sounds become reading. How to teach it at home, six methods to try, and the mistakes that slow children down.
- [CVC Words List: 180+ Simple Words for Beginning Readers](https://welovephonics.com/learn/cvc-words-list/): A big list of CVC words sorted by vowel and word family, which ones to start with, which to avoid at first, and games that make practice fun.
- [Phonics vs Sight Words: What’s the Difference, and Which Comes First?](https://welovephonics.com/learn/phonics-vs-sight-words/): What phonics and sight words each mean, why phonics comes first, and how to teach the few common words that don't follow the rules.
- [Tricky Words for Kindergarten: A List and How to Teach Them](https://welovephonics.com/learn/tricky-words-for-kindergarten/): A starter list of tricky words for kindergarten, grouped into small sets, with a simple way to teach each one using the parts your child can already sound out.
- [15 Phonics Games for 4-Year-Olds (No Screens, Almost No Prep)](https://welovephonics.com/learn/phonics-games-for-4-year-olds/): Fifteen quick phonics games for four-year-olds using things you already have at home, from listening games to first blending, with tips on what to play when.
- [How to Help a Child Who Can’t Blend Sounds](https://welovephonics.com/learn/help-a-child-who-cant-blend/): Your child knows their letter sounds but can't put them together into words. Here's why that happens, eight things to try at home, and when to ask for advice.
- [Digraphs Explained: Two Letters, One Sound](https://welovephonics.com/learn/digraphs-explained/): What digraphs are, the common consonant and vowel digraphs with example words, the order to teach them in, and simple games for practice at home.
- [A Simple Daily Reading Routine for Preschoolers](https://welovephonics.com/learn/reading-routine-for-preschoolers/): A realistic daily reading routine for preschoolers: read-aloud time, a few minutes of phonics play and talk, with sample routines for busy days.
- [How to Build Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten: 7 Simple Habits](https://welovephonics.com/learn/reading-comprehension-for-kindergarten/): Your child can read the words, but do they understand the story? Seven simple habits that build reading comprehension at home, plus a game for tonight.
- [The Best Phonics Books for Beginning Readers](https://welovephonics.com/learn/best-phonics-books-for-beginning-readers/): Which books to give a child who is just learning to read: what decodable books are, series worth looking for, and read-aloud favorites to enjoy alongside them.