Becoming a Reading Teacher shows educators and parents how to confidently teach a child to read using the StoryTime READ system. You’ll learn the lesson routine, how to correct mistakes, introduce tricky words, and build fluency step by step. By the end, you’ll understand how reading develops and feel prepared to guide any beginner reader to success.

Using StoryTime READ for Profit teaches you how to turn the program into income. Learn how to start a tutoring service, price sessions, enroll students, and run small groups. You’ll also see how to offer it in a school or childcare program to add value and revenue. Step-by-step guidance helps you confidently launch, promote, and grow a reading business.

Sound Practice gives students daily practice saying, hearing, and using letter sounds correctly. Children repeat sounds, blend them into words, and strengthen their reading muscles through quick, fun routines. This builds memory, accuracy, and confidence so decoding becomes automatic and reading gets easier every day.

Everything you need to make this reading Program work for you & your students!

Children learn how reading works before reading words. They practice tracking print left-to-right, stopping and starting correctly, and understanding the difference between letter names and sounds. They discover silent letters, sound teams, and that some words must be remembered. By the end, the child understands reading is a code and can confidently behave like a reader.

Students learn their first letter sounds (s, a, t, p, i, n) and blend them to read real words like sat and pin. They also begin learning common “funny words” they will see in books. Children discover words are built from sounds, not memorized. This is the moment most children read their first words independently.

Children add more sounds and their first sound team (th). They move from reading single words to reading simple sentences. Blending becomes smoother and faster, and reading starts sounding natural. Confidence grows as students realize they can actually read connected text on their own.

Students expand their sound knowledge and begin reading short passages. They learn to chunk words instead of sounding every letter. Reading shifts from just saying sounds to understanding meaning. Fluency begins to develop and students can read simple stories and answer basic questions.

Children start recognizing patterns inside words. They no longer need to sound out every letter and begin self-correcting mistakes. Reading becomes faster and easier. Spelling awareness develops and books feel less like puzzles and more like stories.

Students learn longer word patterns, endings like -ing, and new sound teams. They can read beginner books with little help. Reading becomes smoother and more expressive. Independence and reading stamina grow.

This is the “reading clicks” level. Students decode unfamiliar words, fix their own mistakes, and read with confidence. They no longer panic at new words and can read without constant help. Comprehension improves because the brain focuses more on meaning than decoding.

Children learn advanced vowel teams and multiple spellings for sounds. They read paragraphs smoothly and with expression. Understanding the text becomes the focus, and students can handle early reader books independently.

Students practice fluency, expression, and comprehension. They read full stories, answer questions, and explain what they read. Reading becomes a tool for learning, not just a skill. By the end, the child is an independent, confident reader.