Free Phonics Lessons

Here's a free web site I just found out about. Just as the title says, there are free phonics lessons. I reviewed some of them and it seems that these lessons are for children who are, maybe, a little older - maybe first or second grade (?) - and have had some experience with reading but they are having problems. The lady's voice on the lessons talks to the child as if they should be able to use these independently. The lessons aren't colorful with songs or pretty pictures or anything like that, so they would be ideal for children who are easily distracted. In fact, the voice tells you that the lessons aren't fun, but sometimes we have to do things that aren't fun - if I didn't know better, that voice sounds like me! ;)

The Phonics Page is put together by a Christian organization and has Christian content, in case you are looking for "secular" materials. The movies require Quicktime to view them, which is free.

If you have younger children or children who do well with lessons that are colorful and fun, I recommend Progressive Phonics and Starfall.com. Progressive Phonics has free books at each level for you to try, and they are inexpensive (around $20 for the whole shebang). Of course, Starfall.com is free! Both of these are colorful and fun.