The Children Learning Reading sales page, captured 2026-09-23

Children Learning Reading review

A step-by-step phonics programme for teaching your own child to read at home, in short daily sessions

Category Parenting & FamiliesBilling repeats until cancelled

By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-10-04.

Is it worth it?

Maybe your four year old still can't tell b from d, or the school has mentioned your six year old is behind the group, or you just watched an older sibling struggle for years and you don't want a repeat. That's usually who ends up here. It's a home phonics course you run yourself, in roughly ten minute sittings, built around synthetic phonics: sounds first, then blending them into words. That's the mainstream approach, so the method itself isn't fringe. What you're paying for is the sequencing and the prep being done for you. The sales page leans hard on transformation stories, children reading years above their age. Treat those as the seller's selected testimonials, not a typical result. Nothing there tells you how a child who's genuinely struggling will do, and no programme can promise that. The honest version: if you sit down with your child most days and follow it, you'll probably see steady progress over months. If you won't, the files just sit on your drive. The price on the page is $39, marked down from $129. Note that the listing is set up as a recurring charge, so check exactly what you're signing up for at checkout before you pay.

Pros

Uses synthetic phonics, the same approach most schools use
Short daily sessions rather than long study blocks
Videos show you how to teach it, no training needed
Printables mean almost no prep time

Cons

Listed as recurring billing, so confirm what you're charged and when
Only works if you actually do it most days, the burden is on the parent
Testimonial results are cherry-picked and not what to expect
Digital files only, you supply the printer, paper and time