Unlock your child's reading potential in just 5 minutes a day

Children learn best when they practice reading skills at home. Alphabites makes this easy: 5 minutes a day of playful learning for kids ages 2 to 6. Perfect for busy families on the go.

You are your childs best teacher

Reading Myths

Learning to speak happens naturally as children listen to other people talk. Written language is a special code that connects the sounds of language to squiggles on the page. There are many of these codes, so to read a language, you have to learn its code.

Anyone can teach their child to read. You just need to know about phonemic awareness, how letter shapes connect to letter sounds, and how to help your child use this knowledge to learn to read. We can help you with this! 

Reading and playing with your child at home reinforces the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. With just 5 minutes a day of playful games you can support your child and build a strong foundation for reading.

Children learn best through purposeful play

  • Engaging and interactive games

  • Choose a learning pace that fits your child

  • Build confidence to move quickly to reading and writing

  • Research backed, teacher developed: based on the science of reading and writing

Let's Play Alphabites!

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Marcie Syme
Alphabites is Awesome!

Alphabites is a wonderful way to help your child develop their reading skills through play-based learning. There is a wide range of activities that can be done in short bursts of time which is especially good for toddlers. The games are easy to learn/play.
My granddaughter really enjoys the games. She is very engaged while doing so. The cards are easy for children to handle and are very durable. As a retired elementary teacher, I know these activities are research based and very effective. I would highly recommend Alphabites for parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles and educators to have fun learning to read.

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Sonya Jarvis
Fun and Durable Alphabet Cards for Early Learning!

These alphabet cards are perfect for toddlers! Bright, colorful, and easy to use, helping my 3 yr old recognize letters and developing words. The sturdy cards ensures they’ll last through lots of practice! A great educational tool for any child!

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Created by an experienced educator

Maxine Sprague, founder

  • Over 20 years of classroom teaching experience
  • Has taught hundreds of students to become strong readers and writers
  • Masters of Education
  • Accomplished author of several parenting books and articles for major publications

FAQ

FAQ

This varies as your child is unique and will reach milestones based on their own abilities and interests.

As a flexible guideline, we recommend using Alphabites to introduce letter sounds at around 2 years old. As your child advances in their reading skills, we provide tips for making the games more challenging. 

Alphabites is also great for early readers and older children who need to grow their phonics skills, build confidence, and reinforce literacy skills learned at school.

Alphabites supports the learning that happens at school. Reading and playing with your child at home reinforces the knowledge and skills they learn at school.

It takes 3-4 years for a child to become a strong independent reader, so practicing at home will provide valuable support for their literacy learning. Alphabites is great for pre and early readers.

Studies show that children who grow up in homes where oral language, reading, and enriching experiences are valued, develop strong and enduring literacy, language, and cognitive skills.

Not at all! We have designed the games to use items you already have around your house. You don’t need to purchase any additional materials to play.

If your child’s school is using a Whole Language, Balanced Literacy, Sight Word, or similar approach, it is even more important for you to help your child learn the alphabetic code.

Thousands of studies across a broad range of fields clearly show that knowledge of phoneme/grapheme correspondence, segmenting, and blending set children up for success with reading development and comprehension in later years.

Phonics instruction is essential for becoming literate. Alphabites games make it easy and fun for your child to learn the alphabetic code. 

Yes, Alphabites games are great for introducing and learning graphemes and phonemes. They can be used for literacy centers, small group learning, one on one support and intervention, and assessing students' knowledge of graphemes and phonemes.