Give your child a head start in reading with a step-by-step learning pack that's been trusted since 1996.
Getting Ready For Phonics
Getting Ready For Phonics is a printable, structured phonics learning pack for children aged 3+, created to build a love of reading and give children a head start with English. Developed by educators with over 40 years of experience, this trusted learning pack gives young learners a playful yet strong foundation in English that will last a lifetime.
- ✓Offers a set of 36 lessonscomprising 252 worksheets.
- ✓Includes 216 reinforcement exercisesand 569 learning activities.
- ✓Provides 1115 helpful learning notesand tips.
- ✓Is part of a step-by-step learning system that's been used around 1 million timessince 1996.
- ✓Has helped children, parents and educators around the world.
- ✓Is suitable for children aged 3 to 5 years old.
“Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and discovered there was a whole world to conquer”
— Oprah Winfrey
Set the Stage for Early Phonics Success
In this printable, step-by-step learning pack, you'll discover exactly how to introduce phonics the right way - using fun, structured activities developed by experienced educators and trusted by families since 1996.
- ✓Build confidence from the start with gentle, proven phonics activities.
- ✓Boost early brain development and strengthen language skillsduring the most critical years.
- ✓Enjoy screen-free, printable resourcesthat fit easily into everyday routines.
- ✓Lay a strong foundation for reading, writing, and lifelong learning success.
Reading isn't just another subject – it's the foundation for learning everything else.
🌟 Early Readers Gain a Lifelong Advantage
- ✓Children who learn to read early are more likely to succeed across every school subject.
- ✓Strong early literacy skills build confidence, independence, and a love of learning.
- ✓Vocabulary at age 3 is a strong predictor of school success by age 6 (Hart & Risley, 1995).
- ✓Early reading lays the foundation for writing, critical thinking, and lifelong achievement.
“Children who get off to a poor start in reading rarely catch up”
— Joseph K. Torgesen, Catch Them Before They Fall
⚠️ Warning: Delaying Reading Can Have Long-Term Consequences
- ⚠1 in 4 children in English-speaking countries struggle with literacy by age 10.
- ⚠Delays in early reading can damage confidence, affect behaviour, and make future learning harder.
- ⚠Gaps that appear by age 5 often remain throughout school and into adulthood (OECD).
- ⚠The earlier you start, the better the outcome - strong early literacy skills protect against falling behind.
“The first 5 years of a child's life have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.”
— Bill Gates
🧠 Why Ages 3–5 Are Critical for Language Development
- ✓The brain is developing at its fastest rate by age 3, forming over 1 million neural connections per second (Harvard Center on the Developing Child).
- ✓Teaching phonics during this window leads to faster word recognition, better retention, and stronger language skills.
- ✓RTL English matches each activity to your child's stage of development, making learning feel natural and age-appropriate.
- ✓Early reading habits strengthen long-term brain pathways, laying the foundation for confident reading, writing, and thinking.
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✨ Give Your Child a Confident Start with Screen-Free, Brain-Boosting Phonics
- ✓Build confidence and early language skills with gentle, structured phonics activities that support brain development during the most critical learning years.
- ✓Follow a proven path with 36 printable workbooks and over 900 fun, focused activities covering phonics, vocabulary, letter formation, and early numeracy.
- ✓Skip the screens with print-ready resources you can use anytime - perfect for home, tutoring, or early years settings.
- ✓Get started with free bonuses, including Early Writing Book 1, Early Writing Book 2, and Foundation Exercises Book 1.
📦 What's inside the Learning Pack?
Up to a full academic year of step-by-step learning when used at a pace of one lesson per week
Pack Contents: Getting Ready For Phonics
- ✓It offers a set of 36 lessons comprising 252 worksheets.
- ✓It includes 216 reinforcement exercises and 569 learning activities.
- ✓It provides 1115 helpful learning notes and tips.
- ✓It is part of a step-by-step learning system that's been used around 1 million times since 1996.
- ✓It has helped children, parents and educators around the world.
- ✓It is suitable for children aged 3 to 5 years old.
Books 1-6: 🗣️ Early Conversations in the Jungle
- 1
Introduces names and greetings through the characters Jim and Brave Mouse, helping children practise speaking confidently and asking simple questions — foundational for early conversations.
- 2
Teaches the structure "There is…" and "Who are you?" using jungle animals, reinforcing sentence patterns and identity-based language.
- 3
Builds comparison skills with words like "bigger" and "smaller", encouraging observation and descriptive language.
- 4
Uses animal sounds to strengthen listening skills and sound-word associations, a key step in early phonological awareness.
- 5
Develops visual discrimination and positional language through "What can you see?" activities using jungle imagery.
- 6
Reviews key jungle vocabulary and concepts, reinforcing comprehension and building memory through a friendly quiz format.
Books 7-12: 🔢 Counting, Colours and Shapes
- 7
Introduces counting from one to five through animals, laying the groundwork for number recognition and quantity understanding.
- 8
Strengthens early numeracy by connecting numbers to jungle characters and movement-based play.
- 9
Introduces shapes and colours through familiar items like crayons and fruit, expanding visual vocabulary.
- 10
Encourages categorising and matching using colours and shapes, supporting both language and early maths development.
- 11
Combines numbers, shapes, and colours with guided speaking to deepen language recall and fluency.
- 12
Reinforces all numeracy and shape concepts with songs, review tasks, and creative repetition.
Books 13-18: 💖 Family and Feelings
- 13
Teaches family vocabulary (mum, dad, baby), helping children express who's in their family and build personal connections.
- 14
Introduces emotional vocabulary like happy, sad, and scared, helping learners name feelings and build empathy.
- 15
Reinforces family terms and sentence frames like "This is my…" to support identity and self-expression.
- 16
Uses stories and games to explore emotions, encouraging emotional literacy alongside vocabulary use.
- 17
Encourages self-expression through storytelling and art, linking language to feelings and personal experience.
- 18
Consolidates family and emotional vocabulary through revision and expressive language practice.
Books 19-24: 🐾 Animals and Actions
- 19
Expands animal vocabulary with an emphasis on sound identification, supporting auditory processing and categorisation.
- 20
Builds deeper listening comprehension through sound matching and guided repetition.
- 21
Introduces action verbs with animals (jump, roar, fly), promoting movement-based language acquisition.
- 22
Reinforces learning through rhymes and chants, supporting memory retention and rhythm in language.
- 23
Combines animal names, sounds, and actions for multisensory language development.
- 24
Offers a comprehensive review of animal-based vocabulary through creative and interactive tasks.
Books 25-30: 🏃♂️ Everyday Movement & Position
- 25
Introduces daily action words like run, sit, and jump to build essential verbs for everyday use.
- 26
Teaches simple prepositions (on, under, behind) to help learners talk about position and location.
- 27
Builds sentence fluency with simple subject-verb structures like "He is jumping", preparing for reading.
- 28
Reinforces understanding of action words and instructions through movement and listening games.
- 29
Encourages children to create short stories using actions and places, fostering early composition skills.
- 30
Reviews core actions and spatial concepts through rhyme, art, and recall activities.
Books 31-36: 🌎 Expressing Me and My World
- 31
Introduces preference expressions like "I like…" to support choices and opinions in speech.
- 32
Reinforces preference language with colours, shapes, and favourite things, aiding confidence in self-expression.
- 33
Teaches basic weather and seasonal terms, linking daily experience with language learning.
- 34
Develops descriptive language with "I have…" and "This is my…" to describe belongings and surroundings.
- 35
Introduces vocabulary for food, clothing, and needs, encouraging conversation about everyday life.
- 36
Provides a celebratory review of all Level 1 content with a party theme, helping learners reflect on their progress and build confidence.
🎯 Goals: Getting Ready For Phonics
Getting Ready For Phonics is designed to give children a strong, confident start in English by building the essential skills they need to enjoy reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Through playful, step-by-step lessons, children learn to follow instructions, build core vocabulary, and explore early concepts such as size, shapes, numbers, and letters.
📖Reading Goals
- ✓Understand print concepts (e.g. left to right)
- ✓Identify and sort common words into basic categories
- ✓Read 21 high-frequency words
- ✓Recognise front cover, back cover and title
- ✓Understand that printed material conveys meaning
✍️Writing Goals
- ✓Develop fine motor control
- ✓Start and finish letters correctly
- ✓Form uniform letter shapes and sizes
- ✓Copy zigzags, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and wavy lines
🔤Phonics Goals
- ✓Name and sound all uppercase and lowercase letters
- ✓Write the letters of the alphabet
🗣️Speaking Goals
- ✓Respond to simple questions and answers
- ✓Speak clearly with correct intonation
- ✓Use social greetings and simple, repetitive phrases
- ✓Recognise and use patterns in spoken language
👂Listening Goals
- ✓Follow simple directions and instructions
- ✓Use language and actions to respond
- ✓Listen to songs, stories and poems
- ✓Focus attention, remember key ideas, and ask questions to aid understanding
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Early Writing 1
Teaches capital letters A–N through a step-by-step dot-joining method. Children say each stroke aloud (e.g., "Down, round"), strengthening fine motor skills, letter recognition, and oral sequencing.
🌟 How it complements your Learning Pack: Reinforces the letter-based vocabulary introduced in the core books with direct handwriting practice. Helps children form letters correctly while building confidence with shape and movement instructions.
Early Writing 2
Continues the handwriting journey with capital letters O–Z and introduces interactive "Listen and Do" tasks that build early listening comprehension and body awareness (e.g., "Touch your nose", "Show me four fingers").
🌟 How it complements your Learning Pack: Deepens alphabet mastery while reinforcing key vocabulary from the Level 1 jungle themes. Physical actions tie into words and story concepts from the main lessons, supporting whole-body learning.
Foundation Exercises 1
Focuses on following instructions, matching, sequencing, and identifying numbers, letters, and shapes. Includes activities like "Listen and draw", "Match the picture", and "Find the circle".
🌟 How it complements your Learning Pack: Boosts foundational readiness skills — listening, observing, and responding — that are essential for classroom success. Perfectly mirrors the structure of the main programme while offering extra practice in a fun, low-pressure way.
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- ✓36 Printable Workbooks (Getting Ready For Phonics) - Structured phonics lessons, vocabulary, early writing, and numeracy activities [$324 Value]
- ✓Bonus 1: Early Writing Book 1 — Build pencil control and hand strength [$9 Value]
- ✓Bonus 2: Early Writing Book 2 — Learn letter formation and expressive writings [$9 Value]
- ✓Bonus 3: Foundation Exercises Book 1 — Develop attention, memory, and fine motor coordination [$9 Value]
- ✓Support Materials 📘: Parent-Friendly Teaching Instructions — Every page includes clear guidance so any English speaker can teach with confidence [Priceless]
- ✓Special Add-On ✨: Lifetime Access to Printable Files — Download, print, and reuse as often as needed - no subscriptions or logins required [$99 Value]
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👨👩👧👦 Who Is this Learning Pack For?
This Learning Pack will help students, parents, tutors and teachers save time, hassle and money.
Native Speakers
This learning pack is perfect for children aged 3–5 who speak English as their first language. It builds early reading confidence through familiar words, playful activities, and gentle story-based learning.
EAL and ESL Learners
The pack also works brilliantly for children learning English as a second or foreign language. Clear visuals, simple language, and repeated patterns help non-native speakers build vocabulary and listening skills.
Easy to Teach, Anywhere
Each page includes step-by-step instructions, so it's easy to use - whether you're a parent, tutor, or teacher. It works with British or American English making it globally accessible.
👨👩👧👦 How easy is it to teach RTL English?
No training needed - just follow the step-by-step lessons to help your child build reading skills with confidence.
RTL English is designed so any English speaker - parent, tutor, or teacher - can teach with confidence. No formal training is required. Every lesson includes clear instructions, learning objectives, and tips to guide you through each step.
With just one 60-minute lesson per week, Getting Ready for Phonics provides up to a full academic year of structured, confidence-building learning. Each lesson includes 6 instructional worksheets and 1 reinforcement exercise, designed to be completed in under an hour - or broken into short 10-minute daily sessions.
Lessons are carefully structured, goal-oriented, and build progressively. Children work through small, manageable steps that gradually develop their phonics, vocabulary, and early literacy skills. Every lesson builds on the last, allowing children to make consistent progress without feeling overwhelmed.
This workbook contains 252 worksheets, 216 reinforcement exercises, and over 500 structured learning activities, with over 1,100 learning notes and tips to support you as you teach.
👨🏫 Who Are RTL English?
Helping children build confidence in reading, writing, and English - step by step since 1996
RTL English exists to help children learn to read, write, and understand English - clearly, confidently, and step by step. We believe that strong literacy skills form the foundation for every child's future success, and we're here to make that foundation easy to build.
Established in 1996, RTL English was created by experienced educators who saw the need for a more effective and accessible way to teach English. Designed with input from teachers, school leaders, and curriculum specialists, our structured learning system delivers clear, engaging lessons that grow with the learner—no guesswork required.
Today, RTL English supports families, tutors, and schools around the world with ready-to-use resources that make teaching English simple—even for those with no formal training. With a step-by-step approach across nine progressive levels, our system helps children become confident readers, capable writers, and strong communicators - starting from the very first lesson.