Science of Reading · Free · 12,000+ words
Sound boxes for
every English word
Look up any word and see exactly how to break it into sounds — the way US schools teach reading.
Covers 12,000+ common English words
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- 1 Look up a word. Search any of 12,000+ common English words.
- 2 See the sound boxes. Each box shows one sound unit (grapheme), not one letter.
- 3 Say it aloud with your child. Point to each box, say the sound, then blend them together.
This technique — Elkonin boxes — is used in thousands of US classrooms. It follows the Science of Reading, the research-backed approach now adopted by most US states.