Unlock the Code to Reading
NEW!!!
Sound Start Literacy Workbooks
Sound Start Literacy now offers two consumable workbooks on Amazon. Perfect for parents, tutors, and teachers who want a ready to go resource for teaching reading. Click on the workbook images to access the workbooks on Amazon.
Video demonstrations are included on our website. Just go to the heading and click "Workbook Videos." Three separate video demonstrations are included along with an introductory video to provide background information about the reading research and how reading works in the brain.
Accelerated success made simple!
​Sound Start Literacy is a research-based, linguistic phonics (also known as structured linguistic literacy) program that empowers children to read by connecting speech to print. Designed for young learners and striving readers alike, this step-by-step approach teaches the alphabetic code through the natural patterns of spoken language.
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Each lesson builds systematically from sound to symbol, helping children recognize, map, and decode words with confidence. With decodable stories, high-frequency word practice, and engaging routines, Sound Start Literacy gives every child a solid foundation in how English works—starting with what they already know: how to speak. This program makes it easier than ever to deliver effective, speech-to-print instruction that sticks.
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Click on the link above to access our K-3 literacy program designed for classroom teachers and interventionists. The program includes presentation slides, printable materials, assessments, decodable text and more!
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Help your students unlock the code and experience reading success with the power of speech!
Workbook 1 Sample Pages
Workbook 2 Sample Pages
Our Program Highlights
You'll have access to all asynchronous training videos and content for one year. All printable lesson materials and resources are downloadable and are yours to keep.
Literacy Skills
All literacy skills: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and sentence level writing
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Presentations
Google Slides presentation for every lesson
Teacher Manual
A printable teacher's manual with a plan for each lesson, descriptions of activities, and additional word lists, assessments, and resources
Assessments
Diagnostic assessment tools and weekly progress checks at each grade level
R.E.A.D.'s Story
Jennifer Cerra received her B.A. in English Literature from Boston University and her M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Lesley University. She is a certified reading specialist, structured literacy practitioner and trainer, and currently serves as an adjunct professor for Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Center for Dyslexia Studies. Jennifer has also authored four teaching resource books for Scholastic on using reading strategies with students in grades 2-6.
After working in the public school sector for over 20 years, Jennifer founded R.E.A.D. Intervention, a New Jersey based reading center for students with word level reading challenges. She also provides professional development for school districts and offers online training and resources to support the delivery and implementation of effective literacy instruction. In 2024, Jennifer launched Sound Start Literacy, a linguistic phonics program for students in grades K to 3.