Give your child the best head start with reading. Have fun learning first sounds and words together, using the traditional story of The Ugly Duckling. Phonics is the method of learning to read that most teachers use. Children learn the sounds made by letters, or groups of letters, then they blend them together to make words. In Phonic Readers Level 1, children can: Hear the sounds made by single letters, such as s, p, t and a. Match each sound to the letter that makes that sound. Find stickers with the same sound to reinforce learning. With 75 stickers and lots of story-based activities, children will love learning to read with this educational and engaging phonics book.