Step 1
Hear it
Tap any word to hear it spoken slowly. Sentences can be read aloud in a gentle classroom voice.
Early literacy playground
Learn to read.Get a high five.
Play reading games. Hear every letter. Earn a high five.
High Five Reader helps young kids practice phonics, sight words, rhymes, blending, spelling, and short sentences — plus an alphabet song that says every letter. A correct sentence still earns a cheering high five.
Reading games
Short, tap-friendly games for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Sound is spoken out loud so kids can hear every letter and word.
- Guided readingRead a sentenceHear each word, read it out loud, and get a high five.Play
- High-frequency wordsSight word popHear a word, then tap the match. Build a streak.Play
- PhonicsLetter soundsMatch letters to the sounds they make.Play
- Word orderBuild a sentenceTap the words in order to make the sentence.Play
- AlphabetABC explorerName, sound, and a first word for every letter.Play
- Sing A to ZAlphabet songLetters bounce to a tune, and a gentle voice says each one.Play
- RhymesRhyme timeHear a word and tap the one that rhymes.Play
- RhymesOdd one outThree words rhyme. Tap the one that does not.Play
- PhonicsBlend the soundsHear c, a, t — then tap the word they make.Play
- PhonicsFirst soundHear a word and tap the letter it starts with.Play
- PhonicsLast soundHear a word and tap the letter it ends with.Play
- SpellingMissing letterFill the gap in a short word like c _ t.Play
- SpellingSpell the wordHear a word and tap the letters in order.Play
- Sounds in wordsSyllable clapsHear a word and tap how many claps it has.Play
- AlphabetBig and little lettersMatch a capital letter to its small letter.Play
- SentencesCount the wordsRead a short sentence and tap how many words.Play
Step 2
Read it
Kids tap along, build the sentence, or use the microphone to read out loud.
Step 3
High five
A correct sentence earns stars and an animated high five — the cheer that keeps new readers going.
A free way to help kids learn to read
Young children learn to read by connecting letters to sounds (phonics), noticing rhymes and syllables, recognizing high-frequency sight words, and practicing short sentences until the words feel friendly. High Five Reader wraps those habits in games: letter sounds, blending, first and last sounds, missing letters, spelling, rhyme, syllable claps, an animated alphabet song, and guided sentence reading.
Each sentence can be heard word-by-word. When a child reads it correctly — or taps along and says they did it — they get an animated high five. Stars stay on this device, so a reader can pick up tomorrow right where they left off.