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OnTrack Reading: A Guide to Efficient Phonics Instruction

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OnTrack Reading: A Guide to Efficient Phonics Instruction

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    Our phonics resources were developed over more than a decade of one-on-one student tutoring across all age groups.

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    • OnTrack Reading™ Phonics Program
      Teach your struggling reader the complete phonics advanced code with our thoroughly field-tested workbook curriculum.
    • OnTrack Reading™ Middle School Phonics Course
      Day-by-day instructional sequence any teacher can use to improve students' ability to decode multisyllable words.
    • OnTrack Reading™ Multisyllable Method
      Our simple decoding strategy eliminates guessing by breaking words into chunks and efficiently testing vowels sounds.

    Need an absolute beginner course for young kids? See our Homeschooling Recommendations

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    Our full collection of free wordlists organized by sound and syllables

    • One-Syllable Words by Vowel Sound
    • Multisyllable Words by Vowel Sound
    • Consonant Sounds by Spelling
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    • OnTrack Multisyllable Method™
      Our simple decoding strategy for chunking words and testing sounds
    • Phonogram Flashcards
      84 letters and digraphs and the common sounds represented by each
    • Phonics Assessment Tests
      Four tests to help you determine a student’s strengths and weaknesses
    • Scope & Sequence
      The outline of our Phonics Workbook and the order of lessons taught
    • Vision Assessment Checklist
      A form to assess if reading struggles may be due to visual skills problems
    • Notation for the 43 Sounds
      Our list of phonemes, consisting of 19 vowel and 24 consonant sounds

    A complete digital edition of our word lists is also available from the OnTrack Reading Store

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    Thoughts on learning to read, phonics instruction, dyslexia, and public policies concerning education.

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      From simple tips to complete phonics instruction
    • Overcoming Dyslexia
      Suggestions for addressing persistent reading problems
    • Vision Therapy
      Extensive information on vision therapy and visual skills
    • Phonics Tidbits
      Our best phonics tips and exercises from our program
    • For Homeschoolers
      Aspects of reading instruction of interest to homeschoolers
    • Phonics Tutors
      How to effectively tutor your own children and others
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      The science and research behind our reading programs
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      Highlighting public policies that build better readers
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      Designing effective science-based phonics instruction
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Thoughts on learning to read, phonics instruction, dyslexia, and public policies concerning education.

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Phonics Instruction

Get Your Child OnTrack Reading - Lessons 1 to 5 (Free Sample)

This page introduces the first five lessons of "Get Your Child OnTrack Reading," a phonics program for beginning readers requiring adult supervision throughout.

By Rodney Everson • Updated Sep 9th, 2026
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The OnTrack Reading Story

The OnTrack Reading Story

OnTrack Reading was born back in 1998 when I read the book "Why Our Children Can't Read" by Diane McGuinness, a strong advocate of phonics instruction.
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The OnTrack Reading Homeschooling Program

This phonics-based reading program simplifies the Spalding method of coding and introduces an effective chunking strategy for decoding multisyllable words.
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Use the COVD website to locate a developmental optometrist nearby who can test your child for reading-related vision problems and refer you to vision therapy.
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Phonics Tutoring

Build a satisfying tutoring business teaching reading to students from age 6 to adult using this highly effective, field-tested, advanced-code phonics program.

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Vision Therapy Belongs in Public Schools

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Operating a School-Based Vision Therapy Program

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The OnTrack Reading™ Phonics Program

Teach your student the phonics advanced code in as little as 8 weeks with our flagship 170-page workbook and instruction manual.

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About OnTrack Reading™

OnTrackReading.com is a collection of phonics resources developed over more than a decade of one-on-one student tutoring across all age groups. Also available for purchase here on the site is an inexpensive but comprehensive workbook-based phonics program that trains essential phonics skills, covers most spellings of English sounds, and includes a unique multisyllable decoding method.

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