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The ABCmouse Reading Curriculum

Designed for Preschool through 2nd Grade Learners

The ABCmouse Reading Curriculum provides a structured, step-by-step learning experience that helps children progress from learning their first letters and sounds to becoming fluent readers. Grounded in the Science of Reading, children build the foundational literacy skills needed for long-term reading success through engaging activities and personalized instruction. Plus, reseach shows that ABCmouse boosts early literacy skills with 2.5x growth in phonics compared to peers.*

*Age of Learning study; PreK kids; min. 2 day/wk & 1 hr/wk usage. See aofl.com/research for more info.

What Your Child Can Learn with the ABCmouse Reading Curriculum

⭐ Learn letter names and sounds,
phonics, and decoding skills that form
the foundation of reading.

⭐ Build automatic recognition of
high-frequency sight words
to improve reading fluency.

⭐ Strengthen vocabulary, grammar,
and language skills with books,
games, songs, and guided lessons.

⭐ Develop reading comprehension
by exploring stories, nonfiction texts,
sequencing, inference, and main ideas.

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⭐ Practice writing, spelling, and
word-building skills through engaging
literacy activities.

⭐ Grow into an independent reader
with personalized learning that adapts as
skills develop.

⭐ Enjoy thousands of opportunities
to practice reading through engaging
games, books, videos, and printables.

⭐ And so much more!

Why Parents Choose the ABCmouse Reading Curriculum

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❤️ Structured online reading curriculum created by education experts

❤️ Covers every stage of early reading, from letter recognition to reading comprehension

❤️ Personalized Reading Learning Path that grows with your child

❤️ Thousands of engaging reading activities that make learning fun

❤️ Supports homeschool families, after-school learning, and classroom skill reinforcement

❤️ Includes educational games, books, songs, videos, puzzles, and printable activities

❤️ Research-backed curriculum trusted by millions of families

❤️ Aligned with the Science of Reading

How ABCmouse Helps Children Learn to Read

ABCmouse teaches reading through meaningful, interactive learning experiences. Children see, hear, read, and write new letters, words, and stories and build new literacy skills with books, games, songs, videos, and guided lessons designed to create confident readers.

Learn

Children are introduced to new reading concepts through guided lessons, interactive instruction, books, songs, and educational videos.

Child reading a storybook and learning reading comprehension skills through an interactive lesson.

Practice

Interactive games and reading exercises help children strengthen new skills through engaging practice.

Children's storybook featuring two koalas on a tree branch for reading practice.

Apply

Children apply what they’ve learned to read more complex texts, improve comprehension, and complete more challenging literacy activities.

Child completing a reading challenge in an interactive literacy game.

Reinforce

Repeated exposure across multiple learning formats helps strengthen reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and long-term retention.

Children exploring a safari-themed reading activity to strengthen literacy skills through repeated practice.

How ABCmouse Helps Children Learn to Read

ABCmouse teaches reading through meaningful, interactive learning experiences. Children see, hear, read, and write new letters, words, and stories and build new literacy skills with books, games, songs, videos, and guided lessons designed to create confident readers.

Learn

Children are introduced to new reading concepts through guided lessons, interactive instruction, books, songs, and educational videos.

Child reading a storybook and learning reading comprehension skills through an interactive lesson.

Practice

Interactive games, reading activities, and writing exercises help children strengthen new skills through engaging practice.

Children's storybook featuring two koalas on a tree branch for reading practice.

Apply

Children apply what they’ve learned to read more complex texts, improve comprehension, and complete more challenging literacy activities.

Child completing a reading challenge in an interactive literacy game.

Reinforce

Repeated exposure across multiple learning formats helps strengthen reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and long-term retention.

Children exploring a safari-themed reading activity to strengthen literacy skills through repeated practice.

Reading Curriculum by Skill

ABCmouse supports non-readers, early readers, and fluent readers with a comprehensive reading curriculum that builds essential literacy skills, including letter recognition, phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, high-frequency words, spelling, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension.

Learn more about our reading curriculum by grade level by visiting our Preschool Reading Curriculum page, Kindergarten Reading Curriculum page, and First Grade Reading Curriculum page.

Phonics Reading Skills

ABCmouse helps children learn about

⭐ Letter names and sounds

⭐ Beginning and ending sounds

⭐ Rhyming and phonological awareness

⭐ Blending and segmenting

⭐ Consonant blends and digraphs

⭐ Silent e patterns

⭐ Multisyllabic words

⭐ Short and long vowels

Phonics Skills Your Child Can Learn

Children learn how letters and sounds work together to build words, giving them the decoding skills needed to become fluent readers. Learn more about the ABCmouse Phonics Program here.

Examples include:

✅ Blend sounds to read unfamiliar words
✅ Decode increasingly complex words
✅ Recognize common spelling patterns
✅ Read with more ease and confidence
A video from ABCmouse reading curriculum teaching how to read words with r controlled vowels.

Sight Words Reading Skills

Kids will practice with

⭐ Common high-frequency words

⭐ Word recognition

⭐ Reading words in context

⭐ Spelling accuracy

⭐ Reading fluency

⭐ Independent reading

Sight Word Skills Your Child Can Learn

Children build automatic recognition of high-frequency words that appear regularly in early reading materials, helping improve reading speed and fluency. Learn more about the ABCmouse Sight Word Learning Program here.

Examples include:

✅ Recognize common words instantly
✅ Read sentences more smoothly
✅ Build reading confidence
✅ Boost reading comprehension
✅ Improve reading fluency
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Reading Comprehension Skills

Reading comprehension activities include

⭐ Identifying story elements

⭐ Determining main ideas and details

⭐ Learning about sequencing

⭐ Studying text features

⭐ Making predictions

⭐ Making inferences

⭐ Using context clues

⭐ Understanding author’s purpose

Reading Comprehension Skills Your Child Can Learn

Children build reading comprehension by learning strategies that help them understand, interpret, and think critically about what they read.

Examples include:

✅ Retell stories
✅ Answer comprehension questions
✅ Draw conclusions
✅ Understand informational texts
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Vocabulary & Language Skills

ABCmouse teaches children about

⭐ New vocabulary words

⭐ Synonyms and antonyms

⭐ Compound words

⭐ Prefixes and suffixes

⭐ Grammar

⭐ Sentence structure

⭐ Parts of speech

⭐ Word meanings

Vocabulary Skills Your Child Can Learn

Children expand their vocabulary and grammar skills while learning how words and punctuation work together to communicate ideas effectively.

Examples include:

✅ Use new words confidently
✅ Apply common grammar rules
✅ Identify nouns, verbs, and describing words
✅ Build stronger reading comprehension
A vocabulary game for kids in ABCmouse reading curriculum.

Reading Fluency Skills

Kids improve their ability to read accurately, smoothly, and with expression through

⭐ Reading practice

⭐ Guided reading

⭐ Interactive stories

⭐ Read-aloud support

⭐ Studying high-frequency words

⭐ Decoding

Reading Fluency Skills Your Child Can Learn

Children build reading fluency through repeated practice with leveled readers and interactive games and activities.

Examples include:

✅ Read with accuracy
✅ Read with expression
✅ Recognize words automatically
✅ Read with confidence
Video about reading strategies for kids in the ABCmouse reading Curriculum.

What’s Included with the ABCmouse Reading Program

Your ABCmouse subscription includes a comprehensive literacy curriculum that’s designed to help children strengthen reading skills. Your subscription to ABCmouse also includes a math curriculum and access to lessons in science, social studies, art, music, and health. ABCmouse features 13,000+ educational activities that support independent learning, critical thinking, and academic growth.

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ABCmouse is a Comprehensive Curriculum

Your ABCmouse subscription gives your child access to our reading, math, science, art, and social studies curriculum for kids ages 2-8, including over 13,000 activities.

 See our Math Program
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ABCmouse is a Comprehensive Curriculum

Your ABCmouse subscription gives your child access to our reading, math, science, art, and social studies curriculum for kids ages 2-8, including over 13,000 activities.

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 See our Math Program
 See our Science Program
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ABCmouse Premium

  • $14.99/month or $45/year
  • Unlimited access to 13,000+ learning activities
  • Personalized Learning Paths for up to three children
  • Full Reading and Math Learning Paths unlocked
  • Full access to Parent Tools
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ABCmouse Basic

  • Free
  • Limited access to a curated selection of up to 10 learning activities per day
  • Only one child profile
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Tip: Premium subscribers can add on access to the ABCmouse Assessments Center (at an additional fee), which provides a clear view of your child’s reading and math progress through short assessments that highlight strengths, growth, and areas where additional support may be helpful.

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