Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

What it is

A single book by Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner, and Siegfried Engelmann that adapts a Direct Instruction phonics program written for schools for a parent and child to use together. It sets out 100 color-coded, step-by-step lessons of about twenty minutes a day, aiming for reading at about a second-grade level. The revised and updated second edition adds a Practice Guide for parents, and the publisher points to free training videos and supplementary material at StartReading.com.

Written by the Homebuilt team from the publisher’s own materials, checked September 2026. Prices and editions change, so confirm with the publisher. Learn more: Simon & Schuster book page (from search results)