GLOBAL SOVEREIGN UNIVERSITY

The First-Reader Pack

From the first sound to the first book. A complete path to reading — the games, the five steps backed by the science of reading, and the free books themselves. It all works with no internet at all.

● Works fully offline
Start here

The Sound Before the Letter

Reading doesn't begin with letters — it begins with hearing the sounds inside words. Start here, then climb the five steps below.

Begin reading →
The five steps of reading

The Reading Helix

Every strong reader is built in this order. Walk them one at a time.

1Phonological AwarenessHearing the sounds inside words→ 2Phonics & DecodingTurning sounds into letters and back→ 3FluencyReading smoothly, at the speed of thought→ 4VocabularyKnowing the words you meet→ 5ComprehensionUnderstanding the meaning beneath the words→
Play & practice

Three games to build the skill

Practice beats memorization. Play these as often as you like — no scores are saved offline, and that's just fine.

The Phonics GameMatch sounds to letters→ The Fluency GameRead faster, read smoother→ The Word-Parts GameRoots, prefixes, and suffixes→
The books — yours to keep

Five free books & lesson plans

Open, read, or print. They are yours.

The Code That Unlocks ReadingPhonics · PDF↓ Reading at the Speed of ThoughtFluency · PDF↓ MorphonesMorphology · PDF↓ Reading Helix ClimbLesson plan · PDF↓ The Spelling ForgeLesson plan · PDF↓
GENO, the GSU tutor

When you're back online, GENO is waiting.

Your tutor needs a connection, so he can't ride on this stick — but he has already read every one of these books cover to cover. The day you reconnect, come read together at globalsovereignuniversity.org/readification, in your language, for free.

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