The purpose of this presentation is to give parents a few tips that will help them teach basic phonics skills to beginning readers (kindergarten through second grade). Examples with specific steps are given to help young readers in pronouncing letter sounds, blending letter sounds together, reading sight words, reading sentences, and finally reading stories. Suggestions for tracking progress are given as well as ways to make repetition fun. The presentation then introduces some other beginning reading skills and shows parents ways to help with practice at home.