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Something Big is Coming to Lead and Succeed!
A breakthrough in early literacy is about to launch — and your child deserves to be part of it.
Introducing the 'Fundamentals of phonics' program
Kindergarten Edition
- Step-by-step video lessons for parents
– I teach you first, so you know exactly how to teach your child the right way, right from the start.
– Clear, friendly explanations of all letter sounds (phonemes), how to pronounce them, and how to introduce them with confidence. - Structured, weekly learning progression
– Build sound knowledge system
- Step-by-step video lessons for parents
– I teach you first, so you know exactly how to teach your child the right way, right from the start.
– Clear, friendly explanations of all letter sounds (phonemes), how to pronounce them, and how to introduce them with confidence. - Structured, weekly learning progression
– Build sound knowledge systematically — from single sounds to blending and building simple words.
– Just 15 minutes a day is all it takes. - Letter formation and handwriting practice
– Easy-to-follow guides and techniques to help your child form letters correctly from the very beginning. - Magnetic word-building and whiteboard activities
– Hands-on tools and fun suggestions that help bring phonics to life. - Custom word lists, picture cards, and sentence prompts
– Hundreds of carefully chosen words, visuals and sentences that match the sounds your child is learning. - Sight words, nonsense words & early decodable readers
– Practice real reading early on with phonics-based story sets you can print and read together.
Year 1 Edition
- Video lessons that extend your child’s phonics mastery
– We go beyond the basics: digraphs, trigraphs, quad graphs, split digraphs, long vowels, tricky sounds, and common spelling patterns explained clearly. - Advanced blending and segmenting activities
– Teach your child how to tackle longer and more complex words with ease and fluency. - Week
- Video lessons that extend your child’s phonics mastery
– We go beyond the basics: digraphs, trigraphs, quad graphs, split digraphs, long vowels, tricky sounds, and common spelling patterns explained clearly. - Advanced blending and segmenting activities
– Teach your child how to tackle longer and more complex words with ease and fluency. - Weekly vocabulary building and sentence construction
– Each word set includes image-based meanings and model sentences to grow your child’s understanding and use of language. - Explicit spelling rule guidance for parents
– Learn when to use certain spelling, when to double letters and so much more. - Printable flashcards, activities, and reading / writing practice
– Designed to reinforce and review through hands-on learning. - Fluency tasks and decodable e-books
– These put phonics into action with exciting, accessible content your child can actually read.
Year 2 Edition
Year 2 Edition
- Advanced instructional videos for parents
– Understand and teach the trickiest phonics rules with confidence — from schwa sounds and diphthongs to multisyllabic decoding strategies.
– No fluff, no jargon — just clear, expert guidance that shows you exactly what to do each week. - Mastery of complex spelling rules
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- Advanced instructional videos for parents
– Understand and teach the trickiest phonics rules with confidence — from schwa sounds and diphthongs to multisyllabic decoding strategies.
– No fluff, no jargon — just clear, expert guidance that shows you exactly what to do each week. - Mastery of complex spelling rules
– Learn essential rules like: - Drop the final 'e' before adding suffixes (e.g. make → making)
- Double the consonant before a vowel suffix (e.g. hop → hopping)
- When to use -ph vs -ugh, -ge vs -dge, and more
– Activities and examples make each rule stick. - Morphological awareness and word-building
– Dive into prefixes, suffixes, and root words to boost reading comprehension and vocabulary.
– Build a lifelong foundation for decoding and spelling unfamiliar words. - Fluency, vocabulary and writing extension tasks
– Move beyond single words into powerful sentence and paragraph-level understanding.
– Includes hundreds of modelled sentences, visuals, and writing challenges to boost expressive language. - Printable worksheets, games and fluency grids
– High-engagement, low-prep activities that reinforce every sound, rule, and skill. - Advanced decodable readers & comprehension tasks
– Exclusive phonics-based stories designed for Year 2 readers, complete with vocabulary support and story discussion prompts.
Why Parents Are Loving This Program
✔ Designed by a teacher with over 10 years’ experience
✔ Clear instructional videos for parents – learn what to teach and how
✔ No jargon, just step-by-step lessons you can follow with confidence
✔ Includes sight words, nonsense words, decodable readers, and fun activities
✔ Perfect for early learners or children where English is an additional language
✔ All aligned with top-tier reading instruction taught by schools around the world and Australian curriculum standards
A Note from Nardin- Author of the Program
Hi, I’m Nardin — teacher, educational consultant, and founder of Lead & Succeed. I’ve trained hundreds of educators, marked thousands of NAPLAN papers, and built this program so that parents — just like you — can feel empowered to teach reading confidently at home. Whether your child is beginning, catching up, or ready to fly ahead, there’s a path here for them. I can’t wait to be part of your journey.
– Nardin Hanna