Book excerpt: Make every minute of reading count! Kids and parents can join Ash, Pikachu, and all their favorite Pokemon in this fun, read-together phonics adventure. Includes five stories and five activities. The Science of Reading research proves that systematic phonics instruction is the most effective way to teach kids to read. Now caregivers can support these essential phonics skills with simple, engaging stories featuring their favorite Pokemon characters in just five minutes a day. This motivating compilation of simple stories makes it fun and easy to reinforce must-know phonics skills. Read each story together, sound out the highlighted words, then complete the simple activity.