Language & Public Speaking
Build reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills while valuing the languages children bring from home. Play with sounds and words, discover stories, and practice expressing an idea.
Build reading and speaking confidence, explore different languages, and value the language varieties learners use at home.
What kids actually do here
Reading out loud, racing through words, and learning to say it so people listen.
Bold Phonics
Preview letter-sound, beginning-sound, and rhyme activities. The current experience uses temporary illustrations.
Open Bold Phonics →02Letter Safari
Hunt for letters and the sounds they make.
Go on safari →03Sight Word Speedway
Race through sight words in English, Kiswahili, Twi and Ewe.
Start your engine →04I’m Just Me
A read-along about being exactly who you are. Read it, then read it out loud.
Read along →Where to start, by age
Every learner enters this subject from a different door. Pick the one that fits.
Little Minds
Phonics, letters and sight words, all free to join.
Visit Little Minds →3rd to 6thFind current resources
Choose books, activities, and learning tools for this learner group. Additional weekly plans are in development.
Explore the catalog →TeensPrograms
Rites of Passage and the Debutante program both put teens in front of a room.
See the programs →Courses in this subject
The first courses are on the way.
Join free to be first to know when a course opens, and start with the reading tools above in the meantime.
This subject connects to
A voice needs something to say. See where the words come from.
For parents
Learning sticks when it comes home. Here is how to keep the conversation going.
At the dinner table
- Tell me about your day like you are on a stage. Big voice, big gestures.
- What is a word you learned today in another language?
- If you had one minute to speak to the whole school, what would you say?
What your child builds
- Letters and sounds that stick, in more than one language.
- A voice they are not afraid to use.
- Practice expressing ideas and listening with care.
Ready to step inside?
Explore current resources at your learner’s pace. The catalog separates available activities, previews, upcoming courses, and learning still in development.