Make every minute of reading count! Kids and parents can join superstar pup Rubble and his crew in this fun, read-together phonics adventure. Includes five stories and five activities. 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 in just five minutes a day with simple, engaging stories featuring Rubble and his pup family construction crew. 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. Puptastic!