When traditional phonics programs fail, Abacard steps in!
Your specialists in early and remedial reading
A professionally endorsed methodology for early readers and children facing reading barriers
✔️ Designed to speed up letter recognition
✔️ Build sound awareness, blending and phonic skills
✔️ Address common letter reversals (e.g., b/d, p/q)
✔️ Abacard complements any learning method your child currently uses.
Say goodbye to letter confusion and sound struggles!
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What Makes abacard® Junior Unique
abacard® uses clever picture clues hidden inside each letter shape to strengthen visual memory and associations, boosts letter and sound recognition, corrects letter reversals, and builds strong word-blending skills. Colour-coded letters show vowels in red and consonants in blue.
Ideal for early readers aged 3+ and children with reading challenges, abacard® makes the path to reading easier, faster, and a whole lot more fun.
Kids learn through play with familiar games like SNAP, MEMORY, and the 5 Vowel Fun Game—mastering words like cat, dog, and cup in no time.
abacard® fits seamlessly with any learning program—making it the perfect partner for fast, frustration-free reading success.
What Makes abacard® Junior Unique
abacard® uses clever picture clues hidden inside each letter shape to strengthen visual memory and associations, boosts letter and sound recognition, corrects letter reversals, and builds strong word-blending skills. Colour-coded letters show vowels in red and consonants in blue.
Ideal for early readers aged 3+ and children with reading challenges, abacard® makes the path to reading easier, faster, and a whole lot more fun.
Kids learn through play with familiar games like SNAP, MEMORY, and the 5 Vowel Fun Game—mastering words like cat, dog, and cup in no time.
abacard® fits seamlessly with any learning program—making it the perfect partner for fast, frustration-free reading success.
How abacard® Compares
Literacy Program X
The letter and picture are separated.
This display disconnects the visual prompt from the letter itself, making it harder for children to form a strong association between the letter and its sound. With the picture and letter apart, there’s a greater chance children will focus solely on the colourful image, rather than understanding how it relates to the letter.
Literacy Program Y
The picture covers the letter.
This display makes it difficult for children to clearly see and recognise the letter shape, impairing their ability to connect it with its corresponding sound. When the letter is hidden within the image, it can confuse rather than clarify — reducing the effectiveness of the visual prompt and making learning more challenging.
abacard®
The picture is embedded into the letter.
abacard® seamlessly blends the image within the shape of the letter, creating a clear and memorable visual cue. By supporting both visual and auditory memory, abacard® strengthens the child’s recognition of both letter shape and sound—turning reading practice into an engaging and effective learning experience that sticks.
Solving Letter Reversals with abacard®
Letter reversals are when a learner confuses the orientation of letters, for example, misreading a “b” instead of “d”. It’s a common problem in early literacy development. The clues contained within the abacard® letters remind the learner of the correct orientation of the letter.
Some letters can flip — like b and d — and look the same!
But when they’re the wrong way, they become a different letter.
abacard® helps learners remember which way is right.
Word Building and Word Blending
Witness the magic as your child starts building words with ease.
With just a handful of letters, they can create words like “ten,” “pen,” “hen,” “men,” and “den.” Easily identify vowels and consonants, vowels have red borders and consonants have blue borders. abacard® unlocks the power of reading through hands-on exploration.
Word Building and Word Blending
Witness the magic as your child starts building words with ease.
With just a handful of letters, they can create words like “ten,” “pen,” “hen,” “men,” and “den.” Easily identify vowels and consonants, vowels have red borders and consonants have blue borders. abacard® unlocks the power of reading through hands-on exploration.
Next-Level Phonics: For Children Ready to Read Without Visual Cues
Number Bonds Up to 20
abacard® Level 2 Single Sound cards – master Phonics with Ease
As the learner’s phonic knowledge expands, they can unlock confident reading with 55 durable single sound cards designed to build strong foundational skills.
Each card features bold, colour-coded letters — vowels in red and consonants in blue — with a baseline to prevent reversals. The set comes in a sturdy, easy-flip container for practical use and independent learning.
Enjoy interactive educational games like Snap, Memory, and the Five Vowel Fun Game. On the reverse side, each card includes numbers 0–20 and maths symbols (+, –, ×, =) to encourage cross-curricular learning.
Perfect for developing independence, fluency, and a solid grasp of phonics — all through fun, hands-on play.
abacard® Level 2 Single & Double Sounds Combo Pack
Support your child’s growing phonics skills with this comprehensive set, perfect for learners ready to move beyond picture clues. The set includes 55 single sound cards and 57 double sound cards. The cards are durable, colour-coded for clarity (vowels in red, consonants in blue, and double sounds in black), and designed with baselines to prevent reversals. Packaged in a sturdy container for easy access, this set encourages independent learning through fun games like Snap, Memory, and the Five Vowel Fun Game. Bonus features include number and maths symbols on the back of single sound cards, and word-building activities on double sound cards. A great hands-on tool to build confidence, fluency, and phonetic mastery.
abacard games
Both abacard Junior and abacard level 2 (No Pictures) can be used to play these games, even through the demonstration video feature abacard Junior
Boom
Boom is an exciting, fast-paced game inspired by the classic Snap.
Watch the video to see how to play Boom
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Through playful repetition of letter shapes and sounds, children naturally begin to recognise and remember their phonics — all while having fun.
By seeing the shape of letters and sounding them out again and again, children naturally begin to recognise and remember their phonics — all while having fun. With each game, they can reinforce these vital skills hundreds of times without pressure, frustration, or even realising they’re learning. It’s perfect for use at home or in classrooms, offering support for children of all abilities.
Cards are shuffled and dealt evenly. Each player takes turns placing a card down while saying its sound aloud. If a player lays down a card that matches the one already in the pile and calls out the correct sound — BOOM! They win that round!
The larger the card set you purchase, the longer the game lasts and the more sounds your child will encounter and repeat. Every game brings more fun, more phonics, and more learning.
Let your child laugh, play, and learn through joyful repetition — with Boom, phonics practice becomes the game they won’t want to stop playing.
Watch the video to see how to play BOOM — and why it’s so effective for letter shape recognition and phonetic letter sounds.
Pit & Pat – shows children that we needs vowels to make words. A vowel practice activity.
Watch the video to see how to play Pit and Pat
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By placing two consonants on either side and swapping out the vowel in the middle, children build a whole set of new words — sounding them out one by one. Pit and Pat helps children see how letters work together to make real, readable words.
Through repeated play, kids naturally start to recognise phonics patterns, develop blending skills, and gain confidence — all without pressure or frustration. This game is especially supportive for early readers and children with learning differences, making it ideal for home, classroom, or intervention settings.
Watch the video to see how to play Pit and Pat — and why it’s so effective for building reading skills.
Pit & Pat
5 Vowel Fun Game
Vowel Fun Game – Fast-Paced Phonics with Every Vowel in Play!
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Benefits:
The 5 Vowel Fun Game takes your child’s phonics skills to the next level by expanding from single-vowel word building to working with all five vowels at once — increasing complexity, creativity, and confidence.
Children learn to:
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Recognise and apply all vowel sounds in different word positions
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Strengthen blending and decoding skills in real-time
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Think critically as they create different word combinations
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Build longer words and even short sentences, encouraging language development
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Develop turn-taking, focus, and strategy in a fun, game-based setting
Perfect for children ready to move beyond basic CVC words, this game is ideal for use at home, in literacy centers, or in classroom group play. It’s fun, competitive, and highly effective for reinforcing phonics through repetition, challenge, and play.
Watch the video to see how to play 5 Vowel Fun Game — and why it’s so effective for building reading skills.
Memory Match – A Fun Game of Phonics Recall, Focus, observation & Friendly Competition!
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Benefits:
Memory is a beloved game for 2 or more players that strengthens early literacy while boosting key cognitive and social-emotional skills. It’s simple to play, endlessly repeatable, and packed with developmental value — making it perfect for home, classroom, or small group settings.
Children learn to:
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Recognise and recall phonetic sounds through repeated exposure
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Strengthen visual memory and concentration
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Practice turn-taking and patience in a group setting
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Develop social interaction and communication skills
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Sharpen logical thinking and observation as they remember card placements and patterns
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Build confidence through successful matching and sound recognition
This game is especially effective for learners who benefit from visual and auditory reinforcement — and it’s so much fun, they’ll want to play again and again!
Watch the video to see how to play Memory — and why it’s so effective.
Memory
The Parent’s Guide: Proper Phonetic Sounds and Teaching Order, Made Simple — Watch the Video to Find Out
Abacard Large Alphabet Letters (Wall Frieze)
Introduce a vibrant and educational touch to any nursery or classroom with our Abacard Large Alphabet Letters. Each card measures 135 x 215 mm and features a gloss laminate on both sides with rounded corners for durability. The double-sided print showcases bold, colourful letters on one side and black letters on the reverse.
This set includes 31 large, eye-catching letters of the alphabet, along with 5 additional variations, ensuring visibility from any desk. Perfect for creating children’s names in nurseries or bedrooms, these cards are also excellent for building words and enhancing literacy skills.
Use them as a dynamic teaching aid to tell stories around each letter, making learning the alphabet a fun and engaging experience. These cards make a superb wall display for classrooms or bedrooms, with one of each letter included.
Abacard makes early reading easy — even from 19 months!
Because Abacard was developed in collaboration with educational professionals and psychologists, it directly overcomes the most reading barriers. Each letter shape contains a simple, colourful picture clue placed within the outline of the letter, so the border is never distorted or confusing. This clever design gives children a clear visual clue to the phonetic sound while also creating a strong memory for recall. Originally designed as a remedial aid, Abacard has proven so effective that even very young learners — as early as 19 months — can begin recognizing letters and sounding them out. Starting early means your child will read sooner, build confidence faster, and enjoy a real head start in school. With Abacard, early success in reading becomes easy, engaging, and fun.
Parents — Are You Struggling to Teach Phonics at Home? Abacard Makes It Easy.
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Feeling overwhelmed, unsure where to start, or just tired of the daily battles?
Abacard Phonics Video takes the stress out of teaching and turns learning into a fun, guided experience you and your child can enjoy together.
As your child watches, they naturally start sounding out letters along with the video, engaging with phonics in a way that feels effortless and fun.
Stream the full program from home — no planning, no pressure. Just sit with your child, follow the educator, and watch their confidence grow.
Covering 2–3 years of foundation phase reading, the video moves step-by-step from letter sounds to blending words and building sentences.
Bonus features include:
• The Musical Alphabet
• Word games with Abacard letters
• Math (+ and –) using the backs of single sound cards
• Study tips just for parents
Abacard does the hard work — you simply relax with your child and hear the difference!
Abacard Phonics Workbooks: From Sounds to Reading – Aligned with Abacard Cards, Images & Sounds
Abacard Phonics Workbooks: From Sounds to Reading – Aligned with Abacard Cards, Images & Sounds
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