Are you a new adult reader or a new reading coach?
We have 56 progressive, interactive reading lessons.
The Guided Reading Journey website is a free adult literacy practice site with audio support. Take your time — there’s real depth to explore. Each lesson focuses on a small set of English sounds, with words and short activities that build reading confidence step by step.
Practice independently, work with a family member or friend, or meet with a coach online. (See our Coach's Guide) It’s free to use — no sign-ups, no tracking, no ads. Just tools and encouragement.
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Drills
1 - 7
8 - 14
15 - 21
22 - 28
29 - 35
36 - 42
43 - 49
50 - 56
Drill 1
Drill 8
Drill 15
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Drill 29
Drill 36
Drill 43
Drill 50
Drill 2
Drill 9
Drill 16
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Drill 30
Drill 37
Drill 44
Drill 51
Drill 3
Drill 10
Drill 17
Drill 24
Drill 31
Drill 38
Drill 45
Drill 52
Drill 4
Drill 11
Drill 18
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Drill 32
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Drill 46
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Drill 5
Drill 12
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Drill 33
Drill 40
Drill 47
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Drill 6
Drill 13
Drill 20
Drill 27
Drill 34
Drill 41
Drill 48
Drill 55
Drill 7
Drill 14
Drill 21
Drill 28
Drill 35
Drill 42
Drill 49
Drill 56
Content
We offer 56 progressive, interactive, adult reading lessons that begin with basic sounds and build toward complex vowel blends and reading fluency. Every exercise can be printed for practice, and each lesson includes a printable workbook option.
Stories and essays have been crafted to provide gentle connection to everyday life and the world around us. Many of the stories are centered around our fictional family, the Ampletons.
For literacy programs and tutors
Guidedreadingjourney.com can be used as a supplement in 1:1 tutoring or small-group practice. Lessons include audio, printable materials, and coach-friendly guides.
Suggested use: choose one lesson per session, then repeat the word list with audio support, and finish with a short reading or writing activity.
Each lesson can be expanded over multiple sessions—move at a pace that works for you and your learner. These lessons are not a fixed program. The materials are flexible and can be adapted, combined, or repeated as needed.
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Welcome to Guidedreadingjourney.com.
From the outside, this site may seem quiet. But inside, there’s something carefully built — page by page — with learners in mind.
Each reading drill is a small doorway. You’ll find more than phonics:
spelling patterns, grammar tips, writing practice, affirmations, and stories tied to real life.
So take a look inside. Use what helps. Let the rest wait for another day.
You’ve landed in a safe place for learning.
What each lesson includes:
• Audio-supported word practice with interactive word match exercises
• A list of read-aloud sentences
• Optional spelling / grammar / writing extensions
• Suggested reading on adult topics (driving, cooking, money, etc.)
• Printable workbooks and guides (optional)
These lessons are built on carefully structured word groupings found in the public domain book The Elementary Spelling Book (1880), Noah Webster L.L.D, originally published by GEORGE AND CHARLES MERRIAM. The original text presents word lists and read-aloud sentences. On this site, those groupings have been adapted into a modern, self-study format with audio support, dynamic interactive exercises, and replaced example sentences.
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