Phonics is the art of teaching a child how to sound out words, spell words, and comprehend words using sounds, games, and various other techniques. Phonics programs were developed as an advanced way to teach your child to read in the easiest and most fun way. There are many phonics training programs out there today and many have become better over the years. When the first program came out it was truly an exciting way to learn. Over the past 20 years or more these programs have become better thanks to feedback from parents who use them and their kids. They will continue to become even better as new technologies are being discovered.