Funnix is a small-step, carefully sequenced web-based reading program designed to teach your child to read—and to enjoy reading—as efficiently as possible. Funnix teaches all the skills necessary for children to become successful readers: decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Upon completing the 220 Funnix lessons, children will have command of a vocabulary of about 2000 words, including multisyllabic and irregular words. Children who master Funnix also have the skills to decode thousands of words that aren’t introduced in the program.

Funnix can be used by parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, student mentors, and adult volunteers. Funnix requires only that a literate person sit with the child during each lesson and provide positive feedback. This person controls the mouse, ensures the child responds to the tasks presented by the built-in narrator, and decides whether to repeat tasks, review exercises, or continue in the program.

Students in the Direct Instruction program Horizons may easily be transitioned into the appropriate level of Funnix.