The Rewarding & Joyful Way to Learn to Read
All the keys for a child’s reading success are found in Funnix—a proven, award-winning, affordable, and (most of all) fun web-based subscription learning program.
Research Validated. Child Approved.
Funnix teaches all the skills necessary for children to learn to read: decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Whether you are a homeschooling parent or a classroom teacher seeking the best reading resources, Funnix is your number-one choice for guiding your K-2 learners.
Research Validated. Child Approved.
Funnix teaches all the skills necessary for children to learn to read: decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Whether you are a homeschooling parent or a classroom teacher seeking the best reading resources, Funnix is your number-one choice for guiding your K-2 learners.
Call us biased, but we’re convinced there’s no greater calling than to inspire children and to ignite their imaginations through the discovery of reading.
Direct Instruction is the way.
Columbia University professor and linguist John McWhorter agrees: His September 2021 essay in the New York Times extolls the virtues of phonics-based reading programs—specifically, the Direct Instruction (DI) programs created and authored by Siegfried “Zig” Engelmann. In his article, McWhorter calls DI the “one tried-and-true way” to educate children of every background.
At Funnix, we draw on that rich fifty-year history in phonics-based DI education: Our co-authors are none other than Zig Engelmann and his son Owen Engelmann. Together, the family duo utilized Zig’s lifetime of academic research to develop and launch Funnix—the most advanced web-based, sequenced reading program available anywhere. Simple to access and easy to implement, Funnix is suited for teachers, tutors, and homeschoolers alike.
Read more about DI in McWhorter’s recent New York Times Op-Ed.
Call us biased but we’re convinced there’s no greater calling than to inspire children, and to ignite their imaginations through the discovery of reading. Direct Instruction is the way.
Columbia University professor and linguist John McWhorter agrees: His September essay in the New York Times extolls the virtues of phonics-based reading programs—specifically, the Direct Instruction (DI) programs created and authored by Siegfried “Zig” Engelmann. In his article, McWhorter calls DI the “one tried-and-true way” to educate children of every background.
At Funnix, we draw on that rich fifty-year history in phonics-based DI education: Our co-authors are none other than Zig Engelmann and his son, Owen Engelmann. Together, the family duo utilized Zig’s lifetime of academic research to develop and launch Funnix—the most advanced web-based, sequenced reading program available anywhere. Simple to access and easy to implement, Funnix is particularly suited to home-based learning in today’s pandemic environment.
Read more about DI in McWhorter’s recent New York Times Op-Ed.
Small-step program:
Teaches phonemic awareness, letters, and sounds, then transitions to reading stories.
Direct Instruction (DI):
An explicit, carefully sequenced teaching model created by Siegfried “Zig” Engelmann.
Web-based learning:
Children achieve mastery through a fun, dynamic, individualized presentation of reading skills.
No matter where your child is in his or her reading journey,
Funnix will help you engage, inspire, and delight their mind.
