Beginning in October: Lunch and learn will consist of children having lunch with their friends and then “Hooked on Phonics”. Hooked on Phonics Hooked on Phonics (HOP) is an award-winning educational reading program for children of all ages. The program includes interactive lessons, fun skill building activities, and high interest stories and books that appeal to all kinds of learners. Kids Come First offers HOP as part of our preschool classes or as an “enrichment “program. Parent Testimonials "The Hooked on Phonics program gave my son such confidence - he looked forward to reading to us after each lesson and he is so proud of his reading skills. During his Kindergarten pre-assessment, the teacher was very impressed with his ability to sound out words, and my son thought the reading test was so "EASY"!!! He's already a step ahead for Kindergarten!" . . . . . . J. Pedersen, Mt. Airy, MD “My daughter loved attending her Hooked On Phonics class. She learned to read several sight words as well as word families, such as “at”, “cat”, etc. She was so excited when she could read words from her older sister’s books. Hooked On Phonics has helped prepare her for kindergarten in the fall! I would highly recommend this program to other families.” . . . . . . M. Johnson, Mt Airy, MD. "Imagine my surprise when I heard my son reading out loud on his own! Hooked on Phonics has really been an amazing asset to his education. Not only has it helped him learn to sound out words, it's helped him become more confident in himself. He is well prepared and excited about going to Kindergarten. I highly recommend this program to everyone!" . . . . . . . B. Johnston, Mt. Airy, MD.