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The Complete Class Kit
Everything arrives together in one box - the Secret Stories® Book - Educators Guide and the full classroom poster set in your chosen colorway. Pull it out, hang it up, and you're teaching tomorrow.
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What's Included
📘 Just updated: now shipping with the new 2026 Edition of the Secret Stories® book.
Both kits include tap any item for details
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Secret Stories® Book - Educators Guide New 2026 Edition
The complete Secrets with all their visuals, the how and when to teach each one, and audio access to the Musical Brain Teasers™. The core of every kit - now the updated 2026 Edition.
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Classroom Posters (your colorway, 12.5" x 12.5") Core
Full-size posters in your colorway. Hang them once and kids reference them all year, mid-word, in the moment they need them.
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Music Downloads Included
The Musical Brain Teasers™, including the Better Alphabet Song™. Most classes learn every letter sound in about two weeks with it.
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Quick Start Guide Included
A one-page plan for your first two weeks. Out of the box to teaching the same day, no training required.
Your FREE Value Pack Upgrade Adds
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Premium Support FREE
Priority email support from the Secret Stories team for setup and teaching questions, whenever you need it.
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10+ Hours of Bonus Phonics Videos FREE
$199 valueKatie Garner PD sessions and real classroom footage showing exactly how teachers use the Secrets day to day.
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Secret Stories® App (21-day free trial) FREE then $19.99/4wks
Every Secret, song, and video in your pocket. 21 days free, then $19.99 every 4 weeks. Cancel anytime.
Pairs with what you're already using
- Heggerty
- UFLI
- Orton-Gillingham
- Wonders
- CKLA
- Fundations
- + any adoption
Layers on top of any phonics program. No curriculum overhaul required.
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Everything you need to accelerate phonics mastery and turn every child into a confident reader and writer.
📖 What is the Secret Stories® Book - Educators Guide?
The Secret Stories® Book - Educators Guide is the core of every kit. It contains the complete stories with all the sound defaults needed to teach them, instructions on how, why, when, and where to use them, every Secret's text and visuals, audio access to the Musical Brain Teasers™ (including the Better Alphabet Song™), and a small business-card size set of colored visuals. There is only one Secret Stories® book, and every kit and bundle includes it.
- Students using Secret Stories outperform 95% of their peers
- Layers on top of any existing program (UFLI, Heggerty, Orton-Gillingham, Wonders, CKLA, Fundations, and more) - no overhaul, no retraining
- Pull it out of the box, hang it on the wall, and you're teaching today - zero prep, zero training
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📘 What’s New in the 2026 Edition
- Data-driven Science of Reading resource
- Updated terminology and instructional guidance aligned with current literacy research and best practices
- New etymology and “Good to Know” notes on select Secrets that deepen teacher understanding
- “Word Jail” is now the Mystery Word Club - more positive, more engaging language for kids
- An expanded section on how the brain learns to read and the science behind the approach
- A cleaner layout that is easier to follow and apply in the classroom
Same Secrets, same cover, same classroom magic - refined with everything we have learned.
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No - it's a phonics supplement. It layers on top of whatever curriculum you're already using (Heggerty, UFLI, Orton-Gillingham, Wonders, CKLA, Fundations, your district adoption - anything).
Most teachers report visible shifts in confidence and decoding within 2-3 weeks. Measurable fluency gains typically appear by week 6-8. Average results: 1.5-2+ grade levels of growth.
No. The Quick Start Guide gets teachers or parents using right away. Free PD videos are included if you want them, but nothing is required. No scripts, no extra prep.
Phyllis
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· Kindergarten Teacher · NY
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"WOW! What a difference this made in only 2 short weeks! My students can't start their day without learning a new 'secret' and singing the letter run songs."
The Phonics Supplement
Secret Stories® isn't a curriculum, it's a phonics supplement
It layers on top of whatever phonics program your school or home is already using, Heggerty, UFLI, Orton-Gillingham, your district adoption, anything. Start with the Kit + Workbook combo, then build out from there.
Secret Stories® Class Kit overview for teachers & educators
ESSA STRONG
EVIDENCE-BASED
EVIDENCE-BASED
1.5-2+
GRADE LEVEL READING
GAINS
GAINS
100K+
EDUCATORS & DISTRICTS
6x
CORE CURRICULUM IMPACT
What's Inside the Class Kit
Everything you need to build a complete classroom phonics wall - the book that teaches the "secrets" and the posters that bring them to life.
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The Secret Stories® Book - Educators Guide
The root of it all. This is where the phonics "secrets" live - brain-based stories that explain why letters make their sounds. Every poster on your wall traces back to a story in this book. Includes audio access to the Musical Brain Teasers™, including the Better Alphabet Song™.
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Classroom Posters in Your Colorway
The full phonics poster set, printed in your chosen color scheme. Hang them on your wall and they become the anchor for every phonics lesson all year long. Available in Decorative Bright, Cool Pastel, Warm Neutral, and Tropical Sunset.
Districts & States Trust Us
Adopted by school districts + recognized at the federal level
Approved for Title I, II, and IV federal funding. ESSA Strong evidence rating verified by independent peer review.
Palm Beach County · FL
NYC DOE · New York
Featured district adopter
100K+
Educators & Districts Nationwide
ESSA Strong · Tier 1 Evidence
Verified by LXD Research · the highest evidence rating defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act
Real teachers. Real classrooms. Real results.
Average results 1.5–2+ grade levels of reading growth using Secret Stories®
Names, grades, and tenure verified. Real teachers sharing measurable results from their own classrooms.
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Came in well below grade level. By spring, all but 2 are readers.
"The 2 who aren't will qualify for services, but that's 2, not 16."
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Courtney M.
Kindergarten · Pre-K/K classroom
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Kindergarteners hit Florida FAST Level 4 or 5 by December.
"Every single student showed significant growth from August. I didn't believe it would work this fast."
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Irene
Kindergarten · Florida FAST scores
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Title I intervention students reading at or above grade level by spring.
"Last year it was 11. The only variable was Secret Stories®."
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Mr. Donovan
Title I Intervention · Multiple grades
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Mrs. Reyes
Kindergarten Teacher
"My kids don't just learn the stories, they USE them. A student hit a tricky word yesterday and said 'Oh! That's Mommy E!' without me prompting. That never happened with our old phonics program."
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Tara K.
1st Grade · UFLI user
"It's not another program to learn. I teach my UFLI lesson, and Secret Stories® makes it stick. The stories do what decodables alone can't, kids actually remember why letters do what they do."
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Andrea
1st – 2nd Grade
"I had every phonics rule taped to my wall. Kids walked right past them. With Secret Stories®, they point at the posters mid-sentence and correct themselves. The stories make the rules real."
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Micki
1st Grade · 24 years teaching
"I've been teaching 24 years. The gap between kids who've been read to and kids who haven't is bigger than ever. Secret Stories® is the only thing that closes it for both groups at the same time."
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Homeschool Mom
Parent · Pre-K homeschool
"My 6-year-old went from refusing to read to begging for 'one more secret' before bed. He corrects words on cereal boxes now. Worth every penny for our family."
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Jenna L.
1st Grade · Bought out of pocket
"Bought it with my own money. Within two months my principal asked what I was doing differently. She ordered it for the whole grade level. That never happens."
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Coach Adriana
Reading Specialist · 15 yrs
"I've used 11 phonics programs in 15 years. This is in the top 2, and it's the only one kids actually beg to do."
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Kerri
Kindergarten
"I turn all the posters face-down on day one. When we find a Secret in our reading, the kids yell 'THERE'S A SECRET!' and we flip it over together. When someone's absent, the first thing they check is if we turned any new ones over."
Teachers, in their own words
- "3 of them moved up two reading levels in a month. I was skeptical. I am not anymore."
- "The only phonics tool my ELL students actually remember."
- "I've never had a parent email me about phonics before. Three did this year asking what we're doing differently."
- "Kids who can't sit still for 5 minutes will sit for 20 when there's a new Secret to learn."
Results You Can See, Not Just Hear About
Real classrooms, real growth, year after year. Watch teachers share their results.
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"What a difference in only 2 short weeks."
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"Closed the phonics gap for my Tier 3 group."
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"The most useful and interactive posters I have."
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"11 students at grade level last year. 34 this year."
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The Phonics Supplement
Secret Stories® isn't a curriculum, it's a phonics supplement
It layers on top of whatever phonics program your school or home is already using, Heggerty, UFLI, Orton-Gillingham, your district adoption, anything. Start with a Kit, then build out from there.
Highly recommended, layer these on
Secret Stories® App
iOS & Android
Mobile companion for at-home practice and on-the-go review. Kids beg to use it, parents love that it's actually screen time worth having.
Phonics Flashcards
Every Secret pattern
Printed cards for spaced review and small-group rotations. The single most-used companion piece to our Class Kits.
Great add-ons, when you're ready
Better Alphabet Cards™
1 deck per classroom
Whole-class alphabet deck for daily warm-ups and shared instruction. Works alongside the phonics flashcards.
Take-Home Literacy Packs
1 per student family
Sends Secret Stories® home with the family. Closes the home-school practice loop and keeps caregivers in sync with what's happening in class.
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Recommended Start
Class Kit (Foundation)
Start with the Class Kit, the supplement layer that drops on top of whatever phonics program your school uses. Then add the Workbook, App, and Flashcards as you ramp up.
Highly recommended next
- Student Workbook (1 per student)
- Secret Stories® App for at-home practice
- Phonics Flashcards for small-group rotations
The Research
The science behind why Secret Stories® works
Secret Stories® was built on 25+ years of cognitive science research into how the brain learns to read, bridging phonemic awareness, decoding, and meaning-making through narrative.
What does ESSA Strong mean?
The Every Student Succeeds Act's highest evidence rating
ESSA defines four tiers of evidence. "Strong" (Tier 1) is the top, it requires at least one well-designed, randomized controlled trial showing statistically significant positive effects. Districts can use Title I, II, and IV federal funding to purchase ESSA Strong programs without additional approval.
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PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES
Across K-5 classrooms, ELL populations, and Tier 3 interventions.
1.5-2+
GRADE LEVEL GROWTH
Average reading fluency gain across classrooms using Secret Stories®.
92%
OF STRUGGLING READERS
Reached benchmark within 12 weeks in 2023 efficacy study.
6×
THE IMPACT OF CORE CURRICULUM
Effect size on phonics mastery vs. district-adopted basal alone.
EFFECT SIZE → HIGHER IS BETTER
SOURCE: EVIDENCEFORESSA.ORG
Avg. of 100 most-researched programs
McGraw-Hill · Wilson · Scholastic · F&P…
.24
+ Explicit phonics added
Core curriculum with phonics layered in
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+ Secret Stories®
1.62
★ 6x THE AVERAGE
ESSA TIER 1
.24 ES · industry average
.41 ES · + explicit phonics
1.62 ES · + Secret Stories®
Implementation
From box to breakthrough in under 8 weeks
Designed to slot into your existing literacy block, no curriculum overhaul required.
Day 1
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Hang the posters, start tomorrow
No training needed. Open the box, hang the posters on your wall, and flip to page 1 of the book. The Quick Start Guide gets you running in 5 steps.
10 min setup
Week 1-2
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Introduce the first Secrets
Share the first stories from the book as Secrets come up in your reading, then point to the matching poster on the wall. No scripts, no lesson plans to follow. Students start spotting the Secrets in everyday text within days.
15 min/day
Week 3-6
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Build the wall, build the readers
Reveal new poster Secrets as they surface in daily reading and writing. Students begin self-correcting on their own, referencing the wall without prompting.
15 min/day
Week 7+
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Full wall, full confidence
Every Secret is up. Students decode unfamiliar words by connecting them to the stories on the wall, no teacher-led drills required. Most teachers see measurable fluency gains by week 8.
Ongoing
Quick Start Guide
5-step setup. Read it in 10 minutes.
Free Resources
Downloadable resources, printables, and implementation guides to support your classroom.
Facebook community
175K+ teachers in our private group sharing lessons daily.
PD Videos
10+ hours of free bonus phonics videos. Additional PDs sold separately.
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How Secret Stories® Outperforms Traditional Phonics
Secret Stories®
Other Programs
Backed by 27 peer-reviewed studies
ESSA Strong evidence rating
Designed for both teachers AND parents
Works without scripted lessons or training
Engages students through storytelling
Teaches WHY letters make their sounds
Used in 100,000+ classrooms
Frequently Asked Questions
No, and that is the point. Secret Stories® is a phonics supplement, not a curriculum or program. It is designed to layer on top of whatever phonics program you are already using, Heggerty, UFLI, Orton-Gillingham, your district adoption, anything. Most teachers see lift in 2 to 3 weeks when they slot it into their existing literacy block.
Most teachers report visible shifts in confidence and decoding within 2-3 weeks. Measurable fluency gains typically appear by week 6-8.
Yes. It is specifically designed to layer on top of decodables, basal readers, and structured literacy programs without conflicting with their scope and sequence.
Level coverage applies to the whole Secret Stories® method, the book and the kits together. It is ideal for K-2 first-time learners and for any 3rd-5th grader still struggling with tricky phonics patterns.
Absolutely, the storytelling approach gives ELLs a meaningful framework to remember sounds rather than memorizing rules in a second language.
No. The Quick Start Guide gets teachers or parents using right away. We also include free professional development videos for those who want them.
Because each kit contains printed materials, all sales are final, but you can preview every section in our flip-through video and sample pages above. We have also been around 25+ years and our 4.9★ rating from 9,000+ reviews speaks for itself.
For Schools & Districts
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Download the Vendor Pack. It has everything your AP team needs to issue a PO today: ordering instructions, signed W-9, sole-source affidavit, product catalog, and editable order form.
- POs accepted from U.S. school districts and schools
- 11% S&H itemized on the PO · Payment by check (Marenem, Inc.)
- Email POs to support@thesecretstories.com
- Invoices mailed within 5 business days
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✓ ESSA Strong Tier 1
✓ Title I / II / IV funding eligible
✓ EIN 66-1097428
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Add the matching flashcards?
Phonics flashcards in the colorway that matches your Class Kit. Same Secrets, pocket-chart ready.
8 out of 10 kit buyers add flashcards.
Add student workbooks?
Level 1 workbooks give every student daily guided practice with the Secrets. Bulk pricing built in.
Add Individual Teacher PD + Certificate?
The 5.5 hour Secret Stories® professional development workshop, taught by creator Katie Garner. Watch on your schedule.
- ✓ 5.5 hours of on-demand phonics PD
- ✓ Certificate of Hours for your PD record
- ✓ Individual teacher license: one login, tied to your order email
- ✓ Eligible for Title IIA and district PD budget dollars
Training a whole team? Request a district quote for multi-seat pricing.
Sold alone for $200.00. Kit buyers get it for $100.00.
Try the Secret Stories® App free?
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21-day free trial, then $19.99/mo. Cancel anytime.
- ✓ Every Secret, song, and video in your pocket
- ✓ Works alongside your new Class Kit from day one
- ✓ Nothing billed today. Reminder before the trial ends
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