Getting started with RocketPhonics

Welcome — you're about to hand your child one of the most reliable ways to go from letter sounds to real reading. This guide walks you through the first fifteen minutes: creating your account, adding a child, installing the app on a phone or tablet, and starting Chapter 1.

1. Create your parent account

Head to rocketphonics.com/signup and enter your name, email, and a password. We'll send a verification email the moment you submit — this is part of the COPPA-compliant check that confirms a real parent (not the child) is setting things up. Tap the link in the email and you're in.

If you don't see the email within a minute, check spam. If it's still not there, go back to the signup page, click Resend email and we'll fire off a new one.

2. Add your first child

From the parent portal, open Kids and tap Add a child. You'll enter:

• Their first name — shown on the home screen in the app.
• Age — lets us auto-place them in the right starting chapter. A 4-year-old begins at Chapter 1; a 6-year-old can skip ahead if they already know some letter sounds.
• An avatar — pick from Rob the cat, Champ the dog, Ann, or Jim, or upload a photo. You can change it anytime.

You can add up to two children on the Solo plan, or four children on the Family plan. Need more? Contact support and we'll raise your cap.

3. Install the app

The learning experience lives in the mobile app, not the browser. Open the app store on the device your child will use:

• iPhone or iPad — Download on the App Store (iOS 14 or newer)
• Android — Get it on Google Play (Android 11 or newer)

Sign in with the same email + password you used on the web. Your child profile appears automatically. If you added more than one child, tap their avatar to switch.

4. Start Chapter 1

The first lesson takes about five minutes. It's called "Meet Rob and Champ" — the Patton family is moving, and your child meets the two animal characters who will be their guides for the rest of the adventure.

We strongly recommend sitting beside your child for the first session. Not because they can't do it alone — they can — but because hearing you echo the letter sounds doubles the learning speed. After the first lesson, you can step back and let them play solo.

5. Check progress from the parent portal

Back on the web, the parent portal shows:

• Total reading minutes this week across all your kids.
• Chapters completed per child.
• Activity streak so you know if they've been consistent.
• Recent alerts when a child gets stuck or masters something new.

You'll also get a weekly digest email with the same summary, so you don't have to log in to stay in the loop.

What's next

• Add another child
• Pick a subscription plan
• Troubleshoot a device issue

Still stuck? Send us a message — real humans, 48-hour response.