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to read successfully the home of trugs teaching reading using games.
Trugs is a systematic synthetic phonics intervention resource, both for professionals in education and for in the home. a group of resources that have been developed support with the progress of reading and spelling. Creating a fun, engaging way to support those with literacy difficulties.
trugs digital editions arriving!
Welcome to "trugs" - Teach Reading Using GameS.
trugs® is a phonics based reading resource for school and home. We are delighted to be rolling out our new digital editions. The 3 main games, including in total over 2000 individual English word now released as individual apps on the Apple App Store.
Currently free to download, more to come.
The trugs Digital Editions bring the card games to iPad and iPhone as three separate apps - Match It, Take It and Get It - each one available on its own. All three draw on the same decks of decodable words and on the trugs reading stages 1-15, carrying a reader from single sounds through to multi-syllable words one small, achievable step at a time. Every word carries optional human audio, so a child can hear it sounded correctly whenever they need to, or turn it off once they no longer do. Play against Trug the robot for a game that is always ready, or hand the device back and forth in two-player mode and read against a tutor, a parent or a friend.
Featured Products
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trugs Check Box 1
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trugs Check Box 2
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trugs Check Box 3
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trugs for Schools Box 1.
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trugs for Schools Box 3
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trugs Pack 1 – for Tutors and Home
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trugs Pack 2 – for Tutors and Home
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trugs Pack 3- for Tutors and Home
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Trugs Pics Bundle
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trugs Stage 0
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trugs Stage 0, Printable PDF, A4, Personal License
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trugs Stages 1 to 5, Printable PDF, A4 Size, Schools License
£75.00 inc. VAT
Trugs for Schools
A structured 15 stage phonics intervention programme for all age students to learn to read by having fun.
- Get it, Match it and Take it card games enable students and children to practise, reinforce and consolidate reading.
- Use it card game develops sentence construction and increases vocabulary knowledge.
- Explanation Card explains what each Stage is and how to teach that stage
Trugs at home
Support your children at home with playing and having fun with card games. supporting all those with literacy differences. creating mastery in learning through fun and decodable games.
- Help your children learn to read by laughing and playing and having fun.
- Card games, Guess it, Match it and Take it at each stage makes reading practise easy and fun
- The Clue card explains what each Stage is.
- That’s all that’s needed because the structure has been put together by a dyslexia specialist
Latest News
A New Era of trugs: Get It, Match It and Take It Arrive as Apps
The three core card games Get It, Match It and Take It are now live as individual apps for iPad and iPhone, and for the first time, the reading practice that used to live in a card box now lives in a pocket.
Introduction to Trugs: A Game-Changer in Phonics Education (2026 Update)
Teaching a child to read can be a daunting task, for parents, for tutors, and even for experienced teachers watching a struggling reader stall on the same three sounds for the third week running. That's exactly the problem trugs (Teach Reading Using GameS) was built...
Reading that sticks. A four-part series, Part 3 of 4
trugs is decoding and reading practice. It is not a dyslexia programme, and it does not do what a structured multisensory programme does.
Reading that sticks. A four-part series; Part 4 of 4
The first three parts made the case: decoding is the engine, the volume of successful practice is what builds it, and trugs supplies that practice alongside the programme doing the teaching. This part is about the doing. How do you find a learner’s starting point, how much practice is enough, and what changes between a classroom, a one-to-one session and the home?
Reading that sticks. A four-part series, Part 2 of 4
Using trugs in your phonics teaching Whichever synthetic phonics programme your school uses, trugs lines up beside it to be used as intervention or enrichment, matched to what a child can already decode. In Part 1 we looked at the staircase every reader climbs, from...
Reading that sticks. A four-part series, Part 1 of 4
Learning to read is the most important thing a child does in their early years at school and for many, it doesn’t happen smoothly. This series is about how reading is taught now, why some readers need much more practice than others to get there, and where trugs fits into the picture.
Introduction to Trugs – A Game-Changer in Phonics Education
Teaching children to read can be a daunting task, but Trugs (Teach Reading Using Games) is transforming the process into a fun, engaging, and highly effective experience. Trugs is a phonics-based reading resource designed to help children improve their reading and...
The Power of Play: How Trugs Transforms Phonics Learning
At the core of every child’s reading journey is the need for engaging, effective learning tools—and that’s where Trugs comes in. Trugs (Teach Reading Using Games) harnesses the power of play to transform phonics learning for children of all ages, making the learning...
Elevate Reading Skills in Education with Trugs: An Evidence-Based Approach
In today's ever-evolving world of education, the importance of evidence-based teaching methods cannot be overstated. As educators, our goal is to provide all students with the tools they need to succeed in their learning journey, regardless of their individual...
Looking Ahead: The Future of Dyslexia Education and Support
The future of dyslexia education and support looks promising, with advancements in understanding, technology, and teaching methods. There is a growing recognition of the need for tailored educational strategies that cater to the individual strengths and challenges of...















