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Lire et écrire
comme on respire

This book, revisiting from the beginning all the essential foundations of French needed to master it, offers a simple, visual, and natural method for learning to read and write without stress.​

 

Through images, gestures, and an intuitive progression, children (from the age of 3) as well as adults rediscover the pleasure of learning and understanding.​

 

A book that transforms reading and writing into something as natural as breathing.

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A three-book series:

  • Alphabet & Beginner level

  • Intermediate level

  • Advanced level

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A complete 355-page method

Content :

  • Alphabet

  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels

  • Coloring pages

  • Letters & sounds

  • Simple syllables

 

 

  • Grapheme–phoneme correspondences

  • Lists of phonetically simple words

  • Phonetically simple sentences

 

 

  • More complex sentences

  • Hidden words

  • Crossword puzzles

  • Exercises

  • Punctuation

  • Grammar

  • Spelling

  • Conjugation

  • Dictations

  • Answer key

Who is this book for?

Kids in Slide

For little ones

discovering letters

The “Alphabet” section of this book is designed for children aged around 3 to 6, with a simple goal: to recognize letters, name them, and associate them with a gesture, a shape, and a visual memory.

They color, trace, observe, and handle. They become familiar with the shapes of letters as one would gently tame a soft animal - slowly, joyfully, with a touch of magic.

This section does not require reading skills; it prepares the ground, it plants the seeds. Each letter becomes a friend, each page a sensory playground that builds confidence for what comes next.

Children's Race

For children already finding their way in reading

Level 2 (Intermediate) is designed for children who are already well into reading. They are no longer beginners: simple letters, “transparent” sounds, and easy syllables are now part of their familiar landscape. They are ready to open a new door—one where the French language begins to play with its masks, its mysteries, and its shifting sounds.

Here, the child encounters complex sounds: combinations of letters that, when placed side by side, suddenly decide to change their voice. This is where those well-known sounds appear—the ones nothing seems to predict at first glance: an, on, in, oi, eu… and all their companions, which may confuse at first before becoming new points of reference.

A child may be surprised (and rightly so) that an “a” and an “n” placed together no longer sound like /an/ (as in Level 1), but /ã/.

This book gently guides them through this moment of wonder, step by step, with carefully chosen words so that the challenge remains exciting rather than overwhelming. The sentences grow longer, the spellings more subtle, yet nothing becomes too heavy—just enough to strengthen the ear and sharpen the mind.

Young Teacher

For teachers looking for new resources

For teachers, speech therapists, educators, and support professionals who wish to enrich their teaching tools with a lively method, grounded in observation, imagery, and the pleasure of learning.

Family

For parents, whether they homeschool or not

For parents who homeschool or are simply looking for a concrete and joyful approach to support their children after school, this book becomes a valuable, clear, and reassuring guide - easy to use in everyday life.

Studying

In summary

The progression in this book has been carefully designed so that everyone - children, teenagers, and adults - can move forward at their own pace: first sounds, then words, then structures.

The approach goes straight to the essentials, with clarity and simplicity, without unnecessary technical terms, so that the ear, the eye, and understanding can grow together.

Drawing in Kitchen

For children

getting familiar with words

Level 1 (Beginner) is designed for children who are just starting to read. They have already encountered letters, made them their allies, and are now ready to enter the world of sounds.

This first level is based on simple phonetic reading: no complex combinations, no spelling traps. Words are read exactly as they are written.

This creates an immediate sense of achievement: the child “decodes” without unnecessary effort, feels capable, and moves forward with confidence.

This level lays the foundations: reading transparent syllables, short words, then slightly longer ones, and finally full sentences -always phonetically simple.

It is a small laboratory of success, where each sound connects to a letter, and each letter finds its voice again.

Teenagers

For teens and adults

Level 3 (Advanced) is designed for experienced learners who are ready to bring clarity and structure to the inner mechanics of the French language.

This final level opens the doors to grammar and conjugation.

 

Here, we explore agreements, tenses, rules, and exceptions - all the tools needed to use French with precision, elegance, and confidence.

Young Author

For self-taught learners and non-French speakers

This book was designed for those (of all ages) who move forward on their own, guided by their own desire to understand. A language can feel intimidating with its rules, its twists and turns, its unfamiliar sounds; yet, page after page, it becomes a familiar companion when approached with method and gentleness.

Self-taught learners and long-time seekers will find a clear guiding thread: each concept is explained simply, illustrated with precision, and placed within a coherent learning path.

Non-French speakers will discover a safe space in which to gradually come to grips with the mysteries of the French language.

Browsing Books

For those who wish

to fill in their gaps

For those (students or adults) who have never felt entirely at ease with reading or writing, or who sense that certain foundations still elude them - and who wish to fill in their gaps, strengthen what they have already learned, or simply excel in their studies - this book offers a kind and judgment-free path to regaining confidence, away from the pressures of a school setting.

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