Today, it’s not uncommon for children to be more proficient at the Internet than their parents are. That’s why the web is the perfect outlet for interactive phonics games. As long as your computer is hooked up to a speaker, these sites will offer free ways for your child to explore the world of reading. Complete with kid-friendly graphics and sounds, these games are sure to be hits.Starfall: The site began in 2002 as a free service to motivate children to read. In 2009 Starfall released the Kindergarten Reading & Language Art Program, which can be purchased by teachers or homeschooling parents. Their website, however, still features all of the classic learning games and activities. Online books feature characters like Zac the Rat and Gus the Duck, while the Art Gallery introduces children to classic artists like Vincent Van Gogh. There is plenty for both parents and children to explore on this site.Between the Lions: This long-running PBS show is a favorite among children for its humorous content and among parents for its skills in teaching reading, pronunciation, and grammar. The online site features several reading-related games. The most directly phonics-related game is Dub Cubs, a musical game in which children practice rhyming words with similar sounding pronunciations.Earobics: Earobics is a reading and literacy company that offers a variety of products for parents, teachers, and students. On their Game Goo website, they offer several free games which can help children learn about the relation between letters and sounds (in other words, the basic idea behind phonics). In Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs, players hear a word and then “capture” the letters necessary to make up that word. In Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash, the basic gameplay is the same, but with space trash in place of bugs. In Paw Park: Sassy Seals, players match words starting with the same phonetic sound.