In russian there is as much different systems available as it is in English. Pick the system that is closer to your heart.

1. Doman whole word approach
   

   • Brief Summary
   • Introductory Words/Phrases/Sentences files
   • Books in Russian (PowerPoint Presentations)

2. Traditional Alphabet-Bukvar' approach.
   

   • Zoo-Alphabet Book for printing it out and making a mini-book (see tips on printing mini-books )
   • My Alphabet for printing it out and making it a mini-book (see tips on printing mini-books )
   • Азбука 1-2: Poems for every letter of Russian alphabet, read by male and female voices. Sensire thanks to its authors. Авторы: Дружинини М.В., Новикова И., Журавлева О., Кротов В.

3. Glenn Doman's method: in brief and jump-start your program
4. Zayzcev's cubes - Кубики Зайцева
5. Elena Danilova's system and toys
6. Syllable Combinations: interactive ppt, some with sounds
   • Combination 1: от - кот, рот, крот
   • Combination 2: ом - дом, сом, гном
   • Combination 3: сы - усы, часы, бусы
   • Combination 4: ма - мама, рама, лама
7. Syllables:
   • Slogi Ma: ма, мо, му, ме, мё, ми, мы, мэ, мю, мя; слова и предложения с этими слогами.
   • Slogi s O (от Б до Н): бо, во, го... мо, но; слова и предложения с этими слогами.
   • Slogi s O (от П до Щ): по, ро, то... шо, що; слова и предложения с этими слогами.

Interestingly enough, it is not as difficult to teach the kids to read, as it is to preserve the language for years to come. Sometime around schoolyears, most of the native Russian speaker's kids completely abandon any attempts to speak Russian and switch completely to English. What can you do to preserve the language?