Phonics Skills — phonics · Parent Guide
Five-minute routines and exactly what to say. The full code: correspondences, blending, segmenting, word structures and morphology.
Parent Guide
Five-minute routines and exactly what to say.
36 skills
Each skill opens 8 aspects, from first teaching through to assessment.
Letter-Sound Correspondence
Teach, practise and assess letter-sound correspondence with a full resource set.
Blending
Teach, practise and assess blending with a full resource set.
Segmenting
Teach, practise and assess segmenting with a full resource set.
Decoding
Teach, practise and assess decoding with a full resource set.
Encoding
Teach, practise and assess encoding with a full resource set.
Reading Fluency
Teach, practise and assess reading fluency with a full resource set.
Spelling
Teach, practise and assess spelling with a full resource set.
Word Building
Teach, practise and assess word building with a full resource set.
Word Families
Teach, practise and assess word families with a full resource set.
Onset and Rime
Teach, practise and assess onset and rime with a full resource set.
CVC Words
Teach, practise and assess cvc words with a full resource set.
CVCC Words
Teach, practise and assess cvcc words with a full resource set.
CCVC Words
Teach, practise and assess ccvc words with a full resource set.
CCVCC Words
Teach, practise and assess ccvcc words with a full resource set.
CVCe Words
Teach, practise and assess cvce words with a full resource set.
CVVC Words
Teach, practise and assess cvvc words with a full resource set.
VC Words
Teach, practise and assess vc words with a full resource set.
VCC Words
Teach, practise and assess vcc words with a full resource set.
Consonant Blends
Teach, practise and assess consonant blends with a full resource set.
Initial Blends
Teach, practise and assess initial blends with a full resource set.
Final Blends
Teach, practise and assess final blends with a full resource set.
Digraphs
Teach, practise and assess digraphs with a full resource set.
Trigraphs
Teach, practise and assess trigraphs with a full resource set.
Split Digraphs
Teach, practise and assess split digraphs with a full resource set.
Silent Letters
Teach, practise and assess silent letters with a full resource set.
Magic E
Teach, practise and assess magic e with a full resource set.
Bossy R
Teach, practise and assess bossy r with a full resource set.
R-controlled Vowels
Teach, practise and assess r-controlled vowels with a full resource set.
Diphthongs
Teach, practise and assess diphthongs with a full resource set.
Schwa
Teach, practise and assess schwa with a full resource set.
Prefixes
Teach, practise and assess prefixes with a full resource set.
Suffixes
Teach, practise and assess suffixes with a full resource set.
Root Words
Teach, practise and assess root words with a full resource set.
Compound Words
Teach, practise and assess compound words with a full resource set.
Contractions
Teach, practise and assess contractions with a full resource set.
Plural Rules
Teach, practise and assess plural rules with a full resource set.
Inside every page in this section
The aspect ladder is identical across the section, so learners always know what comes next.
Skill progression
Where this page sits on the nine-step route from meeting the sound to using it in writing.
- Step 1
Learn the Sound
Meet the grapheme and its phoneme.
- Step 2
Hear the Sound
Pick it out of spoken words.
- Step 3
Recognise the Sound
Spot it in print, in any position.
- Step 4
Blend the Sound
Use it inside a whole word.
- Step 5
Read Words
Decode word lists at accuracy.
- Step 6
Read Sentences
Decode and understand a full sentence.
- Step 7
Read Stories
Read a decodable text end to end.
- Step 8
Spell Words
Encode from dictation.
- Step 9
Apply in Writing
Use the pattern in free writing.
Resources for this concept
Every phonics concept projects the same resource set — nothing is authored twice.
Lesson
Teach, model, practise, apply.
Lesson Plan
Minute-by-minute plan with standards.
Worksheet
Print-ready A4 / US Letter.
Interactive Worksheet
Same page, marked in the browser.
Quiz
Ten checks with hints and explanations.
Flashcards
Spaced-repetition sound cards.
Games
Play the skill, not the topic.
Songs
Chant with actions.
Videos
Pure-sound modelling clips.
Reading Practice
Words, sentences and a passage.
Printable Activities
Cut, paste, sort, colour.
Craft Activities
Hands-on and multisensory.
Homework
Ten minutes, no adult prep.
Assessment
Scored check with a report.
Teacher Guide
Sequence, errors, groupings.
Parent Guide
What to say at home.
AI Tutor
Guided session on this exact skill.
Book a Tutor
1:1 reading intervention.
Audience views
The same concept, re-explained for the person in the room.
Student View
Big buttons, one instruction at a time, instant praise.
Teacher View
Sequence, groupings, misconceptions and assessment points.
Parent Guide
Five-minute routines and exactly what to say.
Homeschool Guide
A full weekly schedule you can run solo.
ESL Guide
Sounds that do not exist in the first language, with mouth-shape support.
Tutor View
Thirty-minute session plans with a diagnostic opener.
Special Education
Smaller steps, more repetition, multisensory routines.
Secure these first — this step then takes minutes.
Where this sound goes to work next.
Sounds, letters and families that behave the same way.
The same skill in the rest of the ecosystem.
Frequently asked
- What does Phonics Skills teach?
- Five-minute routines and exactly what to say. The full code: correspondences, blending, segmenting, word structures and morphology. It sits inside phonics skills on the phonics path, so it is taught in a fixed order with the skills before and after it linked from this page.
- Which age or grade is Phonics Skills for?
- Phonics is taught by level, not by age. Preschool through Grade 2 meet this in the normal sequence; Grade 3 intervention, ESL learners and special education use the same page with smaller steps and more repetition.
- What should we do before this?
- The prerequisites are listed on this page: Alphabet Recognition, Letter Formation, Letter Tracing. Secure those first and this step takes minutes rather than weeks.
- What comes next?
- Next skills: CVC blending, -oke family, -un family. Each one reuses the sound taught here inside a longer word or a longer text.
- What resources come with it?
- 18 resource types are generated for every phonics concept — lesson, lesson plan, worksheet, interactive worksheet, quiz, flashcards, games, songs, videos, reading practice, printables, crafts, homework, assessment, teacher guide, parent guide and an AI Tutor session.
- How is progress measured?
- Every concept has a screener and a full assessment with an automatic report, and the progress tracker rolls results up by level, sound and word shape.
Related resources
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