In Phase two, letters and their sounds are introduced one at a time. Letter sets are taught one set per week.

Set 1 – s, a, t, p
Set 2 – i, n, m, d
Set 3 – g, o, c, k
Set 4 – ck, e, u, r
Set 5 – h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss

The purpose of this phase is to teach at least 19 letters, and move children on from oral blending and segmentation to blending and segmenting with letters. By the end of the phase, many children should be able to read some VC and CVC words and to spell them either using magnetic letters or by writing the letters on paper or on whiteboards. Continue reading →