This is the Spelfabet Workbook 5 version 3 teaching sequence, both for the parent/aide (print up to 5 copies) and teacher clinician (print up to 30 copies) editions. Reading practice for this teaching sequence can be found in the Dandelion Readers Extended Phonic Code Level 2 books (for ages ~5-8), and the Moon Dogs Set 3 books (for ages ~8-14). Australian suppliers are here.
Sounds/spellings introduced/revised | High frequency words (tricky bits are in bold) |
Revising ai as in rain, introducing ay as in say | away, always, day, Friday, holiday, Monday, play, Saturday, stay, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, way, Wednesday, yesterday |
Revising ee as in see, introducing ea as in sea | beach, each, eat, ice-cream, mean, read, real, sea, tea, teach, team |
Introducing oa as in boat and ow as in grow | know, show, yellow |
Revising ur as in turn, introducing ir as in bird | bird, birthday, first, girl, word, world, work |
Revising e as in bed and ea as in bread | again, against, any, friend, many |
Revising ow as in cow, introducing ou as in out | about, around, colour, drought, favourite, found, ground, house, mouse, our, out, outside, playground |
Revising oo as in food, introducing ue as in blue | blue, movie, today, together |
Revising igh as in night and i as in find | |
Revising oo as in look, introducing oul as in could | could, football, put, should, wolf, would |
Introducing aw as in saw and or as in for (the same sound in Aust/UK accent, but not US) | also, ball, before, call, more, saw, talk, walk, water |
Revising oi as in coin, introducing oy as in boy | boy, toy |
Revising ar as in car, introducing a as in last (the same sound in Aust/southern UK accent, but not US) | ask, basketball, can’t, class, fast, last |
Revising air as in hair, introducing are as in care | |
Revising ear as in ear as in dear, introducing eer as in deer | here, weird |