Mr T

Phonics Staircase

PHASE 2

UK: Year 1

AUS: Prep

USA: Kindergarten and part of Year 1

Phase 2.1

a t s p m

Phase 2.2

i o d n g

Phase 2.3

e u r c k
ck

Phase 2.4

b l ll ss h
j f ff

PHASE 3

UK: Year 2

AUS: Year 1

USA: Year 1

Phase 3.1

w v x y z

Phase 3.2

q sh ch zz

Phase 3.3

th ng oo (wood) oo (boot)

Phase 3.4

tt bb rr dd mm
nn pp

Phase 3.5

ar (car) er (her) ir (girl) or (fork) ur (curl)

Phase 3.6

ai (pain) ee (week) oa (boat) oi (coin) ow (cow)

Phase 3.7

air (fair) ear (dear) igh (night) ure

Phase 3.8

All Letter Names and Sounds

PHASE 4

UK: ???

AUS: Year 1

USA: ???

Consonant Blends: bl-, br-, cr-, cl-, dr-, fr-, fl-,

Consonant Blends: gr-, gl-, pr-, pl-, tr-, tw-,

Consonant Blends: sc-, sp-, sl-, st-, sk-, sw-, sn-, sm-

Consonant Blends: -sk, -st, -sb*, -sp, -mp, -nd, -nk, -nt, -pt, -wn, -wl, -ct, -ft

Consonant Blends: -lf, -lb, -lp, -lk, , -xt, -rc, -rk, -rt,-rm -rn, -rd, -rb, -rf, -rp, -rs

PHASE 5

UK: Year 1

AUS: Prep

USA: Kindergarten and part of Year 1

Phase 5.1

a_e i_e u_e ay (day) ey (key)

Phase 5.2

ea (leaf) ie (tie) oe (toe) o_e ue (blue)

Phase 5.3

ew (new) ou (out) oy (boy) ir (girl) ph
wh

Phase 5.4

au (Paul) aw (paw) e_e (these) v+e

Phase 5.5

-nce (once) -nse (sense) -ste (taste) /zh/ schwa

Phase 5.6

bow/bow read/read wind/wind

Phase 5.7

read/reed bye/by/buy ph/f/ff

Phase 5.8

hard c hard g gg/gg cc/cc common /s/

Phase 5.9

silent c silent g silent b silent p silent l

Phase 5.9

silent k silent w silent h silent n silent t

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