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Phonics Hero is available in two orders of sounds: Letters & Sounds and Playing with Sounds. When you first log in to Phonics Hero, you will be able to choose the order of sounds to suit your lesson.

If you are unsure which to use, we recommend choosing ‘Playing with Sounds’.

Orders of Sounds

Part 1
Level Letters and Sounds Playing with Sounds
Use alongside:
  • Letters and Sounds
  • Phonics Bug
  • Floppy Phonics

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  • Get Reading Right
  • Read Write Inc.

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    1 Phase 2:

    A) s, a, t, p

    B) i, n, m, d    		 s, m, c, t, g, p, a, o
    2 A) g, o, c, k
    B) ck, e, u, r    		 r, l, d, b, f, h, i, u
    3 A) h, b, f, l
    B) ff, ll, ss    		 v, w, y, z, j, n, k, e
    4 Phase 3:

    A) j, v, w, x
    B) y, z, zz, qu     		ll, ss, ff, zz
    5 A) ch, sh, th, ng
    B) ai, ee, igh, oa     		sh, ch, th, wh
    6 A) oo (zoo), oo (book), ar, or
    B) ur, ow, oi, ear
    C) air, ure, er    		 ck, ng, qu, x
    Part 2
    Level Letters and Sounds Playing with Sounds
    7 Phase 4:

    A) CVCC, CCVC words

    B) Polysyllabic words     		VCC, CCVC, CVCC words
    8 Phase 5: New Graphemes for Reading:

    A) ay, ou, ie, ea

    B) oy, ir, ue, aw

    C) wh, ph, ew, oe, au

    D) a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e    		 ee, ea, y, e
    9 Phase 5: Alternative Pronunciations:

    A) i (fin vs. find), o (hot vs. cold),
    c (cat vs. cent), g (got vs. giant)

    B) u (but vs. put), ow (cow vs. blow),
    ie (tie vs. field), ea (eat vs. bread)

    C) er (farmer vs. her), a (hat vs. what),
    y (yes vs. by vs. very), ch (chin vs. school),
    ou (out
    vs. shoulder vs. could vs. you)

    		 i, igh, y, ie, i_e
    10 Phase 5: Alternative Spellings:

    A) ch, tu, tch

    B) f, ff, ph    		 o, oa, ow, o_e
    11 A) j, dge, ge, g

    B) r, rr, wr    		 a, ai, ay, a_e
    12 s, c, ce, ss, se oo, ew, ue, u_e
    Part 3
    Level Letters and Sounds Playing with Sounds
    13 sh, ci, ti r, rr, wr
    14 ai, a, ay, a_e oi, oy
    15 ee, ea, y, e ph, f, ff
    16 igh, i, y, ie, i_e ow, ou
    17 oa, o, ow, o_e c, ce, s, se, ss
    18 oo, ew, ue, u_e u, oo, oul
    19 u, oo, oul ar, a
    20 ar, a ir, er, ear, ur, or
    21 or, au, aw, al, ore or, au, aw, al, ore
    22 or, ir, er, ear, ur air, ear, are, ere
    23 ow, ou j, dge, ge, g
    24 oi, oy ch, tch, tu
    25 air, ear, are, ere sh, ci, ti
    26 s, si (zh) s, si (zh)

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