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Sounds of English is an interactive phonics programme for young learners to build a solid foundation in
Listening | Speaking | Reading | Spelling

Lessons	Topics	Phonic Focus	Example
1	The Consonants	Foundation level for those students unsure of all the consonants	The alphabet
2	Short Vowels	A,E,I,O,U	(CVC words) cat, hat, jet, pet, dot, got, up, cup
3	Long Vowels	A,E,I,O,U	date, gate, feet, meet, pie, tie
4	Consonant clusters	br, dr, sk, fl, pl, str, spr, thr, phr, leading onto two digraphs 'strength'.	bread, spread, brave, break, brick, drive, skate
5	'I' 'R' 'S' blends	bl-, gl- cr-, tr- sc-, sp-	black, glad, cry, try
6	Consonant Digraphs 1	ch, sh, th, wh, ph	choose, shoes, thing, think, white
7	Consonant Digraphs 2	-ch -ish -th	peach, reach, teach, cherish, parish, health, wealth
8	Final -e	a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, CVCE pattern	dice, mice, date, gate, lied, flute
9	Complex Long Vowel combinations	ai, ew, au, ou	ground, clause, autumn, grew, stew, chew
10	Revision	Long and short vowel	combination
11	Silent letters	Silent b before the t and after m Silent c Silent h	debt, doubt, subtle lamb, climb, comb, crumb, dumb back, pack, pick, sick, science, scene honour, hour, hotel, shepherd, rhyme, rhino
12	Complex vowel spellings	Words with two vowels	tool, June, school, kangaroo
13	Verb endings	-ing, -ed	doing, feeling, seeing, believing pasted, saddened, escaped
14	Early structural analysis	plurals, contractions, compound words
15	Syllabication 1	Learning how to separate words into syllables	Ta/ble, lit/tle, ti/ger, pi/lot, rab/bit, nap/kin
16	Syllabication 2	Learning how to separate words into syllables	ex/plain, main/tain
17	Compound words	Words made of two smaller words	Milk/shake, moon/light, out/doors
18	Homophones	Words that sound the same	made-maid, ate-eight, meet-meat
19	Synonyms	Words that sound the same	made-maid, ate-eight, meet-meat
20	Assessment

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