The Synthetic Phonics Sequence – Letters and Sounds

The Get Reading Right program follows a synthetic phonics teaching sequence which will take between two to three years to complete. But this it not written in stone; some schools might finish much quicker, some much slower. Remember, it is not how fast you teach the program that is important, but how well your children learn!

There are three parts to the Get Reading Right program, taking children systematically through the 44 phonemes; the Basic, Advanced Code and Complete the Code.

Part 1 – Basic Code
Unit	Target Sounds	Camera Words
1	s a t p i n m d	the, go, to, I, no, he
2	g o c k ck e u r	she, be, we, was, me, my
3	h b f ff l ll ss	you, are, her, said, all, so
4	j v w x y z zz qu	have, little, some, come, were, there
5	VCC / CCVC / CVCC	school, when, one, out, do, what
6	sh ch th ng	oh, Mr., Mrs, their, people, look

Part 2 – Advanced Code
Unit	Target Sounds and Spelling Choices	Camera Words
1	ee ea y e	looked, called, asked, water, where, who
2	i igh y ie i_e	again, thought, any, work, mouse, many
3	o oa ow o_e	laughed, because, different, through, eyes, friends
4	a ai ay a_e	once, please, very, want, our, give
5	oo ew ue u_e	half, house, love, more, saw, two

Part 3 – Complete the Code
Unit	Target Sounds and Spelling Choices
1	r rr wr
2	oi oy
3	ph f ff
4	ow ou
5	c ce s se ss
6	u oo oul
7	ar a
8	ir er ear ur or
9	or au aw al ore
10	air ear are ere
11	j dge ge g
12	ch tch tu
13	sh ci ti
14	s si

Download the Letters and Sounds Scope and Sequence.

Are you new to Synthetic Phonics? Here is a three year implementation guide – catch-up all children K-6.