The Six Steps
Reading It Yourself · for the grown-up
DIRECTIONS:
Start at the step their phonics is on, not their age.
1
Three Letters
One sound for each letter, all the way through.
Taught by english-05-kinder 12 · 118 words readable by the end of it
2
Two Letters, One Sound
sh, ch, th, ck, ng — two letters that make one sound between them.
Taught by english-06-grade1 10 · 173 words readable by the end of it
3
Two Letters, Two Sounds
st, tr, fl, sp, cl, gr, dr, sn, sw, pl — both letters still say their own sound.
Taught by english-06-grade1 11 · 246 words readable by the end of it
4
The e That Says Nothing
An e on the end. It says nothing itself, and it makes the vowel say its name.
Taught by english-06-grade1 12 · 313 words readable by the end of it
5
Two Vowels Walking
ai, ay, ea, ee, oa, ow, oo — two vowels together, and one sound out of them.
Taught by english-06-grade1 13 · 383 words readable by the end of it
6
The r That Eats the Vowel
ar, or, er, ir, ur — the r changes the vowel and you cannot hear it on its own.
Taught by english-07-grade2 spelling patterns · 447 words readable by the end of it
The list only grows.
Each step uses only words taught by then. The build checks all 488 words.