Creating lifelong lovers of learning
Phonics Code is the perfect structured literacy approach for your school or home.
Creating lifelong lovers of learning
Phonics Code is the perfect structured literacy approach for your school or home.
Lessons - first and fast approach
First refers to explicit, structured teaching. Learners benefit when new learning is introduced clearly and directly, rather than being left to infer patterns. Teaching sounds, spellings, and language rules first reduces cognitive overload and removes guesswork. This clarity is crucial for learners who may struggle to automatically detect patterns in print.
Fast does not mean rushed; it means brisk, focused, and frequent. Short, high-impact lessons with rapid review help strengthen neural pathways for reading and spelling. Dyslexic students often need many more repetitions than their peers, and a fast-paced cycle of review → teach → practise → apply supports long-term retention without boredom.
A first and fast approach also supports:
- Automaticity – frequent, quick recall of letter–sound correspondences builds fluency, freeing up working memory for comprehension.
- Confidence and motivation – clear success criteria and rapid wins reduce frustration and anxiety.
- Working memory support – fast retrieval practice helps information move from effortful processing to automatic recall.
- Error correction – immediate feedback prevents misconceptions from becoming embedded.
When combined with multi-sensory strategies (hear it, see it, say it, write it), cumulative progression, and regular assessment, a first and fast approach creates a predictable, safe learning environment. This structure is especially empowering for dyslexic learners, who thrive when teaching is systematic, explicit, and responsive to their learning needs.Develop core reading and spelling skills in a fun and effective way. Lessons introduce the letters and Sounds systematically, along with expert teaching guidance. Lessons are based on an I do, we do, you do methodology, and include animated letter formation. Lessons 1-14 are available below.
Decodable books
The perfect way to apply new knowledge of the letters and sounds. Each letter/sound has its own lesson and each lesson has its own fully decodable book. All books have lists of heart/tricky words, comprehension questions, a sentence for dictation and matching worksheet.
Worksheets
- Worksheets include handwriting practise and letter formation.
- Each worksheet covers one new spelling of a sound or suffix rule.
- Each worksheet has a space for writing a sentence for dictation. The sentences for dictation are included in the lessons and books. Sound boxes (phoneme frames) scaffold the reader and build confidence along with spelling knowledge.
More than just phonics
Teacher guidance and professional learning is embedded within the phonic progression, along with decodable texts, multi-sensory learning tools, and progress monitoring through cumulative digital assessments. All your preparation is taken care of. Phonics is taught directly and in a specific, logical order, starting with basic letter-sound relationships and progressing to more complex patterns. Beyond phonics, the carefully designed daily lessons explicitly teaches:
- Phonological Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken language.
- Morphology: The study of word parts (like prefixes and suffixes) and how they affect meaning.
- Syntax: The rules and structure of sentences.
- Semantics: The meaning of words and sentences.
- Vocabulary: A wide range of words.
- Fluency: The ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression.
- Comprehension: The ability to understand what is read
Phonics Code provides all the necessary resources for children to build a complete understanding of language, not just how to sound out words. While especially effective for struggling readers and those with dyslexia, this comprehensive approach benefits all students by building a robust foundation for reading and writing.
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