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Phonics

自然拼读

Connect letters, sounds and spelling, progressing from sound awareness to independent decoding.

Course level
All Levels
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Estimated lessons
20 lessons
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About the course & who it suits

Connect letters, sounds and spelling, progressing from sound awareness to independent decoding.

Who it suits

  • Learners starting or strengthening systematic English study.
  • Those who benefit from speaking, reading and guided practice.

Before you start

  • Share your learning experience and goals with us.
  • A teacher can help suggest a suitable starting point.
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Learning outcomes

Recognise common letter sounds and patterns

Practise this skill through guided activities, useful tasks and feedback.

Blend and segment foundational phonemes

Practise this skill through guided activities, useful tasks and feedback.

Read age-appropriate decodable words and sentences

Practise this skill through guided activities, useful tasks and feedback.

Course outline

5 stages · 20 units

Select a stage to explore its units. The learning plan can be adapted to your starting level.

Initial sounds and short vowels Units 01–04Initial sounds and short vowels: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Initial sounds and short vowels — Understand the messageInitial sounds and short vowels: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Initial sounds and short vowels — Notice useful languageInitial sounds and short vowels: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Initial sounds and short vowels — Apply in contextInitial sounds and short vowels: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Initial sounds and short vowels — Integrate and reflectInitial sounds and short vowels: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Digraphs and blends Units 05–08Digraphs and blends: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Digraphs and blends — Understand the messageDigraphs and blends: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Digraphs and blends — Notice useful languageDigraphs and blends: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Digraphs and blends — Apply in contextDigraphs and blends: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Digraphs and blends — Integrate and reflectDigraphs and blends: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Long-vowel spellings Units 09–12Long-vowel spellings: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Long-vowel spellings — Understand the messageLong-vowel spellings: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Long-vowel spellings — Notice useful languageLong-vowel spellings: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Long-vowel spellings — Apply in contextLong-vowel spellings: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Long-vowel spellings — Integrate and reflectLong-vowel spellings: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Endings and syllables Units 13–16Endings and syllables: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Endings and syllables — Understand the messageEndings and syllables: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Endings and syllables — Notice useful languageEndings and syllables: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Endings and syllables — Apply in contextEndings and syllables: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Endings and syllables — Integrate and reflectEndings and syllables: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Connected reading and checking Units 17–20Connected reading and checking: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Connected reading and checking — Understand the messageConnected reading and checking: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Connected reading and checking — Notice useful languageConnected reading and checking: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Connected reading and checking — Apply in contextConnected reading and checking: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Connected reading and checking — Integrate and reflectConnected reading and checking: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.

Materials & lessons

Optional licensed materials: Oxford Phonics World or Jolly Phonics Student Books, with level-appropriate decodable readers.

How a lesson works

  1. Warm-up

    Review familiar language and introduce the lesson topic.

  2. Guided practice

    Explore new language with clear models and practice.

  3. Read & express

    Use the language in a text, conversation or practical task.

  4. Feedback

    Review progress and identify the next practice focus.

Your teacher adjusts the lesson pace to your progress.

Teachers (1)

Alli Hill

FAQs

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Will everyone progress at the same pace?

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