Phase 2: Building Phase 2 doubles the learner's sound knowledge and introduces digraphs, long vowels, and sight words. Sentences become longer and more interesting.What to Expect By the end of Phase 2, the learner will know 21 sounds, read words with digraphs and long vowels, and read sentences of 5-7 words.
Sounds Introduced Sound Type As In Lesson o continuous, voiced ox 21 n continuous, voiced pan 23 f continuous, whispered stuff 25 u continuous, voiced under 27 l continuous, voiced pal 29 w continuous, voiced wow 31 g stop, voiced tag 33 I sight word the word I 34 sh continuous, whispered wish 35 ā continuous, voiced ate 37 h continuous, whispered hat 39
Skills Learned Reading words with all short vowels (a, i, o, u) Reading digraphs as a single sound (sh) Recognizing long vowel sounds (ā as in ate) Reading sight words (I, the) Reading multi-word sentences fluently Words Learned in This Phase cord L21 cost L21 cot L21 got L21 mom L21 moss L21 odd L21 rot L21 sort L21 dog L22 dot L22 rod L22 said L22 ant L23 din L23 man L23 mint L23 nit L23 nod L23 nor L23 north L23 ran L23 rant L23 tin L23 ton L23 torn L23 can L24 in L24 not L24 on L24 tan L24 did L25 fat L25 fit L25 form L25 fort L25 if L25 do L26 fan L26 fin L26 fun L26 to L26 dud L27 dust L27 mud L27 must L27 none L27 nut L27 rut L27 some L27 son L27 us L27 and L28 cut L28 it L28 run L28 dull L29 last L29 lid L29 list L29 lit L29 lord L29 lore L29 lost L29 lot L29 mill L29 till L29 doll L30 fill L30 was L30 you L30 wet L31 win L31 wit L31 won L31 will L32 dig L33 fig L33 gag L33 gal L33 gas L33 gill L33 gone L33 gum L33 gun L33 gust L33 gut L33 mug L33 rug L33 tag L33 tug L33 wag L33 wig L33 I L34 cash L35 dish L35 fish L35 gash L35 gush L35 lush L35 mash L35 rash L35 rush L35 shall L35 she L35 shin L35 shore L35 shot L35 wish L35 shut L36 ace L37 date L37 face L37 fate L37 game L37 gate L37 lace L37 lame L37 lane L37 late L37 mane L37 name L37 sale L37 same L37 sane L37 shade L37 tale L37 tame L37 had L39 ham L39 has L39 hat L39 he L39 hid L39 him L39 hog L39 horn L39 hot L39 hug L39 hum L39 hit L40 with L40
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Tips for This Phase The learner should be getting faster at blending by now. If they are still struggling with blending, go back and repeat Phase 1 lessons. Speed and confidence matter more than moving forward.