Phase 3: Expanding Phase 3 is the longest phase, introducing all remaining single letter sounds, digraphs, and r-controlled vowels.What to Expect By the end of Phase 3, the learner will know every single letter sound and key digraphs. They can decode most simple words.
Sounds Introduced Sound Type As In Lesson k stop, whispered tack 41 ō continuous, voiced over 43 v continuous, voiced love 45 p stop, whispered sap 48 ar continuous, voiced car 49 ch stop, whispered touch 50 e continuous, voiced end 52 b stop, voiced grab 54 ing continuous, voiced sing 56 ī continuous, voiced ice 58 y continuous, voiced yard 60 er continuous, voiced brother 62 ir continuous, voiced bird (same as er) 63 ur continuous, voiced burn (same as er) 64 oo (long) continuous, voiced moon 65 j stop, voiced judge 67 wh continuous, whispered why 69 ȳ continuous, voiced my 71 ū continuous, voiced use 74 qu continuous, voiced quick 74 x stop, whispered ox 75 z continuous, voiced buzz 75
Skills Learned Reading all consonant sounds including rare ones (j, qu, x, z) Reading r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, ur) Reading vowel digraphs (oo, ī) Reading words with -ing endings Reading longer sentences and short paragraphs Words Learned in This Phase ask L41 cake L41 kick L41 kid L41 kill L41 kit L41 lake L41 lock L41 luck L41 mock L41 nick L41 sake L41 sick L41 tack L41 tick L41 tuck L41 wake L41 wick L41 folk L42 milk L42 silk L42 code L43 cone L43 dome L43 goal L43 gold L43 hole L43 hose L43 lone L43 mode L43 nose L43 note L43 rode L43 role L43 rose L43 so L43 tone L43 woke L43 go L44 big L45 cave L45 love L45 save L45 van L45 vat L45 vim L45 vote L45 give L46 have L46 hut L46 live L46 cap L48 cape L48 cup L48 dip L48 gap L48 hip L48 hop L48 hope L48 lip L48 map L48 mop L48 nap L48 pace L48 pad L48 pale L48 pan L48 pat L48 path L48 pig L48 pin L48 pit L48 poke L48 pole L48 pop L48 pork L48 port L48 pose L48 pot L48 pug L48 pun L48 put L48 rip L48 sap L48 shape L48 sip L48 tap L48 tip L48 ark L49 dark L49 far L49 harm L49 lark L49 mark L49 park L49 tar L49 arch L50 chase L50 chat L50 chin L50 chip L50 chop L50 chose L50 such L50 much L51 rich L51 check L52 den L52 even L52 fed L52 hen L52 led L52 leg L52 let L52 men L52 mess L52 met L52 net L52 peck L52 pen L52 pet L52 red L52 rest L52 shell L52 tell L52 them L52 vest L52 bad L54 bag L54 bake L54 ban L54 bark L54 base L54 bat L54 bed L54 bell L54 bet L54 bin L54 bit L54 bob L54 bone L54 boss L54 bud L54 bug L54 bun L54 bus L54 cob L54 cub L54 hub L54 rob L54 rub L54 sub L54 tab L54 tub L54 web L54 bang L56 ding L56 hang L56 king L56 ring L56 sing L56 thing L57 bike L58 dine L58 fine L58 five L58 guide L58 hide L58 hike L58 kite L58 lime L58 line L58 mine L58 nice L58 nine L58 pine L58 ripe L58 side L58 vine L58 wide L58 wife L58 wine L58 wise L58 ride L59 time L59 yam L60 yell L60 yet L60 yes L61 earn L62 fern L62 her L62 herd L62 perk L62 term L62 verb L62 word L62 work L62 worn L62 worth L62 bird L63 dirt L63 fir L63 fire L63 firm L63 shirt L63 sir L63 third L63 burn L64 fast L64 fur L64 turn L64 door L65 food L65 fool L65 foot L65 hood L65 hook L65 loop L65 lose L65 mood L65 moon L65 move L65 noon L65 pool L65 roof L65 room L65 root L65 sure L65 too L65 tool L65 wood L65 wool L65 eat L67 jam L67 jar L67 jig L67 job L67 jog L67 joke L67 jot L67 jug L67 page L67 for L68 went L68 when L69 which L69 while L69 whim L69 whip L69 white L69 what L70 cry L71 dry L71 fry L71 shy L71 sky L71 try L71 why L71 fly L72 high L72 my L72 come L73 cube L74 cute L74 dune L74 fuse L74 huge L74 mule L74 mute L74 pure L74 quick L74 quill L74 quit L74 rude L74 rule L74 tube L74 tune L74 use L74 ax L75 box L75 buzz L75 fix L75 fox L75 hex L75 mix L75 ox L75 quiz L75 six L75 wax L75 zap L75 zip L75 zone L75 zoo L75
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Tips for This Phase This is a long phase. Don't rush. Some sounds will be easy, others will need practice (qu, wh, er). Mix in story reading from the Stories section to keep motivation high.