There are three parts to Phonics Hero: Basic, Advanced Code and Complete the Code. The 26 levels will systematically teach a child how to read and spell step-by-step with the 44 sounds of English, plus tricky words. Although it’s about three years of content, it’s a better educational approach to place a child on a level by ability, rather than age.
On your first login to Phonics Hero, you will be given the option to start at the beginning (for new readers) or take our Placement Test.
Phase 2 |
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| Level | Target Sounds and Spelling Choices | Example Words | |
| 1a | s a t p | sat, pat, tap sap | |
| 1b | i n m d | sit, nip, man, din | |
| 2a | g o c k | tag, cop, kid, kit | |
| 2b | ck e u r | rack, rug, sock, deck | |
| 3a | h b f l | him, back, fan, log | |
| 3b | ff ll ss | huff, hiss, hill, kiss | |
Phase 3 |
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| Level | Target Sounds and Spelling Choices | Example Words | |
| 4a | j v w x | jam, van, wet, fox | |
| 4b | y z zz qu | yell, zip, buzz, quick | |
| 5a | ch sh th ng | much, shell, them, sing | |
| 5b | ai ee igh oa | rain, queen, light, toast | |
| 6a | oo (zoo) oo (book) ar or | shoot, hook, shark, pork | |
| 6b | ur ow oi ear | blur, clown, point, beard | |
| 6c | air ure er | chair, mature, flower | |
Phase 4 |
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| Level | Target Sounds and Spelling Choices | Example Words | |
| 7a | CVCC & CCVC words | help, speech, moist, thump | |
| 7b | Polysyllabic words | treetop, driftwood, starlight, shelving | |
Phase 5 – New Graphemes For Reading: |
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| Level | Target Sounds Only for Reading | Example Words | |
| 8a | ay ou ie ea | play, ground, dried, speak | |
| 8b | oy ir ue aw | destroy, thirty, true, straw | |
| 8c | wh ph ew oe au | whisper, elephant, threw, tomatoes, August | |
| 8d | a_e e_e i_e o_e u_e | brake, concrete, smile, joke, prune | |
Phase 5- Alternative Pronunciations: |
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| Level | Target Sounds Only for Reading | Example Words | |
| 9a | i (fin vs find) o (hot vs cold) c (cat vs cent) g (got vs giant) |
quit, wild pocket, frozen picnic, fireplace dragon, magic |
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| 9b | u (but vs put) ow (cow vs blow) ie (tie vs field) ea (eat vs bread) |
drummer, octopus power, yellow magpie, cookie dream, meadow |
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| 9c | er (farmer vs her) a (hat vs what) y (yes vs vy vs very) ch (chin vs school vs chef) ou (out vs shoulder vs could vs you) |
tower, herb cashew, wander yoyo, cloudy coach, chemist, drench |
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Phase 5 – Alternative Spellings: |
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| Level | Target Sounds and Spelling Choices | Example Words | 10a | ch tu tch | cherub, picture, switch |
| 10b | f ff ph | fish fluff dolphin | |
| 11a | j dge ge g | jazz, bridge, cabbage, giant | |
| 11b | r rr wr | robot, carrot, wrench | |
| 12 | s c ce ss se | socks, pencil, bounce, kiss, house | |
| Part 3 – Complete the Code | |||
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| Level | Target Sounds and Spelling Choices | Example Words | |
| 13 | sh ci ti | brush, special, station | |
| 14 | ai a ay a_e | stain, apron, tray, whale | |
| 15 | ee ea y e | sleep, dream, twenty, she | |
| 16 | igh i y ie i_e | bright, blind, fly, fried, smile | |
| 17 | oa o ow o_e | groan, hotel, crow, joke | |
| 18 | oo ew ue u_e | tooth, threw, glue, prune | |
| 19 | u oo oul | helpful, firewood, should | |
| 20 | ar a | market, banana | |
| 21 | or au aw al ore | report, launch, draw, seashore | |
| 22 | ur ir er ear or | burst, birthday, germ, heard, artwork | |
| 23 | ow ou | crown, ground | |
| 24 | oi oy | boiling, destroy | |
| 25 | air ear are ere | airship, pear, scarecrow, where | |
| 26 | s si (zh) | treasure, television | |