Phonics
Strengthen students’ understanding of the relationship between the sound of a word or letter and its literal meaning with these phonemics-focused resources.
Explainer video
What is Phonics?
Discover methods to help learners build a strong foundation in reading by understanding the relationship between sounds and letters.
Supporting Resources
Microlearning Module
Alphabetic Principle
Can you use the Alphabet Arc to help decode the world around you?
6-8 Minutes
Reinforce students’ core understanding of the alphabet with an activity revolving around the Alphabet Arc framework.
Microlearning Module
Decoding
Is verbal language a form of code-making?
6-8 Minutes
Uncover the meaning within words as students learn practical approaches to decoding language.
Microlearning Module
Word Study
Do the number of syllables in a word reveal anything about it?
6-8 Minutes
Look deeper into the way our brains organize language with an activity focusing on the syllables within words.
Masterclass
Building Early Phonics Skills
Hands-On Activities for Letter and Word Mastery
6-8 Minutes
Observe a teacher working with a small group of emergent readers using two engaging phonics strategies—Letter Sequencing Challenge (Strategy 1) and Word Chain (Strategy 2). See how these strategies promote letter-sound correspondence and build foundational phonics skills for decoding.
Task Cards
Task Cards
Early Literacy Strategies
6-8 Minutes
Expanding on the strategies from our Discovery Literacy microlearns, these versatile strategies are easy to incorporate into mini lessons, as a warm-up or wrap-up, or part of learning stations.
Ready-to-Use Activity
Alphabetic Principle
Slideshow
6-8 Minutes
Use this activity to support phonics instructions by completing two tasks that focus on letters and sounds. This activity uses the "I do, we do, you do" strategy.
Ready-to-Use Activity
Decoding
Slideshow
6-8 Minutes
Use this activity to support phonics instructions by completing two tasks that focus on letter sounds and word families. This activity uses the "I do, we do, you do" strategy.
Ready-to-Use Activity
Word Study
Slideshow
6-8 Minutes
Use this activity to support phonics instructions by helping students recognize open and closed syllables. This activity uses the "I do, we do, you do" strategy.
