Teaching Tool

Phonics Reading

A teacher-paced reading curriculum. Each lesson is a deck of color-coded cards. The teacher sounds out each letter or word; the app handles the visual structure, pacing, and pattern display.

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Create a Quick Deck

Type your own word list or sentences. Use it right away or share the link.

Color Key

vowels (a e i o u)
consonants
digraphs (sh, ch, th, ck...)
tricky words

Phase 2: Single Letter Sounds

Each letter has a sound. Kids learn the sound, then see words that start with it.

Set 1: s a t p

The first four letter sounds.

8 CARDS

Set 2: i n m d

Four more sounds, ready to blend simple words.

11 CARDS

Set 3: g o c k

The k sound can be spelled c or k. Teach the sound first.

9 CARDS

Set 4: ck e u r

ck is one sound spelled with two letters. r, e, u join the mix.

9 CARDS

Set 5: h b f ff l ll ss

Double letters (ff, ll, ss) are one sound. End of Phase 2.

12 CARDS

Word Families

The rime stays the same, the onset changes. Kids see the pattern and read faster.

-at family

Change the first letter to make a new word.

1 CARDS

-an family

Same rime, different onsets.

1 CARDS

-it family

Short i words.

1 CARDS

-ot family

Short o words.

1 CARDS

-ug family

Short u words.

1 CARDS

Phase 3: Consonant Digraphs

Two letters that make one sound: sh, ch, th, ng. Treat each as a single unit.

sh sound

sh as in ship, shop, fish.

4 CARDS

ch sound

ch as in chip, chat, rich.

4 CARDS

th sound

th as in thin, that, with.

4 CARDS

ng sound

ng as in sing, long, king.

4 CARDS

Phase 4: Consonant Blends

Two or three consonants together, each keeping its sound. s-t-o-p blends into stop.

End blends: -nd -nt -mp

Words ending in two consonants.

9 CARDS

End blends: -st -sk -nk

More end blends to practice.

8 CARDS

Start blends with s

st-, sp-, sn-, sk-, sw-

8 CARDS

Start blends with l

bl-, cl-, fl-, gl-, pl-, sl-

9 CARDS

Start blends with r

br-, cr-, dr-, fr-, gr-, pr-, tr-

11 CARDS

Phase 5: Long Vowels & More

Two letters that make one vowel sound: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, and more.

ai sound

ai as in rain, pain, sail.

5 CARDS

ee sound

ee as in see, tree, sheep.

5 CARDS

igh sound

Three letters, one sound: high, night, light.

4 CARDS

oa sound

oa as in boat, coat, road.

4 CARDS

oo sound (long)

oo as in moon, food, zoom.

4 CARDS

oo sound (short)

Same letters, different sound: book, cook, look.

4 CARDS

ar sound

ar as in car, jar, star.

4 CARDS

or sound

or as in for, fork, born.

4 CARDS

ur sound

ur as in turn, burn, hurt.

4 CARDS

ow and oi

ow as in cow, now. oi as in coin, soil.

6 CARDS

Phase 6: Alternative Spellings

The same sound, spelled different ways. Kids learn to recognize the patterns.

/ai/ sound: ai, ay, a_e

Three ways to spell the same sound.

5 CARDS

/ee/ sound: ee, ea

Two common ways to spell /ee/.

5 CARDS

/oa/ sound: oa, ow

ow can also say /oa/ at the end of words.

5 CARDS

Soft c and soft g

c can say /s/ (city). g can say /j/ (giant). Before e, i, y.

4 CARDS

The letter y

y can sound like /y/, /ee/, or /igh/ depending on position.

4 CARDS

Tricky Words

High-frequency words that don't follow the phonics rules yet. Kids learn these by sight.

First tricky words

For after Phase 2: the, to, I, no, go, into.

6 CARDS

More tricky words

he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, they.

9 CARDS

Even more tricky words

said, have, like, some, come, were, there, when, what.

8 CARDS

Decodable Sentences

Short sentences using only sounds kids have learned. Tricky words shown in grey.

First sentences

Uses Phase 2 sounds. The and I are tricky words.

4 CARDS

Longer sentences

More tricky words: we, she, he.

4 CARDS

Sentences with long vowels

After Phase 5. Uses ai, ee, igh, oa sounds.

4 CARDS

How to use: Tap a lesson to open the deck. Use arrow keys or tap the card to advance. Press F for fullscreen, Esc to exit. This tool is designed for a teacher to use with a child or small group -- the teacher provides the sounds, the app provides the visuals.