This document provides information about phonics resources for teaching reading, including: 1. SSP flap books and SPELD SA phonics books that can be downloaded for free or ordered at a reasonable rate, to use as readers for beginning levels. 2. Links to download free phonics books, decoding folders, and readers that follow the scope and sequence of the SSP program. 3. Recommendations for differentiation based on student ability levels, and using teaching assistants to help move students through levels at their own pace. 4. An overview of phonics skills covered at each level, including new concepts introduced, to support reading development.

2. Readers for this level- SSP flap books, SPELD SA phonics books (you can download for free
or order hard copies at a reasonable rate – see ReadingTeacherTraining.com/readers.htm
speedy
. . __ . .
Skills included;
Listening for speech sounds, identifying if speech sounds are at the
beginning, middle or end of the word, linking with sound pics,
identifying sound pics, blending sound pics into words, segmenting
sound pics, forming sound pics (letters), writing ssp words, creating
sentences, intro to helpful words, intro to visualisation and articulation.

3. s a t
sit ant tap
p i n
pan pin nap

4. Speld SA Free Phonics Books
- can also order hard copies
SSP Phonics
Books – free to
download and
print. Find
Decoding Practice
Folder on slideshare

5. http://www.speld-sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=182

7. Differentiation
The whole class starts on the Green Level - however Prep screening, and
ability noted during activities, will show which are likely to be moving
faster than others.
Each child can be working at a different level. So you might start with a
whole class activity, but then have separate activities for each level. TAs
would be used to help move children from green as quickly as that child is
able. They will see the skills children are struggling with, and cater for this
(eg blending, phonemic awareness...)
Folders are important as they
enable parents to support this explicit
teaching at home, and enable anyone
helping in the classroom to help each
child, with no prior knowledge of that child.

8. Readers for this level- SSP flap books, SPELD SA phonics books (you can download for free
or order hard copies at a reasonable rate – Dandelion Launchers –
see ReadingTeacherTraining.com/readers.htm
Skills included;
Listening for speech sounds, identifying if speech sounds are at the beginning, middle
or end of the word, linking with sound pics, identifying sound pics, blending sound pics into
words, segmenting sound pics, forming sound pics (letters), writing ssp words, learning new
helpful words, creating sentences, discussing meaning, thinking about sentence structure
before writing, rhyming, visualising ‘scenes’ from spoken and decoded words and
articulating what they imagined, developing symbol imagery (seeing sound pics and ssp
words when hearing the spoken word
Introduced to concepts that speech sounds can be represented by more than one sound pic
(eg c/k/ck) that sound pics can be made up of more than one letter (eg ck, ff, ll) , that some
sound pics can represent more than one speech sound ( eg c and g) and that when 2 of the
same letter are next to each other this represents the same speech sound (ss, ll)

9. m d g o c k
man dad gap pot cat kitten
gent cent
ck e u r h b
duck end up rat hat big
f ff l le ll ss
fit fluff lamp giggle hill grass

10. speedy
. . __ . .

11. Dandelion Launchers
Free reading text available to
Overlaps with SSP Yellow Level
follow this exact order,
from the RTT site

12. Continue with Dandelion readers
Skills included;
Listening for speech sounds, identifying if speech sounds are at the beginning, middle
or end of the word, linking with sound pics, identifying sound pics, blending sound pics
into words, segmenting sound pics, forming sound pics (letters), writing words,
creating sentences, discussing meaning, thinking about sentence structure before
writing, using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops, rhyming, clapping rhythms,
working out which speech sound the sound pic represents, by blending the word for
meaning (oo/ th/ eigh) learning new helpful words (and becoming aware that many
are decodable) continuing with visualisation and articulation, plus symbol imagery.
New concepts – when some sound pics sit together they create a brand new sound pic
(sh/ch/th/ng) – and can again represent more than one speech sound (th/ oo) - q is
always sitting with u in a word. Within this level children are manipulating speech
sounds and speech sound pics including omissions., and can quickly identify new sound
pics in words even when the sound pic has not been introduced (by segmenting orally)

13. j v w x y z zz
jam van win box yell zoo buzz
happy
fly
qu ch sh th ng
quit chips ship this thumb ring
ai ee igh oa oo eigh
rain green high boat look moon eight
. height

14. Great resource for decoding practice-
to develop fluency (approx $10)

15. Dandelion
Overlap with SSP Blue Level
Free reading text available that follows SSP order

16. By now children should have all of the foundational skills required to decode (read) and encode (spell) and you are
able to help children with fluency, vocab and comprehension. Please have a 15 minute reading time every day, with
a range of books for the children to choose. They can read to themselves, to a friend, in groups, to an adult etc.
Children will hear a sentence and be able to describe what image is conjured up in their heads- and build the ‘story’
with images. They can then orally give answers to questions about the sentences. They are also starting to do this
with sentences. ie read the sentence, and see images/ their interpretation. They will independently use the clouds
and other resources to choose speech sound pics (symbols) and notice them in written words – their minds able to
then self-correct when they write a word – does it look right?
They will be able to more accurately see speech sound pics in their minds when they hear a speech sound and put
them together into print (visualising the word) before looking at the sound pics in print. They can be asked to think
of the speech sound pic for a speech sound, and then to think of a different one etc. eg s, sc, c, ps
Readers will be following the order, eg Dandelion – and I will upload as many free readers
as possible this year, so that children can practice these skills in meaningful ways.
New concepts
A speech sound can be split, in print, by sound pics – eg ate has 2 speech sounds a-e/t
(t is last speech sound) however in print the speech sound a-e (ay) sandwiches this sound pic. (next slide illustrates-
you do not need to watch this with the children, but can if helpful) Some sound pics can be made up of sound pics
that dont seem to fit !
(eg ph, wh ) – the King wants it this way so we just remember them
Words learnt as ‘helpful words’ are now either known to be decodable or not – in which case easier to memorise eg
one / two / was ) Can we find a way to do this?
Some words may sound the same, but are spelt with different sound pics. (hear, here etc) so words must be read and
understood in context .

17. blue level sound pics
ar or ow oi air ur
car for cow tow soil hair purse
er ay oy ou au
perfect play toy out group touch August
ir ie ue ea ui ey
first chief tie blue beat head suit key they
aw wh ph ew oe ure are
claw whip dolphin few toe pure are dare

18. blue level ‘sound pic sandwiches’
Say the word and listen to the last speech sound.
The Speech Sound Pic Sandwich Maker jumps
the last sound from the end, into the sandwich!
a-e e-e i-e
cake athlete bike
o-e u-e
coke flute
which of these sound pic
sandwiches can you see?

19. s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, ck, e, h, r, m, d g, z, w,
ng, v, oo, oo, y, x, ch, sh, th, th, qu, ou,
oi, ue, er, ar, y, ee, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-
e, ee, ay, oy, ea, igh, ow, oa, ow, ou, ir,
ur, ew, au, aw, al
http://speld-sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=182
SPELD SA phonics books
Sets 7, 8, 9, 10

20. Free reading
text available
that follows
this exact
order – see RTT
site

21. Readers for older students,
who need age appropriate
material by which to revise
sound pics and blending skills.
If they struggle to decode
they cannot become ‘readers’
Talisman Series

22. Download FREE readers, to add to
your SSP Book Tier, or to read on ipads
and use on whiteboards
http://www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.uk/re
sources/view/ebook-library

23. Create an SSP
Book Tier so
that children
can help
themselves to
a book they
can READ !
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