HOW THE SEQUENCE WORKS
The Reading Doctor® Synthetic Phonics Sequence
The Reading Doctor® Synthetic Phonics Sequence
The Reading Doctor® Synthetic Phonics Sequence includes over 90 English letter-sound patterns and thousands of words with definitions and illustrations to assist comprehension and strengthen vocabulary skills. The sequence includes activities designed to strengthen Letter-Sound (Grapheme) Knowledge, Blending, Decoding, Segmentation, Spelling & Sight Word skills. A summary of the sequence is presented below.
The Reading Doctor® Synthetic Phonics Sequence includes over 90 English letter-sound patterns and thousands of words with definitions and illustrations to assist comprehension and strengthen vocabulary skills. The sequence includes activities designed to strengthen Letter-Sound (Grapheme) Knowledge, Blending, Decoding, Segmentation, Spelling & Sight Word skills. A summary of the sequence is presented below.
The sequence consists of sets of activities that target a specific skill (e.g. ‘CVC Decoding’):
The sequence consists of sets of activities that target a specific skill (e.g. ‘CVC Decoding’):
Sets are unlocked as the student progresses through the sequence. For example, if a student starts at the beginning of the sequence, only the ‘Single Letter Graphemes’ and ‘CVC Blending’ sets will be available. As the student masters skills taught in each set, new sets are unlocked for the student (e.g. completing ‘Single Letter Graphemes’ and ‘CVC Blending’ unlocks ‘CVC Decoding’).
Sets are unlocked as the student progresses through the sequence. For example, if a student starts at the beginning of the sequence, only the ‘Single Letter Graphemes’ and ‘CVC Blending’ sets will be available. As the student masters skills taught in each set, new sets are unlocked for the student (e.g. completing ‘Single Letter Graphemes’ and ‘CVC Blending’ unlocks ‘CVC Decoding’).
Activities within sets are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, with scaffolding (help given to the student) decreasing until a student shows mastery in a skill without help from the program.
Activities within sets are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, with scaffolding (help given to the student) decreasing until a student shows mastery in a skill without help from the program.
To move to the next level of difficulty in a set, students must achieve at least 80% accuracy. If they score between 50% and 80%, that activity will be repeated next time the set is played. If the student scores 50% or less, the program will present the previous (easier) activity in the set the next time the set is played.
To move to the next level of difficulty in a set, students must achieve at least 80% accuracy. If they score between 50% and 80%, that activity will be repeated next time the set is played. If the student scores 50% or less, the program will present the previous (easier) activity in the set the next time the set is played.
Please note that the sequence cycles between sets, presenting whichever activity the student is up to in the current set. This means your child may (for example) begin with a letter-sounds activity followed by a blending activity, followed by a sight words activity.
Please note that the sequence cycles between sets, presenting whichever activity the student is up to in the current set. This means your child may (for example) begin with a letter-sounds activity followed by a blending activity, followed by a sight words activity.
