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Synthetic Phonics Resources for Teachers

Everything you need to get synthetic phonics up and running in your classroom — from structured lesson plans and decodable readers to assessment tools and intervention programs.

Watch: How Get Reading Right Works in Your Classroom

This video walks you through all of our resources — what they are, how they work together, and where each one fits in your teaching. If you’re new to Get Reading Right or considering it for your school, this is the best place to start.

Video Explainer Series

Short on time? We’ve broken the video above into short, focused snippets, one for each key topic. Pick the topic you need, or watch them in order to follow children’s journey from novice to expert reader.

Video 1

Novice to Expert: The 8 Steps of Phonics

From first sounds to fluent reading and independent writing.

Video 2

The Get Reading Right Sequence

Why a clear scope and sequence matters, from Basic Code to Complete the Code.

Video 3

The Gradual Release of Responsibility

From watching you model a skill to applying it independently.

Video 4

Practice Books

Steps 1 and 2: truly decodable single-word books.

Video 5

Fluency

Building speed and accuracy, from single words up.

Video 6

Vocabulary

Growing vocabulary while children are still decoding.

Video 7

Camera Words

Steps 3 and 7: high-frequency irregular words.

Video 8

Decodable Readers

Steps 4 and 8: from single words to full sentences.

Video 9

A–E Grading and Differentiation

Grading, differentiating and stretching every child.

Video 10

Games

Card games and activities for fun, focused practice.

Video 11

Handwriting

Teaching letter formation alongside each phoneme.

Video 12

Synthetic Phonics Take Away

Ready-to-photocopy worksheets for home learning.

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How It All Fits Together

Our resources are designed to work as a complete system. Each product has a clear role in the teaching cycle, so you always know what to use and when.

1. Explicit Teaching

The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit gives you everything you need to structure and deliver your explicit phonics lessons — scope and sequence, lesson plans, and activities, all ready to go.

2. Children Apply

Alongside the Toolkit, use our magnetic letters so each child can identify the correct letter or letters for a phoneme and begin forming words — even before handwriting has fully developed.

3. Practice & Rotational Activities

Games and activities from the Toolkit, plus worksheets from the Synthetic Phonics Take Away, card games like Picture This! and Martian Reading, and peer reading with the Practice Books.

4. Readers

The Practice Books and Decodable Stories give children the chance to practise the skills you’ve taught in real books — during guided reading or phonics rotations.

5. Home Learning

Send home worksheets from the Synthetic Phonics Take Away to reinforce what children are learning in class. Simple, structured, and ready to photocopy.

6. Assessment

Keep every child on your radar with the built-in assessment tools in The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit. Track progress and identify who needs extra support, early.

7. Learning Support & Intervention

The Power Pack mirrors the explicit teaching from the mainstream lesson and intervenes early to ensure every child succeeds. Supplement with card games, readers, online games and more.

Not Sure Where to Start?

If you’re new to synthetic phonics or setting up a whole-school program, The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit is the place to begin. It provides the structure and lesson plans, and everything else builds around it.

Ready to get started?

Browse our resources or get in touch to discuss what your school needs.