Take the next step beyond basic phonics with Building the Code: Levels 5–8.
Created by a qualified teacher, this printable toolkit helps children develop increasingly flexible knowledge of the alphabetic code while giving parents clear, practical guidance for teaching at home.
Children progress through:
Level 5: Letter Teams
Common consonant letter teams such as sh, ch, th, ng, wh and ck.
Level 6: Long Vowels
Long vowel contrasts and split-digraph patterns such as a_e, i_e, o_e and u_e.
Level 7: More Ways to Spell a Sound
Common vowel teams and alternative spellings, helping children understand that the same sound can be represented in different ways.
Level 8: Bigger Words
Trigraphs and strategies for working through longer and multisyllabic words.
Throughout the toolkit, children follow the same explicit routine:
Hear it. Say it. Map it. Write it. Read it. Use it.
The pack includes printable flashcards, teaching guidance, word banks, word chains, sentence strips, mini-texts and parent prompts showing what to try when learning feels difficult.
Ideal for:
home education, tutoring, literacy intervention and families wanting structured phonics support at home.
Format: Printable PDF digital download.
