Phase 2 and 3 Sound Bank - Phonics Phase 3 - Resource

The Sound Bank is a comprehensive overview of the graphemes and phonemes introduced to students during Phase 2 and Phase 3 of a phonics program. It serves as a useful reference for activities that require quick recognition and writing of sounds, such as Quickdash and Quickwrite. In Phase 2, which lays the foundation for early phonics skills, the sounds are introduced in a structured sequence over a five-week period. Starting with the basic graphemes 's', 'a', 't', 'p' in the first week, the program gradually builds up to include a wider range of sounds including 'i', 'n', 'm', 'd', 'g', 'o', 'c', 'k', and eventually moving onto digraphs like 'ck', 'ff', 'll', and 'ss' by the fifth week.

Phase 3 of the phonics program continues this progression over a seven-week period, introducing more complex graphemes and phonemes. The first week of Phase 3 starts with the sounds 'j', 'v', 'w', 'x', and continues in the subsequent weeks with 'y', 'z', 'qu', 'sh', 'ch', 'th', 'ng'. The program then delves into vowel digraphs and trigraphs such as 'ai', 'ee', 'igh', 'oa', 'oo', 'ar', 'or', 'ur', 'ow', 'oi', and finally 'ear', 'air', 'er'. This structured approach ensures that by the end of Phase 3, students have a solid foundation in a wide range of English phonemes, equipping them with the skills necessary for proficient reading and writing.