We do not teach any new sounds during this phase. We continue to use the sounds previously taught within phase 2 and 3.

The purpose of this phase is to consolidate children’s knowledge of graphemes in reading and spelling words containing adjacent consonants (br, spl) and polysyllabic words (helpdesk, windmill).

This phase can be taught alongside phase 3 and phase 5 teaching.

It should take 6 weeks to teach these sounds. We expect it to be completed by the end of week 5 in the Summer term allowing for practise, review and assess time.

Final Clusters Taught
mp	nd	lp	lk	nt
st	lt	pt	ft	nk
sk
Initial Clusters Taught
bl	br	cl	cr	dr
fl	fr	gl	gr	pl
pr	sc	sk	sl	sm
sn	sp	st	sw	tr
tw	str	spr	spl	scr

 

Common Exception Words (CEW)

The following words are taught during this phonic phase as well as the CEW continued from phase 2 and 3.

said	so	have	like	some	come
were	there	little	one	do	when
out	would	should	could