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The Fitzroy Readers offer an evidence-based phonics program for primary age learners. The Readers come in sets of ten and are carefully graded to ensure a step-by-step learning progression.
Each Reader builds on the one before by introducing a new sound (such as ay or sh) and a few sight words (such as you and one).
Children can read the stories themselves or read along with the clear narration.
When narrated, each word is underlined as it is spoken to show the connection between how words are spelt and how they are said.
When a child is stuck on a word, they can click on it to hear it phonically decoded while each sound is highlighted.
Word elements are highlighted in different colours to indicate letter sounds, digraphs, silent letters and sight words. This way, children become familiar with spelling conventions as well as exceptions.
| Blue | Basic letter sounds |
| Green | Double letters and "ck" |
| Yellow | Extra letter sounds and digraphs |
| Red | Silent letters |
| Orange | Sight words |
Basic letter sounds (blue): such as c, a, and t in the word cat.
Double letters and ck (green): such as ll in hill and ck in luck. Double letters and ck make their basic letter sound – although there are two letters, we only say the sound once.
Extra letter sounds (yellow): such as y in my and a in mask. Extra letter sounds are common ways that a letter makes a sound other than its basic sound.
Digraphs (yellow): such as sh in shop and ing in swing. Digraphs are groups of two or more letters that, when combined, make a new sound – not the letters’ basic sounds.
Silent letters (red): such as e in give and t in listen. Silent letters do not make a sound in the word.
Sight words (orange): such as eye and two. Sight words are words that do not follow a common spelling convention and should be memorised.
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