Possible timeline

Week 1

• • Teach set 1 letters (s a t p i n)

  • Practise the letter(s) and sound(s) learned so far

  • Briefly practise oral blending and segmentation

Week 2

• • Teach set 2 letters

  • Practise all previously learned letters and sounds

  • Briefly practise oral blending and segmentation

  • Teach blending with letters (blending for reading)

  • Practise blending for reading

  • Practise blending and reading the high-frequency words is, it, in, at

Week 3

• • Teach set 3 letters

  • Practise previously learned letters and sounds

  • Briefly practise oral blending and segmentation

  • Practise blending with letters (reading words)

  • Teach segmentation for spelling

  • Teach blending and reading the high-frequency word: and

  • Demonstrate reading captions using words with sets 1 and 2 letters and and

Week 4

• • Teach ck, explain its use at the end of words and practise reading words ending in ck

  • Teach the three other set 4 letters

  • Practise previously learned letters and sounds

  • Briefly practise oral blending and segmentation

  • Practise blending to read words

  • Practise segmentation to spell words

  • Teach reading the tricky words to and the

  • Support children in reading captions using sets 1–4 letters and the, to, and and

  • Demonstrate spelling captions using sets 1–4 letters and and

Week 5

• • Teach set 5 letters and sounds

  • Explain ff, ll and ss at the end of words

  • Practise previously learned letters and sounds

  • Practise blending to read words

  • Practise segmentation to spell words

  • Teach reading tricky words no, go, I

  • Support children in reading captions using sets 1–5 letters and no, go, I, the, to

  • Demonstrate spelling captions using sets 1–5 letters and and, to and the

Week 6

• • Revise all the letters and sounds taught so far

  • Continue to support children in reading words and captions