Skills, in teaching order
The structured-literacy scope and sequence behind every worksheet and game on this site. Pick a skill, then a grade.
Rhyme recognition
Recognise and produce words that share the same rime (ending sound).
Games: Rhyme Match
Syllable counting
Hear and count the beats (syllables) in a spoken word.
Games: Syllable Star Quest, Tap-a-Syllable, Pilot Phonics Flight
Syllable segmentation
Break a spoken or written word into its syllables and rejoin them.
Games: Jump & Split Quest, Compound Splitter
Blending
Blend onsets, rimes and individual phonemes into a whole spoken word.
Games: Treasure Reef Syllables, Sound Snap
Vowel sounds: short/long
Distinguish short and long vowel sounds and match them to their spellings.
Games: Sound Sorter, Sound Snap
Consonant sounds & digraphs
Match consonant sounds, digraphs and blends to the letters that spell them.
Games: Sound Sorter
Syllable types
Identify the six syllable types — closed, open, VCe, r-controlled, vowel team, consonant-le — and use them to decode.
Games: Word Puzzle
Spelling pattern recognition
Recognise and apply orthographic patterns and spelling rules to choose the correct spelling.
Encoding from dictation
Encode a dictated word from its sounds to its full spelling.
Games: Listen & Spell, Spell Blast
Letter sequencing
Order a scrambled set of letters into a correctly spelled word.
Games: Letter Unscramble
Word stress
Identify which syllable carries primary stress in a multisyllable word.
Games: Stress Match
Synonyms
Choose the word that most closely matches another word's meaning.
Games: Word Synonyms
Fluency mix
Spiral review across earlier skills for retrieval practice.
Games: Daily Mix, Lightning Round