The Targeting Phonics series uses systematic synthetic phonics and follows the learning progression in the Australian Curriculum.
In Book 3, students learn:
- ‘r’ controlled vowels: ar, er, or
- vowel digraphs: ow, oi
- vowel trigraphs: ear, air
- consonant trigraphs: tch, dge
- three-letter consonant blends: scr, str, spr, spl
- consonant digraph blends: shr, thr
- to decode and spell words with two or more syllables, including compound words
- to add endings to verbs to create word families and to create comparative adjectives
- silent letters and less common sounds.
Units 1-3 and 6-7 include a:
- pictorial Sound Card with an audio component, that lets children hear each sound pronounced correctly before they complete the activities.
- QR code that links to the video of each sound.
Review pages follow each unit with activities covering comprehension, spelling and high frequency words.
The back section of this book provides:
- assessment for all the letters and sounds.
- Word Lists for each unit.
- high frequency Sight Word cards that can be photocopied and laminated as flashcards.
- answers.
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