PHONICS STEPS IN SEQUENCE
Step 1:Introduce the vowels and their short sounds.
Step 2:Introduce the consonants and their sounds.
Step 3:Begin blending short vowels with consonants.
Step 4:Begin blending and reading one vowel words and short sentences.
Step 5:Introduce the long vowel sounds.
Step 6:Practice blending long vowels with consonants.
Step 7:Begin blending and reading two vowel words and Introduce two special rules.
Rule #1: The One Vowel Rule Rule #2: The Two Vowel Rule
Step 8: Digraphs, Trigraphs, Silent letters