Phase 3

By the time they reach Phase 3, children will be able to blend and segment words containing the 19 letters taught in Phase 2. In this Phase, a further 25 letters and graphemes are taught. The final two sets of letters are taught first, followed by consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs. 

Set 6: j, v, w, x 

Set 7: y, z, zz, qu 

Consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, ng 

Vowel digraphs: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er