Levels 5 to 8

Level 5

In Level 5 we will introduce one more consonant: the letter and sound for R.

This How To video will introduce the letters and sounds:

And these three Now Do videos will demonstrate how these sounds and letters can be combined to form words with opportunities to practice reading and spelling of these words:

Level 6

In Level 6 we will introduce six consonants; H, J, V, W, Y and Z.

This How To video will introduce the letters and sounds:

And these three Now Do videos will demonstrate how these additional sounds and letters can be combined with previous letters and sounds to form words, with opportunities to practice reading and spelling of these words:

Level 7

In Level 7 we will introduce two new consonants: Q nd X.  And we will also introduce the concept of silent letters, in this case the silent W in WR; and the silent K in KN.

This How To video will introduce the letters and sounds, and give examples of silent letters.

And these two Now Do videos will demonstrate how these additional sounds and letters can be combined with previous letters and sounds to form words, with opportunities to practice reading and spelling of these words:

Level 8

In Level 4 we will introduce two new sounds; SH and CH.

This How To video will introduce these letter combinations and the sounds they make:

And these three Now Do videos will demonstrate how these additional sound combinations and letters can be combined with previous letters and sounds to form words, with opportunities to practice reading and spelling of these words:

The structured literacy programme currently has the following levels published (with more levels coming in spring 2023):