📚 English · Phonics & Word Reading
Alternative Spellings for Known Sounds
Recognise alternative grapheme-phoneme correspondences for known phonemes (e.g., /dʒ/ as ge/dge/g, /s/ as c, /n/ as kn/gn, /r/ as wr, /ʒ/ as s), reading words with less common spellings for familiar sounds
Typical age: 6–8 years
“Does your child know that the /j/ sound can be spelled different ways — like in 'jump', 'cage', and 'bridge' — and can they read words with these less common spellings?”
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Needs first
- Consonant DigraphsREQUIRED
Must know consonant digraphs before learning alternative consonant GPCs
- Vowel DigraphsREQUIRED
Must know common vowel digraphs before learning alternative representations
- Single Letter SoundsREQUIRED
Must know single letter sounds before learning alternatives
- Blending Sounds to Read WordsREQUIRED
Alternative GPCs build on basic blending ability