What's Included?

250 Phonics Activities

 

QR code access to free audio support

 

25+ Pull Out Decodable Readers

 

Pull out activity pages

 

Digital Teacher's Guide

Friendly Phonics Student Books work alongside a Digital Teacher's Guide, which can be accessed from Phonics Online.

Watch Demo

Step-by-step lessons help you deliver a phonics lesson with confidence

 

Interactive content appears side-by-side with the lesson

 

Pronunciation and artiulation audio guidance provided

 

Helpful lists of resources at the start of each lesson

 

Student Book reference images and timings help keep you on track

 

Access additional teaching resources on Phonics Online

 

Look Inside

Who is it for?

ESL Learners

For children learning English as a second or additional language.

 

Ages 6+

For children aged four and upwards.

 

International Schools

For international school environments or multilingual classroom settings.

 

What Children Achieve in Level 3

Consolidate Level 1 and 2 learning, and 28 further digraphs and spelling patterns

 

Read and write 23 further high-frequency Tricky Words

 

Blend and segment increasingly complex words including suffixes

 

Write an increasing number of words and sentences

 

FAQs

What age is Friendly Phonics Level 3 designed for?

Friendly Phonics is designed for children aged 6+

What do children learn in Level 3?

Children consolidate their Level 1 and 2 phonics knowledge and learn further digraphs and less common spelling patterns with the help of the Letterland characters, building towards blending and segmenting increasingly complex words, reading and writing more Tricky Words, and reading fluently and independently.

Whats included in each Friendly Phonics Level?

Each level includes a Digital Teacher's Guide with research-based lesson plans, 2 write-in Student Book packed with activities, and 25+ pull-out decodable readers. There is also access to audio tracks for pronunciation support, interactive teaching tools - all in our web-based app, Phonics Online.

Is Friendly Phonics suitable for complete English beginners?

Yes. The programme is specifically designed for children learning English as an additional language, starting from the very first letter sounds and building systematically.

What are decodable readers and how are they used?

Decodable readers are short, structured books where vocabulary is carefully controlled to only include phonics patterns the student has already been taught, as well as previously introduced Tricky Words. Each Friendly Phonics level includes 25+ pull-out decodable readers for students to practise blending and reading independently.

Does Friendly Phonics support the US/UK curriculum standards?

Yes. The Friendly Phonics scope and sequence aligns with the UK teaching order, making it compatible with many other reading schemes. The methodology is fully aligned with the evidence-based Science of Reading framework for early literacy. Systematic synthetic phonics programmes are endorsed by English language governing frameworks (like Cambridge ELT) as highly effective for ESL/EFL learners.