Unlock the power of Science of Reading with the comprehensive Guided Phonics + Beyond® Curriculum! Aligned 100% to SOR best practices, this resource provides everything you need for whole-group and small-group phonics instruction. From word mapping skill-based words, high frequency words, dictation, word chains, and more – it's a one-stop solution tailored to a SOR-based scope & sequence. Say goodbye to the hassle of alignment, as every lesson plan and student printable follows the carefully crafted SOR sequence. Empower your students with a solid foundation in reading using our meticulously designed materials.
What is the Guided Phonics + Beyond® Curriculum?
The creation of the Guided Phonics + Beyond® Curriculum involved meticulous attention to detail for every lesson and component, incorporating the best practices of the Science of Reading. Developed through extensive research and educator vetting, this curriculum is a product of careful consideration. Designed to facilitate both whole-group phonics sessions and small-group learning, the Guided Phonics + Beyond® Curriculum provides comprehensive materials.
Each lesson plan features specific components and routines tailored for both whole-group and small-group. The program includes a flexible scope and sequence adaptable to any timeframe. Whether teaching a new lesson daily, every two days, or customizing units to match students' current needs, our curriculum empowers educators with versatility.
Sound Wall: Yes, this bundle includes all of the necessary components to implement a sound wall in your classroom!
What is included?
• 125 decodable readers (additional 25 if you include the ABC readers)
• pre-loaded digital decodables – Seesaw + Google Slides
• 125 all-in-one text sheets
• 150 decodable drill sheets
• 150 home connection sheets
• 150 printable practice sheets
• 125 dictation drills
• 125 mapping mat drills
• 125 word chain drills
• post-reading comprehension sheets (units 3+)
• multisyllabic word sheets (units 3+)
• pre and post tests in each unit
• sound cards
• high frequency word cards (irregular and decodable)
• 4,000+ pages aligned to Science of Reading
MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THE DECODABLES INCLUDED: Standard 2-sided fold books, 1-sided cut & staple books, MINI one page readers, and digital readers (Seesaw & Google)
THE QUICK OVERVIEW: This program covers 275 days of instruction (units 2-6 offer 2 days per lesson if you choose). 125 decodables (Unit 1 decodables are ABC books.) Lesson cards, drill sheets, printable practice, all-in-one book sheets, assessments and MORE!
VIEW A LESSON DEMO HERE!
Who Is This Resource For?
This resource is designed for educators seeking a comprehensive and systematic phonics curriculum aligned to the Science of Reading. It’s ideal for classroom teachers, interventionists, and homeschool educators who want an all-in-one solution that includes lesson plans, decodable books, explicit high-frequency word instruction, word mapping, dictation, assessments, and more. Whether you’re teaching whole-group, small-group, or targeted intervention, this resource supports consistent and structured literacy instruction from the ground up.
Unit 1: Pre-Readers, is designed to give students a solid foundation in: phonological awareness, letter identification, letter sounds, and handwriting. Students will progress through the alphabet in alphabetical order. It’s encouraged that you expose students to the alphabet chart, traditional ABC song, alphabet hunts, and/or other fun and engaging ways to bring the alphabet to life. The unit has a pre and post assessment to track student learning. The Pre-Readers unit also includes work on articulation, multisensory learning, and fluency. Looking ahead.
Unit 2: CVC Words, is designed to give students a solid foundation in: phonemic awareness, letter sounds, word building, and decodable reading. Students will progress through the letters in an order that lends itself to word building. It’s encouraged that you follow only this scope as each lesson carefully builds upon prior learning. At no time are students exposed to a skill in independent reading that has not previously been taught. The CVC Words unit also includes work on high frequency words (decodable and irregular), being a confident reader when “stuck” and fluency.
UNIT 3: Digraphs and Blends is designed to give students a solid foundation in: phonemic awareness, digraphs, blends, word building, and decodable reading. The unit also includes work on high frequency words (decodable and irregular), multisyllabic words, and fluency.
UNIT 4: CVCE Words is designed to give students a solid foundation in: phonemic awareness, cvce words, word building, and decodable reading. The unit also includes work on high frequency words (decodable and irregular), multisyllabic words, and fluency.
Unit 5 ENDING BLENDS + R-CONTROLLED WORDS This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days).
Unit 6 VOWEL PAIRS AND DIPHTHONGS This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days).
SCOPE AND SEQUENCES:
Unit 1 Pre-Readers: This units covers the letters Aa-Zz in alphabet order. 25 lessons (aka 25 academic days of material).
Unit 2 CVC WORDS: This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days). The letter sound are reviewed and students begin to build, write, and read CVC words. The scope and sequence spirals so students are only exposed to sounds and high frequency words that they have been introduced to.
Lesson 1: a (/ă/), m (/m/), s (/s/)
Lesson 2: t (/t/)
Lesson 3: p (/p/)
Lesson 4: f (/f/)
Lesson 5: d (/d/)
Lesson 6: i (/ĭ/)
Lesson 7: n (/n/)
Lesson 8: o (/ŏ/)
Lesson 9: c (/k/)
Lesson 10: k (/k/)
Lesson 11: u (/ŭ/)
Lesson 12: ck (/k/)
Lesson 13: b (/b/)
Lesson 14: g (/g/)
Lesson 15: e (/ĕ/)
Lesson 16: h (/h/)
Lesson 17: s (/z/)
Lesson 18: r (/r/)
Lesson 19: l (/l/)
Lesson 20: w (/w/)
Lesson 21: j (/j/)
Lesson 22: y (/y/)
Lesson 23: x (/ks/)
Lesson 24: qu (/kw/), v (/v/)
Lesson 25: z (/z/)
Unit 3 DIGRAPHS, DOUBLE ENDINGS, BEGINNING BLENDS + MULTISYLLABIC WORDS: This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days).
Lesson 1: sh (/sh/)
Lesson 2: sh (/sh/)
Lesson 3: th (/th/)
Lesson 4: th (/th/)
Lesson 5: sh (/sh/), th (/th/)
Lesson 6: c, k, ck (/k/)
Lesson 7: ch (/ch/)
Lesson 8: sh (/sh/), th (/th/), ch (/ch/)
Lesson 9: w, wh (/w/)
Lesson 10: sh, th, ck, ch, wh review
Lesson 11: doubled l, f, s, z
Lesson 12: doubled l, f, s, z
Lesson 13: doubled l, f, s, z
Lesson 14: open syllables
Lesson 15: open syllables
Lesson 16: bl-, cl-, fl-
Lesson 17: gl-, pl-, sl-
Lesson 18: l blends review
Lesson 19: cr-, br-, dr-, fr-
Lesson 20: gr-, pr-, tr-
Lesson 21: r blends review
Lesson 22: r blends review
Lesson 23: sc-, sk-, sn-, sm-
Lesson 24: sp-, st-, sw-, tw-
Lesson 25: blends review
Unit 4 CVCE WORDS: This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days).
Lesson 1: a_e /ā/
Lesson 2: a_e /ā/
Lesson 3: a_e /ā/
Lesson 4: a (/ă/), a_e (/ā/)
Lesson 5: i_e (/ī/)
Lesson 6: i_e (/ī/)
Lesson 7: i (/ĭ/), i_e (/ī/)
Lesson 8: a_e (/ā/), i_e (/ī/)
Lesson 9: o_e (/ō/)
Lesson 10: o_e (/ō/)
Lesson 11: o (/ŏ/), o_e (/ō/)
Lesson 12: a_e, i_e, o_e
Lesson 13: u_e (/ū/)
Lesson 14: u_e (/ū/)
Lesson 15: u (/ŭ/), u_e (/ū/)
Lesson 16: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
Lesson 17: e (/ē/)
Lesson 18: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, e_e
Lesson 19: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, e_e
Lesson 20: c (/s/)
Lesson 21: c, s, ss (/s/), c (/k/)
Lesson 22: g (/j/)
Lesson 23: j, g (/j/), g (/g/)
Lesson 24: hard and soft review
Lesson 25: y (/ī/)
Unit 5 ENDING BLENDS + R-CONTROLLED WORDS: This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days).
Lesson 1: -ft, -ld, -lp
Lesson 2: -lf, -lk, -lt
Lesson 3: -nd, -nt, -mp
Lesson 4: -sk, -st, -sp
Lesson 5: -pt, -lm, -ct, -xt
Lesson 6: ending -all
Lesson 7: endings -ull, -oll
Lesson 8: endings -nk
Lesson 9: endings -ng
Lesson 10: ar
Lesson 11: or
Lesson 12: er
Lesson 13: ir
Lesson 14: ur, ure
Lesson 15: oar (roar), oor (door)
Lesson 16: our (pour), ore (chore)
Lesson 17: air (fair), ear (pear), are (rare)
Lesson 18: eer (deer), ear (rear)
Lesson 19: r-controlled review
Lesson 20: schwas
Lesson 21: schwas
Lesson 22: kn, gn (/n/)
Lesson 23: wr (/r/), mb (/m/)
Lesson 24: ph (/f/)
Lesson 25: silent sounds review
Unit 6 VOWEL PAIRS AND DIPHTHONGS: This units includes 25 lessons (each lesson includes material for 2 days so this unit can last 25-50 academic days).
Lesson 1: ay (/ā/)
Lesson 2: ai (/ā/)
Lesson 3: ea (/ā/)
Lesson 4: ay, ai, ea, eigh (/ā/)
Lesson 5: ee (/ē/)
Lesson 6: ea (/ē/)
Lesson 7: ey, y (/ē/)
Lesson 8: ee, ea, ey, y (/ē/)
Lesson 9: oa (/ō/)
Lesson 10: ow (/ō/)
Lesson 11: oa, ow, oe (/ō/)
Lesson 12: ie (/ī/)
Lesson 13: y, ie, igh (/ī/)
Lesson 14: ui (/ū/)
Lesson 15: ue (/ū/)
Lesson 16: ui, ue (/ū/)
Lesson 17: au, augh
Lesson 18: aw
Lesson 19: oi
Lesson 20: oy
Lesson 21: ought
Lesson 22: ou, ow
Lesson 23: ew
Lesson 24: oo
Lesson 25: oo, u (/ŏŏ/)
Rooted in the Science of Reading: How Guided Phonics + Beyond® Delivers All Five Essential Components
1. Phonemic Awareness
Guided Phonics + Beyond® includes structured, daily phonemic awareness routines that develop students’ ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual phonemes in spoken words. These routines are embedded in each lesson and are designed to be oral and auditory, supporting students’ foundational understanding of sound structures prior to the introduction of print.
2. Phonics
The program is built around a carefully sequenced phonics scope and sequence that introduces sound-spelling relationships systematically and cumulatively. Each lesson integrates decoding, encoding, word chaining, and reading of decodable texts, ensuring students receive direct, explicit instruction in phonics that aligns with how children learn to read according to SOR research.
3. Fluency
Guided Phonics + Beyond® supports fluency development through repeated reading, high-frequency word practice, and structured fluency passages that align with the phonics skills being taught. Students engage in connected text reading that emphasizes accuracy, rate, and expression, allowing for scaffolded practice that builds automaticity over time.
4. Vocabulary
While the primary focus is on decoding, the program also supports vocabulary development through intentional oral language prompts and teacher-led discussions. Each lesson includes a target decodable vocabulary word that is explicitly introduced, discussed, and practiced. Students engage in guided application of the word, reinforcing both word meaning and usage in context. High-frequency and decodable words are repeatedly presented in meaningful ways to strengthen both reading fluency and vocabulary knowledge.
5. Comprehension
Each decodable text includes built-in comprehension questions that encourage literal, inferential, and evaluative thinking. Instructional routines also guide teachers to prompt students before, during, and after reading, helping young readers make sense of what they read while staying aligned with their decoding
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This Science of Reading Guided Phonics curriculum is an excellent resource for systematically teaching phonics skills. The yearlong scope, combined with decodable books, supports gradual and confident reading development. The lessons are well-structured, aligned with research, and easy to follow. My students showed great progress in decoding and fluency thanks to this program. Highly recommend for educators committed to evidence-based reading instruction!
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This is an incredible resource and includes all SOR based practices. It is easy to follow and has literally everything you need! My kinders have shown so much growth since I purchased this and I have other grade levels often asking for more information on it!
This Science of Reading Guided Phonics + Beyond curriculum is a game-changer! The SOR-aligned decodables are fantastic for building reading fluency, and the sound wall is an invaluable visual aid for phonics instruction. The systematic approach makes teaching explicit and effective, catering to both whole-group and small-group learning. This comprehensive resource has truly streamlined my phonics lessons and provided my students with a solid foundation in reading. Highly recommend for any K-2 teacher embracing the Science of Reading!
I 100% live by this curriculum. I have used it for small groups and supplemental instruction. This has been such a game changer for my students. They love using this in our groups and there have been so many students that have come to me to say they didn't think they could read until we used this in our small groups. I would recommend this resource a million + times!!!
Tara West
Teacher-Author
Tara West is a dedicated educator and the founder of Little Minds at Work, an educational platform designed to provide teachers with creative and engaging resources for early childhood education. With a focus on developing innovative lesson plans, classroom strategies, and activities, Tara brings her passion for teaching to life, empowering teachers to foster meaningful learning experiences for their students.
