Daily Phonics, Grades 4-6+ helps struggling readers and English learners develop the phonics skills necessary to become proficient, on-grade-level readers. Students learn basic phonics skills typically mastered in grades 1, 2, and 3. Lessons and activities are designed with age-appropriate formats that respect the older learner. The 32 weekly units in grades 4-6+ cover: Initial, Medial, and Final Consonants: b, f, r, k, m, p, d, l, n Initial, Medial, and Final Consonants: s, t, v, h, w, j, y, q, x, z Short Vowel Sounds: a, e, i, o, u CVC Words Long Vowel Sounds: a, e, i, o, u CVCe Words Long Vowel Sounds of y Hard and Soft c and g Initial Consonant Blends with s, r, or l Final Consonant Blends with t, d, p, or k Initial and Final Consonant Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh Initial, Medial, and Final Consonant Digraphs: ck, ng, ph, gh Variant Spellings of Consonant Sounds: tch, dge Long a Vowel Digraphs: ai, ay Long e Vowel Digraphs: ee, ea, ey, ie Long i Vowel Patterns: ie, igh Long o Vowel Digraphs: oa, ow, oe Long u Vowel Digraphs: ue, ew, ui R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, er, ir, ur, air, are, ear The Sounds of oo Short Vowel Digraphs: ea, ou, ui Variant Vowel Digraphs: au, aw, al Diphthongs: ou, ow, oi, oy Syllabication The Schwa Sound Silent Consonants: k, w, b, h, t, l Plural Noun Endings: s, es, ves, ies Irregular Plural Nouns Inflectional Verb Endings: -ed, -ing, -s, -es Contractions Prefixes: re-, un-, mis-, dis- Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -er, -or, -ness