Sound Explorers Programme
How sessions work
Every session is built to stick.
Small Learning Groups
All sessions take place in small, cosy groups or fully 1-on-1 — so every child gets genuine, individual attention and no one is ever left behind.
Multisensory Learning
Children learn through songs, actions, visual cues and stories — one sound group at a time. Each sense reinforces the other, making sounds truly memorable.
Consistent Weekly Schedule
Regular sessions every week maintain the momentum of phonics acquisition. Consistent exposure is what turns sounds into automatic, fluent reading.
Live Online — Anywhere
All sessions are live video. I can see how your child responds and adapt every session to what they need that day.
The curriculum
3 Levels - Foundation to Advanced based on UK - based JOLLY PHONICS curriculum
Level 1 — Foundation
Basic Phonics & Letter Sounds
- All 42 letter sounds in 7 carefully ordered groups
- The 7 Jolly Phonics Sound Groups
- Group 1: s, a, t, i, p, n
- Group 2: ck, e, h, r, m, d
- Group 3: g, o, u, l, f, b
- Group 4: ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
- Group 5: z, w, ng, v, oo (short), oo (long)
- Group 6: y, x, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced)
- Group 7: qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar
- Letter formation — correct pencil grip and direction
- Blending sounds together to read words
- Segmenting words into sounds for writing
- First 12 tricky words — I, the, he, she, me, we, be, was, to, do, are, all
Alternative Spellings & Rules
- Alternative spellings — ‘ay’ and ‘a-e’ both say /ai/
- Short vowel rules and consonant doubling (ll, ff, ss)
- Silent ‘magic e’ words — make, bone, time
- 30 more tricky words added (42 total)
- Reading longer, more complex decodable texts
Level 3 — Advanced
Complex Patterns & Fluency
- Rarer spellings — ‘ph’ for /f/ (phone), soft ‘g’ (giraffe)
- Complex vowels — /air/ (chair, pear), /aw/ (saw, tall)
- Final 30 tricky words — 72 total mastered
- Reading with growing speed, fluency and expression
- Independent reading of varied, longer texts
Reading Progress — Colour Reader Bands
As children advance through the 3 levels, their reading ability is tracked through 6 colour-coded reader stages — from absolute beginner to confident independent reader.
Orange — Starter First sounds, short sentences
Red — Level 1 All 42 sounds, 11 tricky words
Yellow — Level 2 Alternative vowels, 20 tricky words
Green — Level 3 Magic e, 40 tricky words
Blue — Level 4 Longer texts, 61 tricky words
Purple — Level 5 Confident independent reading
Questions about Sound Explorers
My child is in Class 1 — is this too basic for them?
Not at all. Most Indian schools skip Phonics entirely and teach reading by sight, so Class 1–2 children often have significant gaps in their sound knowledge. The free trial helps us find exactly where your child is and start from there.
How is this different from how schools teach reading?
Most schools teach children to memorise whole words. Phonics teaches children the code — the sounds letters make — so they can decode any new word independently. It’s the difference between fishing and being taught to fish.
My child already knows the alphabet — do they need Phonics?
Knowing the alphabet names is very different from knowing the sounds letters make. Phonics teaches sounds — and most children who “know the alphabet” haven’t learned the 42 sounds yet.
How long does the full programme take?
Most children complete all 3 levels across one school year with weekly sessions. We always go at the right pace for your child — never rushed.
Ready to start? Every big reader started with one small sound.
Book a free trial session — no commitment needed. Just a chance to meet your child and find their perfect starting point.