Read Not Guess Scope and Sequence

This page will help you work through the Read Not Guess lessons at your own pace.

The lessons are sequential and build on each other. They are organized into 30-day "sprints," but they explicitly include review days. If you're not already signed up, you can receive them directly through your email by signing up here.

Level 1

Day	Letter/ Topic	Link
1	U, P	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letters-u-and-p
2	A, T	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letters-a-and-t
3	C	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-c
4	S, N	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letters-s-and-n
5	Review: Sound Blending	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-rhyming-challenge-and-blending-games
6	G, E	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letters-g-and-e
7	M	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-m
8	H	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-h
9	L, O	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letters-l-and-o
10	Review: Word Families	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-word-families-game
11	R	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-r
12	B, I	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letters-b-and-i
13	Z	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-z
14	K	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-k
15	Review: Memory Game	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-memory-game-with-letter-sounds
16	W	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-w
17	D	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-d
18	F	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-f
19	X	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-x
20	Review: Sound Addition	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-sound-addition-game
21	Double "ll" words	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/letter-quiz-and-ll-words
22	Y	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-y
23	When "s" makes a "z" sound	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-s-as-a-zzz-sound
24	Qu	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-qu-sound
25	Review: Word Builder Game	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-word-builder-game
26	Open vowels like "hi" and "go"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/words-with-vowels-at-the-end
27	The "ck" sound (ack, uck, ick)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ck-sound
28	V	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-v
29	J	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-j
30	Review Day: Magic Squares Game	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-magic-squares-game

For more practice after this level, we recommend the alphabet letter sounds flashcards from Nessy. They're free to print out (or you could make them yourself).

To incorporate more vocabulary practice, try the free celebrity read-alouds from Storyline Online.

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Level 2

Day	Sound/ topic	Link
31	Short vowel sounds	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/review-day-short-vowel-sounds-and-the-i-spy-game
32	Review open vowels (like hi and go)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/words-with-vowels-at-the-end
33	The "ow" sound in "cow"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ow-sound-part-i
34	sh	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-sh-sound
35	The "ow" sound in "low" and "snow"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ow-sound-part-ii
36	initial blends (bl, cl, pl, gl, sl)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/beginning-blends
37	th, the	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-th-sound
38	Words like "king" and "long"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/ing-ang-ung-and-ong-words
39	ar	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ar-sound
40	Words like "pink" and "bank"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/ink-ank-onk-and-unk-words
41	Review Day and Decodable Story	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/all-the-all-words
42	"All" words like "tall" and "small"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/all-the-all-words
43	ch	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ch-sound
44	-ee	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ee-sound
45	-est	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-est-sound
46	The "oo" sound in "zoo"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-oo-sound-in-zoo
47	Review Day: Sound Subtraction Game	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-sound-subtraction-game
48	tch	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-tch-sound
49	Words like "book"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-oo-sound-in-good-and-book
50	or	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-or-sound
51	wh	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-wh-sound
52	who, what	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/what-who-where
53	er, ur, ir	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-er-sound
54	ay/oy	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ay-and-oy-sounds
55	Review Day and Decodable Story	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/review-day-the-farmer-and-the-banker
56	ai	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ai-sound
57	oa	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-oa-sound
58	Review Day: Memory Game with Words	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-memory-game-with-words
59	Words like "talk" and "walk"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/walk-talk-and-silent-l-words
60	Review Day: Roll a Sentence Game	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/play-the-roll-a-sentence-game

For more practice after this level, we recommend the short syllable stories from Open Source Phonics.

If you haven't already discovered your local public library, we strongly recommend using this search tool to find the one that's closest to you.

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Level 3

Day	Sound/ Topic	Link
61	initial blends (bl, cl, pl, gl, sl)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/beginning-blends
62	Review Day and "ee" Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-the-ee-sound-in-wheel
63	magic e (A)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/magic-e-words-with-a-s
64	Review Day and Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-the-ake-sound
65	magic e (I)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/magic-e-words-with-the-long-i-sound
66	have, give	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/review-day-magic-e-words
67	magic e (O)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/magic-e-words-with-the-long-o-sound
68	magic e (U)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/magic-e-words-with-the-long-u-sound
69	Review Day and Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/review-day-and-magic-e-decodable
70	magic e (E)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/magic-e-words-with-the-long-e-sound
71	The "-ed" sound	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ed-sound
72	Magic E... variations	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/magic-e-variations
73	come/ some	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/review-day-more-magic-e-words
74	-le	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-le-sound
75	-le Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-words-that-end-in-le
76	Y (try)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-letter-y-as-in-try
77	ou (out, our)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ou-sound
78	Review Day and "Time to Run"	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/review-day-and-time-to-run-decodable
79	soft c (ice)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-soft-c-sound
80	-ould	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-words-could-would-and-should
81	Review Day and "-ould" Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-could-would-and-should
82	ea (eat)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-ea-sound-in-eat
83	Review Day and "-ou" Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-the-ou-sound-in-out
84	wr / kn	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-wr-and-kn-sounds
85	oi	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-oi-sound
86	soft g (huge, edge)	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/the-soft-g-sound
87	ai (air) Decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-words-like-air-and-chair
88	"oi" decodable	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-the-oi-sound-in-oil
89	Review Day and Verb Practice	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/daily-ish-decodable-the-it-sound
90	Phonics Check Up	https://www.readnotguess.com/post/end-of-year-phonics-check-up

Once your child has made it through these, they are ready for our "Daily(ish) Decodable program. See those lessons here or sign up to receive them by email.

Your child is also probably ready for free content from ReadWorks.org. Create a free "teacher" account to access reading passages with comprehension questions.