Common Core Top Pick for Reading - Foundational Skills Phonological Awareness Phonics and Word Recognition View all Common Core Top Picks for Reading - Foundational Skills Daily Phonics, Grade 3 helps struggling readers and English learners develop the phonics skills necessary to become proficient, on-grade-level readers. Students first learn basic phonics skills typically mastered in grades 1 and 2, and then they progress to skills taught in grade 3. Lessons and activities are designed with age-appropriate formats that respect the older learner. The 32 weekly units in grade 3 cover: Initial and Final Consonants: b, f, r, k, m, p, d, l, n Initial 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 Syllabication Vowel Sounds of y Sounds of cand g Initial Consonant Blends: cl, fl, gl, pl, br, dr, gr, tr, sk, sl, sp, sw, spl, str Final Consonant Blends: ft, lt, nt, st, ld, nd, mp, nk Consonant Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh Consonant Digraphs: ph, gh, ck, ng Variant Spellings: dge, tch Silent Consonants: k, w, b, h, l Long Vowel Digraphs: ai, ay Long Vowel Digraphs: ee, ea, ey, ie Long Vowel Patterns: ie, igh Long Vowel Digraphs: oa, oe, ow Long Vowel Digraphs: ew, ue Short Vowel Digraphs:ea, ou The Sounds of oo Variant Vowel Digraphs: au, aw Diphthongs: ou, oi R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, er, ir, ur R-Controlled Vowels: air, are, ear Plural Noun Endings: s, es, ies Irregular Plural Nouns  Inflectional Verb Endings: -ed, -ing, -s, -es Contractions Prefixes: dis-, re-, un- Suffixes: -ful, -less, -er, -ly