Compu-IQ Phonics Software

Phonetic Vowels

• The following group of words illustrates the point that one letter often represents more than one sound. The letter “a” can have the following nine vowel sounds in English:

• In addition, one sound can often be spelled in different ways e.g. the vowel sound “ay” (long vowel sound of “a”) can be spelled as:

Phonetic Consonants

• The consonants of English are more phonetic than the vowels. However, there are some consonants that have more than one sound e.g.

EDUSS Phonic code

• The EDUSS Coded system simplifies English, making it into a phonetic language by using a special colour-coding system, which accelerates the learning process.
• Vowels are coded red and given a unique numerical superscript that identifies their sound.
• Consonants are coded blue and given a blue phonetic letter superscript when they are not phonetic.
• Silent letters are coded grey as in judge.

Stage 1 13 Lessons;

• Introduces the student to 10 commonly used vowel sounds (the short and long sounds of each of “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, “u”);
• Introduces the student to the 2 vowel sounds of “y” e.g. cry and baby;
• Introduces the student to 22 consonant sounds.

Another 13 Lessons;

• Introduces the student to another 13 vowel sounds and their most common spellings;
• Introduces the student to six more consonant sounds and some common special sounds of English;
• Introduces the student to the consonant digraphs;
• Introduces the student to the consonant blends.
• Voiced consonant sounds
• Unvoiced consonant sounds
• Nasal consonant sounds
• Hard and soft consonant sounds
• Consonant digraphs
• Consonant blends
• Silent consonants
• Paired voiced and unvoiced consonants

# 1 Phonics System