PLD’s Structured Synthetic Phonics Teaching Overview

PLD's Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) Program is an evidence-based, comprehensive curriculum in Australia, closely aligned with the Science of Reading. The teaching sequence starts with the basics of the initial (simple) code and then progresses to the extended code. 

For each primary school year level—Early Years, Foundation, Year 1 & 2 and Year 3, 4, 5 & 6—PLD provides downloadable teaching sequences along with companion screening and tracking manuals to support the implementation of all PLD programs..

SSP Overview: Initial to Extended Code

The following overview outlines PLD’s SSP sequence, progressing from single-letter phoneme-grapheme connections and digraphs to the introduction of alternative spellings in the extended code. It is essential not only to teach these phoneme-grapheme relationships in isolation but to also offer opportunities for their application in reading and writing tasks, including dictation.

Furthermore, the PLD SSP phonic teaching sequence forms the foundation for introducing High-Frequency Words (HFWs).

Foundation – Year 6 SSP Sequence

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Foundation SSP Sequence

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Year 1 SSP Sequence

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Year 2 SSP Sequence

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The release dates for subsequent charts are as follows:

  • Year 3 SSP Sequence – December 2024
  • Year 4 SSP Sequence – late Term 1 2025
  • Year 5 SSP Sequence – late Term 2 2025
  • Year 6 SSP Sequence – late Term 3 2025
Downloadable Teaching Manuals

PLD’s Teaching Sequence Manuals, available for download, provide in-depth resources consisting of term-by-term phonic concept sequences, along with accompanying templates for word lists and phonics dictation passages (as applicable).

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