Level Up Phonics, Level 2: Short Vowels (CVC) Science of Reading Curriculum

Curriculum unit · Grades K–2, intervention · PDF, 201 pages · $12

Level Up Phonics is a systematic, explicit phonics program built on the Science of Reading. Level 2 takes students from their first CVC words to all five short vowels, x, qu, -s as /z/ and their first two-syllable words, one carefully sequenced lesson at a time.

Every lesson follows the same 7-step Level Up Loop (about 35 minutes): phonemic awareness warm-up, Sound Drop, Blend Run, Chain Reaction, heart words, Dictation Station and Story Quest. Each of the 25 original stories is computer-checked to be 100% decodable with only the sounds and heart words taught so far, and that check is printed on every lesson plan.

Students read about a recurring, diverse crew of friends, and every new sound comes with a Spanish-transfer tip for emergent bilingual students. Home notes are in English and Spanish.

What's included

• 25 teacher lesson plans with phonemic awareness items, word lists, word chains, dictation, heart word mapping, comprehension questions and small group differentiation
• 25 original decodable mini-books (one sheet, fold and read)
• 25 story sheets with 3-read tracking, comprehension and a draw-and-write box
• 25 Map It pages (sound boxes, word chain, handwriting) and 25 Speedrun fluency pages
• 25 dictation half-sheets and 25 bilingual (English/Spanish) home connection notes
• 25 sound cards, 14 heart word cards, scope and sequence, daily routine guide and mini-book folding guide
• Pre-test and post-test with teacher record sheets, class progress tracker and a Level 2 certificate

How teachers use it

• Daily whole-group phonics block in kindergarten or first grade
• Small group or RTI/MTSS intervention for short vowels in grades 1–3
• Dyslexia-friendly structured literacy practice and ESL/EB support