Tricky Word Cards

Some words just refuse to play by the rules.

Our tricky word cards focus on the common exception words that children can’t always decode using standard phonics rules. These are the words that pop up again and again in early reading books — and learning to recognise them quickly makes a big difference to fluency and confidence.

In some phonics schemes, including Read Write Inc., these are known as “red words” — words that need to be recognised on sight because part (or all) of the word can’t be sounded out in the usual way.

These cards are especially useful for:

• Building automatic sight recognition
• Improving reading fluency and flow
• Boosting spelling confidence with high-frequency words
• Quick-fire revision games and daily practice

Available in both colour and black and white versions.