Updated powerpoint for SSP decoding www.speedyssp.com

1. Download and create a
SSP Decoding Practice Book (also
used on whiteboards) to help
children practice decoding words
using their

4. Teachers/ Parents - ‘helpful words’ list
How any words are added to their
folders after the first 11 depends
on the child.
As you progress, point out when the
child can now decode the words (as
the child learns more sound pics)
These are high frequency words, not
‘sight words’ – and most can be decoded
when the child has covered those sound
pics.

5. The words created from their sound pics are the focus, however there is
also a sentence for each within the Green Level, for you to read, so that
the word is used in context. You will notice that it is not written in print.
Within most books a range of fonts are used, and children become used
to recognising the sound pics regardless of font.
At all times, from term 1 of Prep, try to see sound pics in words, and
encourage children to do the same.
This will really help you shape their reading and spelling brains.
Use every opportunity to do this !
Questions? Emma@ReadAustralia.com

6. Children learn these speech sound pics
explicitly first, and how to decode and
encode words using their sound pics

8. Alongside this explicit teaching
children also investigate the code, and
use the Speech Sound Clouds

22. Point to the sound pics in order, and the children say the word. Children can also take turns doing this
(eg make cards, they choose one, and then sound it on the board for the rest of the class)

23. s s s s s s
nap
sit
pat
tin
_____ _____ _______
1 2 3

24. a a a a
nap
sit
pat
tin
_____ _____ _______
1 2 3

25. t t t t t
nap
sit
pat
tin
_____ _____ _______
1 2 3

26. p p p p p
nap
sit
pat
tin
_____ _____ _______
1 2 3

27. i i i i i
nap
sit
pat
tin
_____ _____ _______
1 2 3

28. n n n n n
nap
sit
pat
tin
_____ _____ _______
1 2 3
nip___ __ ____
1 2 3

29. Speedy Green Decoding
(Find them easy? Ask someone to time you!)
sat pit
Santa it
in pit
nip pin
sit ant
tan tin
pan pants
Stan nap
clock
. . . ___

31. the cat and the dog sat

33. the tap drips, and the rabbit taps his paw

35. Pat the dog wags his tail

37. the man fell in the tin can

39. The turtle and the frog are
getting a tan

41. the crocodile’s teeth go SNAP, SNAP,

48. Our helpful words the
and
a to
said in
he I
of it
was

51. Draw a picture if you can read the sentence
the ant is in the sand pit.
Pat was in the tin, the ant was in the pan.
is it an ant or is it a pin, in the tin ?
(capital letters only used for names within this level as can be a completely different shape)

52. Stan sat in the sand pit

53. Stan sat in the sand pit
the ant sat in the sand

54. Ann sat in the pan !

55. Nat pants in the sand pit

56. sat pin
ant pant
tin nip
pat snap
_ _ _
1 2 3
_ _ __
1 2 3
___ __ ___ ___
1 2 3 4

57. Here’s the SSP
Green Level Sound Pic Word Chant!

58. sat pat tan pan tin pin ants
nan pan nip sip tip pit ants
nap sap tap tip nip pip ants
Pat has lots of ants in his PANTS!

60. Practice Green Level Sound Pic recognition and blending to
develop fluency and comprehension using these resources;
Schools and Libraries Please Order Dandelion Launchers
Free options..

65. m m m m m m
mat
man
Sam

66. Bam Bam Bam went the hammer !
Bam Bam Bam went the mouse !
‘STOP! STOP! STOP!’ said the Speech Sound Lamb,
and the cat ran away to her house.
Which sound pic did we miss ?
NO! Seven
This isnt your song..

67. d d d d d d d d
Dad
mad
dip
pad

68. Paddy Dog Barked in surprise,
The King jumped up, and down.
He really couldn’t believe his eyes!
‘Stop acting like a clown’ !
NO! Seven
This isnt your song.

69. e e e e e e e e e
set
met
tent
pet

70. The leopard said ‘get off my bed!
I need to find my book.
You’ll make it bend, my silly friend.
Now quick! I need to look.’
He didn’t know, that down below,
the book was being read.
He thought his book was probably
just trapped under his bed.
NO! Seven
Thisisnt
your song

71. g g g g g g g g
got
dog
sag
pig
gent

72. Its not every day, that
gold fish swim away,
from a ghost on a hot air balloon.
And if that made you giggle,
then look in the middle,
There’s a hen in a dish with a spoon !

73. Jimmy the large gentle giant,
couldn’t help but frown.
He needed to adjust his belt,
Before his pants fell down !
Hee hee hee !
NO! Seven
This isnt your
song.

74. o o o o o o o o
spot
dot
lost

75. Poor Miss Polly was feeling bad,
She had a cough, was sick.
But don’t despair, just call Duck Doc
he’ll be there in a tick ! NO! Seven
This isnt your song

76. c c c c c c c c c
cat
cast
cent
can

77. k k k k k k k k k
back
sack

78. For Christmas, Black Cat asks for a kite
But the queue in the store is so long !
So Kangaroo juggles with his soccer ball,
And Donkey bursts into a song !
( We don’t usually use ‘q’ without his friend u )
NO! Seven
This isnt
your song

79. cup
duck
run
u u u u u u u u

80. Mum was just about to touch
The tap, but Pup jumped out.
‘Come here you little tinker,
Or I am going to shout !’
It’s Monday morning, time for school,
Give Pup a stroke and rub.
When with your partner, on the bus,
He’s going in the tub !
There is one sound
pic missing ..
NO! Seven
This isnt
your song

81. r r r r r r r r
run
drip
pram

82. The rhino rode a raft,
And the cow carried a cart.
But if you can really write your name,
Then YOU’RE the one who’s smart !
NO! Seven.
This isnt your song

83. h h h h h h h h
hit
black cat
hat
hand

84. Happy Harry Ant hurries up the hill, with a whole hot dog !
How fast can you say this?
NO! Seven. This isnt your song

85. b b b b b b b b b
bib
tub
big

86. f f f f f f f f
fat frog
fit frog
bucket
fog

87. I’m not a fat frog any more ..my friend
Fifi helped me become a fit frog !
This is my fluffy friend FiFi
and Jimmy Giraffe
She laughs at her
crazy phone
NO! Seven, this isn’t your song.

88. l l l l l l l
lemon
pill
land
lost
fill

89. The apple balances on the pile,
The pupil can’t quite look.
Bit will Lil keep good hold of them
or will she drop a book?
She’s an
American Idol
Finalist, traveling
on tour !
NO! Seven
This isnt your song
either 

90. Another sound pic
for the speech sound
sssss.

92. the ant in a hat sat on the tap

94. the fat cat and the
duck sat on the hill

95. the man had a giggle at the kitten
and the frog

96. Rick is on the gentle panda

98. Our helpful words
the and a to said
in he I of it was you
they on he she for
his but that with all
we can are up
had my her what

107. Our helpful words
the and a to said in he I of
it was you they on he she for
his but that with all we can
are up had my her what there
out this have went be like
some so not then were go little as
no Mum one them do me down
Dad big when see looked very

108. j j j j j
jump
fluff
kitten
jelly

109. v v v v v
van
hill
giggle
twenty

110. w w w w
win
panda
gentle
wind

111. x x x x
fox
flap
locks
kiss

112. y y y y y
fly
messy
snap
Mum

113. z z z z z
buzz
map
stand
fluffy
bell

114. q q q q
quit
funny
wind
Jim

115. chips
chicks
fluffy duck
fit frog
spin

116. shop
chop
fish
big band

117. this thumb
carrot
thin stick man

118. thing
pants
sticks
fan
thick and thin

119. train
stamps
king
happy
spit

120. fishing
three hats
black spots

121. fly sky high
green hats
a big blue train

122. chicks
rain
shopping trolley
lolly

123. fantastic fish
black bags
chicken legs
little green boat
spoon

125. look at a book
spoon on a moon
eight green frogs
man in a pan

126. Green and Purple Level Speech Sound Pics

128. Helpful words;
the / said / so/ we

130. Helpful words;
the / because
has / of

131. Tish and Dad took a look in the
box at the puppy jumping.
‘He is a happy’ Dad said.
‘He is jumping so high!’ said Tish
Let’s see if we can jump too !

133. When you see this sound pic say
Cuckoo! Cuckoo !!
Is it oo as in look or oo as in moon?
Put eyes on them when
it’s an ‘oo’ as in look !
cook

138. blue level sound pics
ar or ow oi air ur
car for cow tow soil hair purse
If you find any of these sound pics, when you are reading, add in more words !
The word ‘sale’ is a sound pic sandwich!
s a-e l sale

139. blue level sound pics
er ay oy ou au
perfect play toy out group touch August
I play with my puppy, he loves it so much
He’s wriggly, he licks me, he’s silky to touch.
He’s perfect when out with just me, or a
group…
He tugs on my toys, and runs round in a loop
In November when cold, or August when hot
He just wants to play, he just doesn’t stop!

140. blue level sound pics
ir ie ue ea ui ey
first chief tie blue beat head suit key they
The first time they told me to get the blue tie
I thought it was to go round my head, not sure
why!
The key is to loop it, no easy feat,
but finishes the ‘suit look’, ready to meet
VIP people, perhaps the top chief !
Mum said we’re not going, WHAT A RELIEF !

141. blue level sound pics
aw wh ph ew oe ure are
claw whip dolphin few toe pure are dare
I love the cute dolphin, who kisses my nose
She splashes my fingers, and blows on my toes
I ask ‘are you sure?’ I ask, ‘do you dare?’
To whip up the water, and make the crab stare!
He’ll peep out from under the stone, it’s his
door,
and wave a few times with his big orange claw !

142. blue level ‘sound pic sandwiches’
a-e e-e i-e
cake athlete bike
o-e u-e
coke flute which of these sound pic
sandwiches can you see?
Say the word and listen to the last speech sound.
The Speech Sound Pic Sandwich Maker jumps
the last sound from the end, into the sandwich!

144. Speedy Blue Decoding
(Find them easy? Ask someone to time you!)
star whip
perfect for
may cow
seat soil
head hair
suit toy
few blue
claw play
first group
touch out
purse key
clock
. . . ___

150. Do this at home and in the classroom.
An adult gives you a word, you work
out all of the speech sound pics.
Find other words with that sound pic.
Is it still the same speech sound?
Be a Speech Sound Detective!

152. practice speedy decoding.

153. Useful inexpensive resources for classrooms
Songs for whiteboards – inc Jolly Phonics - http://youtu.be/8CHYwdXwAG4
Free online / whiteboard lessons will soon be organised on www.youtube.com/soundpics
Table top folded speech sound pic cards – Email Emma@ReadAustralia.com for link
Green Level
$15 for 30
Purple, Yellow and Blue
$15 for 30
Letter formation prompt cards
$15 for 30
Download posters for each level in A3 for walls, pdfs of all the speech sound pics
and speech sound pic words for home folders
- free from slideshare.net/readingwhisperer
Free readers to use on whiteboards
http://www.speedyssp.com/#!decoding-practice-following-ssp-levels/c1n8g
Apps
Pocket Phonics
SpeedySSP coming soon !

154. Free decodable readers using these sound pics

157. Look at everyday objects
and link the speech sounds
with the sound pics, and
record in album.
Download all clouds from
slideshare.net/readingwhisperer

158. Some sound pics represent more than one speech sound eg ow, c, g.
Create clouds like this (there may be more than 2 clouds) to explore the variations

159. fantastic fish
black bags
chicken legs
little green boat
spoon

162. Some speech sounds are represented by more than one sound pic.
Explore this concept by drawing something in the middle that makes you think of
that speech sound, and then organise words around it, into clouds. (You know how many
there are by looking at your speech sound clouds.)

163. train
stamps
king
happy
spit

165. Exploring speech sound pics for ‘ay’ also reinforces the
concept that some sound pics represent more than one speech sound
as they will see ‘eigh’ and ‘ea’. Talk about eight / height
head / lead (dog lead) etc.
The more they explore and self-discover (with careful guidance) the more
easily their brains will ‘get’ these concepts, and work out new words
(for spelling and also reading) themselves.
It is important to help children learn these skills early, and to become confident
readers early on, as the more they read and write, the more they will discover
about the code, as well as about the meaning of the whole words.
They need to be able to do what ‘readers’ so when they scan words ie
the code changes as they decode from left to right, depending on how the word is
said orally.
reindeer reinforce
Sometimes it changes in context
The lead balloon wouldn’t rise.
The dog lead was hanging on the post.

166. look at a book
spoon on a moon
eight green frogs
man in a pan

167. More decoding / reading practice
s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, ck, e, h, r, m,
d g, z, w, ng, v, oo, oo, y, x, ch, sh,
th, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar, y, ee,
a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ee, ay, oy,
ea, igh, ow, oa, ow, ou, ir, ur, ew,
au, aw, al
speld-sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=182
Sets 7, 8, 9, 10

168. Now let’s fully investigate the
Speech Sound Clouds
We can make sure we investigate ALL of the
speech sound pics in the English language. Many
have already been covered in the levels, and
through your sound pic detective work. These
clouds represent EVERY speech sound in the
English language, and show EVERY way we
represent it (ie all spelling variations in the
whole of the English language!!)
Teachers- children cover the levels in Prep and be ready for the clouds. By the end of Year 1
children can have covered all levels, and all spelling variations, if you take a systematic approach.

170. Use the clouds for your
detective work now,
and to work out ALL of the
sound pics for all of the
speech sounds you haven’t
explored in
the levels.

171. Teachers - if you have been using Speech Sound Cloud
Albums you will know from their albums what each child has
really looked at. If a child has only really ‘discovered’ ff and f,
for example, you know which to now look at more formally.
Really use these albums as they not only help the child, but
help you see what they have had experience with.

172. Ideas !
See if you can create a poem, story,
song etc that includes every sound pic
for that speech sound….. like this one !

173. Oh my word- have you heard?
Miss Emma hurt her nose
poor girl
Choose a cloud and see if you can create a song, poem, art work or something else to creatively show
ALL of the sound pics for that speech sound.

174. More here soon, so keep an eye out on
slideshare and keep adding pages to your
SSP Decoding Book
Miss Emma 
Bringing Research Into Classrooms 4 KidS

175. More here soon !

176. Speedy Green Decoding
(Find them easy? Ask someone to time you!)
sat pit
Santa it
in pit
nip pin
sit ant
tan tin
pan pants
Stan nap
clock
. . . ___

179. Speedy Blue Decoding
(Find them easy? Ask someone to time you!)
star whip
perfect for
may cow
seat soil
head hair
suit toy
few blue
claw play
first group
touch out
purse key
clock
. . . ___