01
Hear
Listen closely to the target speech sound.
The LipiLeap approach
Hear it. Build it.
Read it. Remember it.
A clear, connected learning routine that brings sound, movement, letters and meaning together—one manageable step at a time.
Sound + symbol + practice
What is systematic
synthetic phonics?
A planned way to connect the sounds we say with the letters we read.
Systematic means teaching sound–letter connections in a deliberate order, building on earlier learning. Synthetic means blending the individual sounds together to read a whole word.
Children also learn to segment spoken words into sounds to support spelling. Carefully matched reading practice helps them apply the patterns they have already met.
The proposed LipiLeap framework
Eight connected moments of learning.
This developing routine is intended to make each new connection clear, active and memorable. It is a design framework, not a validated outcome claim.
02
Feel
Notice how the mouth moves to make it.
03
See
Look at the letter or letters that represent it.
04
Link
Connect the sound with its written form.
05
Build
Put familiar letters together to make words.
06
Blend
Join the sounds together to read the word.
07
Read
Use that knowledge in sentences and stories.
08
Recall
Revisit learning until it becomes familiar.
A small example
Three sounds.
One word.
After these sound–letter connections have been taught, an adult can model how to join them together.
sat
Say each sound. Blend them together.
satA confident next step
Let’s find your next small step.
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