Level 2 Program Guide
Build Bigger Words
With Confidence
Level 2 expands the Level 1 foundation across 9 lessons with closed syllables, the FLOSS rule, beginning and ending blends, unit tiles, and new high-frequency sight words.
Level 2 Highlights
By the end of Level 2, these short clips demonstrate the types of words students will be reading.
Read "scrunch" with blends on both ends
s
c
r
u
n
ch
Read "spring" with a unit tile
s
p
r
ing
Level 2 At a Glance
Scope
9 lessons
Systematic progression from simple to more complex one-syllable words.
Syllable Focus
Closed + Unit
Students learn what closes a syllable and what letters stay glued together.
Spelling Rule
FLOSS
First spelling rule.
Instruction remains explicit, multisensory, and cumulative. Students continue using touch-and-say routines while adding blend work, unit tiles, and a larger sight-word bank.
Closed Syllables and Keyword Vowels
Lesson 1 introduces the closed syllable, the most common syllable type in English.
- A closed syllable has one vowel.
- One or more ending consonants "close the door."
- The vowel says its keyword (short) sound: a-apple, e-echo, i-igloo, o-office, u-uphill.
Video Lesson
The FLOSS Rule
Level 2 introduces the first formal spelling rule: double f, l, or s after a keyword "short" vowel in a one-syllable word. The same pattern often applies to z.
puffhillmessfuzzjazz
Bonus-letter concept
The extra letter is a bonus letter: students hear one sound but learn the spelling convention that keeps the word pattern correct.
Consonant Blend Mastery
Students work through blends step-by-step: beginning blends, ending blends, digraph blends, and three-letter blends. They touch each sound so none are skipped.
Beginning Blends
Ending Blends
In-app video lessons also introduce digraph blends and advanced blend practice on both ends of words.
Unit Tiles and Unit Syllables
Unit tiles are letter groups that stay together as one chunk. When students see a unit tile, they read and spell it as a single unit.
allangingongungankinkonkunk
This creates the unit syllable pattern in words like ball, sing, and chunk.
All Unit Tile and Syllable
Level 2 Sight Words
Level 2 continues explicit sight-word practice for high-frequency words that are irregular.
wantsomebeentoowereonesayswhoanyMr.couldwheremanythereagainMrs.should
Decodable Books You'll Unlock in Level 2
32 books in Level 2
Unlock books as readers move lesson by lesson.
After each lesson, students unlock a decodable book featuring the decodable and high-frequency words they just learned, with AI support as they read and a few comprehension questions at the end.
Read why decodable books matter
A book from the end of Level 2
Here's a decodable book your student will have the tools to read by the end of this level.
End-of-level sample
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The Skunk in the Trunk
Mr. Mack and Dad went to camp in a truck.The lunch was in the trunk.Mr. Mack had a bun and a plum for lunch.Dad had a drink in a cup.At camp, Dad did lift the lid of the trunk.A skunk was in the trunk!The skunk had the lunch.It had the bun.It had the plum.It did munch and crunch.Mr. Mack did yell and jump back.Dad did blink and gasp.The skunk did not run.It sat in the trunk and had the drink in the cup."Just let it sit," said Dad with a shrug."But this is all the lunch," said Mr. Mack with a sniff."The skunk can have the lunch if it does not do a smell," said Dad.The skunk did hop back to the path with a big tum and a strut.Mr. Mack did yell, "You should thank us for the lunch, skunk!"The skunk did a wink and went in the grass.
Tap any word in the app
Level 2When students tap a word, a pop-up appears. See the demo below: tap tiles to hear the sounds, play the blend, and tap the image to hear the meaning.
crunch
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