Empower your students with our Word Builder, a cutting-edge phonics teaching tool grounded in the science of reading. Designed to strengthen foundational literacy skills, this tool encourages students to experiment with building and reading words using the most common letter-sound patterns.

KEY FEATURES OF THE WORD BUILDER TOOL  

Heart Words Feature

Make tricky words easier to grasp with the Heart Words feature! Teachers can highlight specific parts of a word where irregular sound patterns occur by placing heart icons above letters. This visual aid can be turned on or off, helping students focus on those “tricky” parts at their own pace.  

Customisable Number of Boxes

Adapt the tool to suit any phonics activity with flexible box settings. Teachers can adjust the number of boxes for different word lengths, ensuring students have room to explore new words. TT Tip: Set the maximum number of boxes you’ll need at the start to give students the freedom to explore various word lengths without needing to reset.  

Text-to-Speech Function

Support auditory learning with the Text-to-Speech feature, which reads words or sounds aloud. Perfect for pronunciation practice and spelling checks, this function allows students to verify their work independently, building both confidence and skill.  

Choosing Sound Groups

Tailor your lessons by selecting the exact sound groups needed for each session. Whether you’re focusing on specific phonics patterns or reinforcing certain letter sounds, easily pick and choose sounds to suit your teaching goals.  

Split-E Function

Teach split-e (magic e) words with ease! This feature helps students understand how silent letters change the sound of a word, reinforcing this important phonics pattern. Perfect for making tricky vowel-sound relationships easier to grasp.  

Digraphs and Trigraphs

Help students master multi-letter sounds like digraphs and trigraphs with this intuitive tool. Following best practices from the science of reading, these sounds are grouped together in the same box, making it easier for students to see and understand the relationships between letters and sounds.  

Save Settings

Save valuable lesson time by using the Save Settings feature. Once you’ve chosen the focus sounds for your lesson, the tool will remember these settings for future sessions, allowing for seamless continuation of learning and easy preparation for follow-up lessons.

WORD BUILDING IN ACTION

 

Drag-and-Drop Letters

Students can interactively explore word-building by dragging and dropping letters to form words. The tool allows them to swap letters as they go, testing different combinations of sounds to strengthen their understanding of letter-sound relationships.  

Clearing All Text

Need a fresh start? With one click, all of the text is cleared, giving students a blank canvas to begin their next word-building activity.  

With the Word Builder Tool, phonics instruction becomes engaging, interactive, and tailored to the needs of each student. Whether practicing key letter-sound patterns or reinforcing tricky phonics concepts, this tool offers everything teachers need to make reading instruction more dynamic and effective.

Click here to start using the Word Builder Digi-Tool in your classroom today!