Sound Science is part of Super SOR – The Super Science of Reading French Phonics Program. Learn more here: www.madameoz.ca/super-science-of-reading

⭐ FULL YEAR OF FRENCH PHONICS • SOUND SCIENCE ⭐

French Structured Literacy Program for Early French Immersion
Programme de littératie structurée pour l’apprentissage explicite du code en immersion française

Welcome to a full year of French phonics instruction with Sound Science , a comprehensive, SOR-aligned French Immersion program designed to build phonemic awareness, decoding, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

This bundle has been UPDATED to include more resources, more decodable content, and brand-new daily/weekly tools to support small-group French phonics instruction.

I previously had two separate listings: Sound Science 1.0 and Sound Science 2.0. I was getting lots of questions about the differences between them, so I decided to merge them here!

Why is it called the SUPER Science of Reading? What's so SUPER about it?

Super SOR French Phonics is a comprehensive, research-based program

designed to provide structured, explicit, and engaging phonics instruction. By

building a strong foundation in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,

vocabulary, and comprehension, this program ensures that students develop

the skills necessary for fluent reading and confident spelling. With a focus on

multi-sensory learning, morphology, and executive function, students gain the

tools they need to become proficient, independent readers in French. A

systematic approach to instruction that integrates gradual, explicit skill-building with equips students with lasting literacy success.

I recently took much of the research I have done over the last several years and compiled into into a Framework of FI Literacy teaching, which you can see here: 🌱 Growing Great Readers from the Ground Up 🌳 - From Foundations to Flourishing in French Immersion

Now that I have recently completed my Master of Education Degree in Language and Literacy from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, I will be sharing more about the research behind this program on my new blog called Growing Great Readers: The French Phonics & Foundations Blog

1️⃣ Simple Sounds (9+ weeks)

This Program begins at the basics, with Simple Sounds! Students learn vowel sounds, and then slowly learn consonant sounds and how to blend them together. This portion of the program is 10 weeks long, but can be extended based on needs.

2️⃣ Complex Sounds (16 weeks)

Next, we move on to Complex Sounds. With each week, a new sound is added and content become slightly more complex. Students feel confident as they only encounter sounds which they already know! This portion of the program is 16 weeks long. With only the occasional exception (such as the word "dans"), students will learn to decode every word in these resources when following along with this program.

3️⃣ Complicated Sounds (11 weeks)

Complicated Sounds continues this process. It builds on the skills learned during the Complex Sound Program, and slowly introduce more complicated sounds that early immersion students often struggle to read. This portion of the program is 11 weeks long.

Students learn to decode using explicit routines, visual supports, and targeted practice.

Across all three parts, the goal is simple:
👉 Students should be able to decode every single word they read.
This builds fluency, confidence, and strong comprehension.

📚 Resources Included (39 Total!)

Many resources can be used all year long across all 3 parts of the program:

FULL-YEAR FRENCH PHONICS RESOURCES

- Sound Posters

- Colouring Pages

- Blitz & Blend Cards (added in 2024)

- Decodable Words (updated in 2024 with MORE words)

- Systematic, Decodable Readers (added in 2024)

- Tracing (added in 2024)

- Listen & Encode (added in 2024)

- Decodable & Visual Word Searches (added in 2024)

- Segmenting (added in 2024)

- Decodable Texts with Comprehension Questions (*NEW IN 2025* for Simple & Complicated Sounds)

- Parent Letters (*NEW IN 2025* - COMING SOON)

- Decodable, Visual Crosswords (*NEW IN 2025* - COMING SOON)

- Extended Decodable Texts for Increased Difficulty (*NEW IN 2025 - COMING SOON)

🌟 How Is Sound Science Different from UFLI-Inspired Resources?

Sound Science was published BEFORE UFLI Foundations! I first added Sound Science to TPT in 2022, but started developing it in 2016 (UFLI Foundations was published in 2023).

While Sound Science is inspired by the same literacy research as UFLI (stuctured and systematic phonics instruction), this program is uniquely designed for French Immersion—and it stands apart in one major way:

It is highly visual.

Over the years, I have invested in thousands upon thousands of high-quality clipart images, many of which appear across nearly every single resource in the program. These visuals are intentionally selected and intentionally placed to support:

• Phoneme–grapheme mapping
• Vocabulary development in French
• Conceptual understanding
• Meaning-making
• Engagement and memory

Unlike many UFLI-inspired materials—which tend to be more minimalistic—Sound Science is both decodable AND richly illustrated, making it especially powerful for young French Immersion learners who are building oral language alongside reading skills.

Why visuals matter for FI learners

French Immersion students often have:

• limited vocabulary in French
• developing oral comprehension
• minimal exposure to French print
• emerging background knowledge in the target language
  

The full-colour visuals throughout Sound Science give students instant context, helping them attach meaning to new words while still reading controlled, decodable text.

The result?

Students don’t just decode words.
They understand them.
They remember them.
They connect them to real ideas, objects, and concepts.

This bridge between phonics + meaning is especially important in FI programs—and it is one of the biggest reasons why teachers love using Sound Science in their classrooms.

🎯 Why Teachers Love Sound Science

When I began teaching Grade 1 FI in 2016, I couldn’t find reading resources truly aligned with the needs of immersion learners. After years of teaching and studying the Science of Reading, I created Sound Science to fill that gap.

The program offers:

✔ Explicit, sequential sound instruction
✔ Teacher-friendly routines that work in whole-class or guided groups
✔ Decodable-only practice so students can always read with success
✔ Consistent weekly routines supported by a clear scope & sequence
✔ Flexible activities designed to run smoothly during small-group rotations

Everything aligns with structured literacy, SOR principles, and the developmental needs of French Immersion learners.

🙌 Perfect For:

• K–3 French Immersion teachers
• New FI educators learning about SOR
• Teachers wanting predictable routines for small-group reading
• Classrooms needing controlled, fully decodable resources
• Schools shifting toward structured literacy in French

*If you have previously purchased the Resource entitled "SUPER SOUND SCIENCE: Full-Year French Phonics Program - Sound Science 2.0, please e-mail me at madame.oz.tpt@gmail.com if you are interested in the new resources that were added in 2025. If I can verify your purchase, I can send you the update 😊