The Phonics Train is not just a reading programme — it is a movement. Every consultant who joins us carries the mission of literacy to schools across Uganda.

— Phonics Train Teachers Enterprise

Teachers Transforming Literacy

The Phonics Train Teachers' Enterprise was established to bring together reading teachers, improve their capacity in reading instruction, and EMPOWER them to improve their own and other teachers' livelihoods through peer to peer mentorship.

Our Goal: Delivering outstanding reading outcomes for every ECCE learner — and better income for every member teacher.

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Phonics Train teachers at the Reading Teachers' Convention
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Learning Materials

Everything a teacher needs — carefully sequenced from Baby Class through P.3.

Phonics Train book series

Books

  • Read to Me Series
  • Sound Series
  • Thematic Series
  • Life Series
  • Starter Series
  • Legacy Series
  • Sight Word Series
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Phonics Train teacher manuals

Manuals

  • Baby Class Manual
  • Middle Class Manual
  • Top Class Manual
  • P1 Manual
  • P2–P3 Manual
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Phonics Train learner workbooks

Workbooks

  • Basic Sounds
  • Digraph Sounds
  • Diphthong Sounds
  • Sight Words Practise
  • Consonant Blends
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Phonics Train classroom charts

Charts & More

  • Basic Sounds Chart
  • Sight Words Flip Charts
  • Phonics Flip Chart
  • Scope & Sequence
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Our Services

From classroom assessment to teacher training and reading events.

Classroom reading assessment

Assessment

Classroom reading assessments aligned to the Phonics Train scope and sequence.

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Teacher workshop session

Workshops

  • Guided-Reading
  • Syllabic Reading
  • Comprehension
  • Phonics Train
  • Scheming & Lesson Planning
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Reading exam session

Reading Exams

Standardised examinations that measure and celebrate learner progress.

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Reading competition event

Reading Competitions

School and inter-school competitions that motivate learners and build community.

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Teaching Principles

The 10 Commandments of the Phonics Train

Non-negotiable principles every Phonics Train teacher upholds — every school, every class, every day.

I

We teach reading every day in all classes.

II

We develop all the Big 5 skills of reading.

III

We start with alphabet recognition.

IV

We teach sounds, names, sight words, and stories from Baby Class.

V

We teach all single sounds and their letter names in Baby Class.

VI

We teach short and long vowel sounds clearly.

VII

We only use onset and rhyme to blend words in kindergarten.

VIII

We strictly introduce syllables in P.1.

IX

We only use previously taught sounds to form words.

X

We do not read exams for our learners (after Baby Class Term 2).

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Award-winning, results-driven materials for every school. Improve reading outcomes for every learner in every class.