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Building programs

Design a structured phonics plan with goals, target phonemes, and a sequenced activity list.

A program is the clinician-defined plan for a single client. It has a clear goal, a list of target phonemes, and a sequence of activities the child will work through in order. PhonicsPath then adapts difficulty session by session based on the child's scores.

Anatomy of a program

  • Name — short label both clinician and parent will see.
  • Goal — one or two plain-language sentences describing what success looks like.
  • Target phonemes — the sounds in scope. You can mix multiple if the child is working broadly.
  • Activities — the ordered list of practice tasks pulled from the Library.
  • Schedule — the recommended cadence (e.g. 10 minutes daily). Drives parent reminders.

Creating a program from scratch

  1. 1From the sidebar click Programs.
  2. 2Click 'New program' in the top right.
  3. 3Give the program a clear, descriptive name. Use the format 'Goal — Child' (e.g. 'R blends — Hugo') so it's easy to find later.
  4. 4Write the goal in plain language. This is shown to the parent verbatim, so avoid jargon. 'Hugo will produce /r/ in initial position with 80% accuracy in single words.' is good.
  5. 5Pick target phonemes from the dropdown. You can select multiple by clicking each one.
  6. 6Set a recommended schedule. Most practices use 10 minutes/day, 5 days/week.
  7. 7Click 'Add activity' to open the Library picker. Filter by phoneme to narrow the list.
  8. 8Click activities to add them to the program. They appear in the right-hand panel in the order added.
  9. 9Drag activities by the handle to reorder. The child will work through them top-to-bottom.
  10. 10Click 'Save program'.
  11. 11From the program detail page, click 'Assign to client', pick the child, and confirm. The path is generated and visible in the kid portal within seconds.

Duplicating an existing program

If you already have a program that works for a similar child, duplicating saves time.

  1. 1Open the program.
  2. 2Click the three-dot menu → 'Duplicate'.
  3. 3PhonicsPath opens a copy with '— copy' on the end of the name. Rename, tweak, save.

Updating a program mid-therapy

You can edit a live program at any time. Existing recordings are preserved; only future activities follow the new plan.

  1. 1Open the program from the client's Program tab.
  2. 2Click 'Edit'.
  3. 3Add, remove, or reorder activities. Update the goal if it has shifted.
  4. 4Click 'Save'. The next time the child opens the kid portal they'll see the new path.

Adaptive difficulty

PhonicsPath automatically adjusts target word difficulty based on the child's recent scores. You don't need to swap activities every week — let the system raise or lower difficulty within each activity. The current level shows on the Reports page.