There is also some games called Swap..card games. Each set focuses on different sounds and they are highlighted in various colours. Each person says the word as they play so it helps them remember the words. The children l taught loved it and were learning while playing.
I have also used Toe by Toe a lot and it's excellent. My biggest tip would be ..only do 5 minutes a day as any more from that book is too much.
I have also found with children with such profound needs that moving away from phonics and focusing on what they are interested in helps. I usually made my own books , learning some sight words first and starting with simple sentences building it up. Does he have a particular interest? ..l would begin there. I found this especially appeals to children with autism as they engage better as they have no idea where you are going with too much phonics . Might seem unorthodox but l have taught for 40 years ..many with children with reading difficulties and you do what works and each child is different.
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