Start from criteria to prepare a resource
The “Start from criteria…” button chooses the words of a resource by grapheme, by syllable or by handwriting movement, in French, English and Spanish.
A lesson on the French sound “ou” needs words that contain it. An English lesson needs words with “sh”, a Spanish lesson words that start with “ma”. In a resource, the “Start from criteria…” button now sits next to “Start from a theme…”. It has three ways in: graphemes, syllables, and letters with the handwriting movement. The lists follow the language of the lexicon.
Ready selections
Each criterion has its selection, prepared in advance, of about twenty familiar, illustrated words. Some rare graphemes do not have that many, and their list is shorter. These lists are teaching choices. They do not rank words by frequency. You untick the words that do not suit you before adding them.
In French
The French list contains graphemes such as “ch”, “ou” or “ph”, and combinations such as “aille”. Typing “ou” in the search leads straight to the right group. Syllables can be browsed by the first syllable, the last one or how many there are, from one to four. Spoken and written syllables stay two separate choices, since they are not divided the same way. The reference points come from the French curricula for cycles 1 and 2.
In English
The English groups follow pronunciation. “oo” does not sound the same in “moon” and “book”, nor does “th” in “thumb” and “mother”. Split digraphs such as “a…e” in “cake” are there too, along with common exception words. Syllables are counted by ear, and a diphthong counts as one. The sequence follows the national curriculum in England.
In Spanish
“ñ”, “r” and “rr”, the two readings of “c” and “g”, “qu”, “gu” and “gü” each have their group. Syllables can be browsed as spoken, as written, or by diphthongs and hiatuses, as in “tierra” and “río”. Accents matter. Seseo and yeísmo, two common pronunciations of Spanish, are taken into account without changing the spelling. The groups draw on the Spanish curricula of Educación Infantil and the first cycle of Primaria. These texts set no order between graphemes, and the order shown is a choice of Lexikit.
Searching the whole lexicon
“Full lexicon” widens the search to every illustrated word that matches the criterion. You can narrow it by number of syllables, word length, a grapheme or letters of your choice, and the results change with each click. Lexikit ticks up to 20 words in advance, which you keep or not.
Words for learning to write
For handwriting, each language has its own vocabulary. In French, 11 groups go from capitals to recognising print, then to cursive joins. The group of capitals made only of straight strokes gives, for example, “fil”, “lit”, “fille”, “filet” and “fillette”. In English, the pathway starts with print letters. The words chosen for reading are not all used for copying, and the models always follow Settings › Fonts.
These lists are a starting point. Before a reading or copying session, check that the other graphemes of the word have already been taught in class. Since 18 October 2026, “Choose my graphemes” makes this check from the graphemes you tick. The references are gathered in “Guidance and sources”.
