Explaining Phonic Readers
While the video below draw referemce to a specific series (published by PhonicBooks, UK) , the same principle applies to all good phonic readers (decodable books) recommended here:
For young beginner readers (Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion Readers)
For older, catch-up readers (age 8-14)
Most of our phonic products are designed according to the British School Phonics Curriculum Guide - Letters and Sounds
Click link below to go to individual phase: This guide contains materials that concentrate on activities to promote speaking and listening skills, phonological awareness and oral blending.
Please also see this: Notes of Guidance for Practioners and Teachers on the Letters and Sounds Programme
Phase 1 (pre-phonics), 7 aspects of learning
Phase 2 - s, a, t, p, i , n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss. Teaching and practising blending for reading and segmenting for spelling of VC and CVC words, words of two-syllable words, tricky words
Phase 3 - j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er, practising blending for reading and segmenting for spelling, tricky words
Phase 4 - consolidate knowledge in Phase 2 and 3, br, bl, cr, cl, nt, mp, .... teaching and practise of the blending for reading and segmenting for spelling of adjacent consonants CVCC, CCVC
Phase 5 - alternative graphemes (spellings) of all sounds already learnt in Phase 2/3
Phase 6 - children become fluent readers and increasingly accurate spellers, teaching of past tense, suffixes, prefixes
Phonic Practise
DL12 - Units 11-15 - Dandelion Launchers ' The Big Chip'
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dl1220 different books,4 at each level (unit), introducing...
MB1 - Magic Belt Series(12 books)
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mb1The Magic Belt Series includes 12 decodable reading...
TM1 - Totem Series
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tm1Books for older, struggling readers aged 8-14 (reading...
TL1 - Talisman 1 Series
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tl1Books for older, struggling readers aged 8-14 (reading...
TL3 - Talisman 2 Series
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tl3Books for older, struggling readers aged 8-14 (reading...
ORT Decode and Develop Stage 7
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978-0-19-830022-9Brand new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories. An...
ORT Decode and Develop Stage 8
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978-0-19-830030-4Brand new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories. An...
ORT Decode and Develop Stage 9
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978-0-19-830038-0Brand new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories. An...
DE1 Dragon Eggs Series, Books 1-10
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DE1Reintroduces alternative vowel spellings for 10 different vowel...
IS1 Island Adventure, Books 1-10
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IS1Ten books introducing alternative vowel spellings. Book 1: ‘ae’: ay,...
