Explaining Phonic Readers
For young beginner readers (Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion Readers)
For older, catch-up readers (age 8-14)
Most of the phonic books 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
PhonicBooks
DL10 - Units 1-3 Dandelion Launchers 'Sam, Tam, Tim'
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dl10DL10 - Units 1-3 Dandelion Launchers 12 different...
WR12 - Units 4-7 Workbook Dandelion Launchers
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wr12Spiral bound book of photocopiable, multi-sensory activities linked...
DL9 - Units 8-10 Dandelion Launchers 'Lost'
storybooks
dl912 different books,4 at each level (unit), introducing...
WR13 - Units 8-10 Workbook Dandelion Launchers
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wr13A spiral bound book of photocopiable, multi-sensory activities...
DL5 Dandelion Launchers, Unit 16-20, ‘The Itch’
storybooks
DL510 books, 2 at each stage, take children...
UNITS 1-10 » DR1- Set 1 Units 1-10 'Sam'
storybooks
dr1Units 1-10 Books for beginner and ′catch-up′ readers...
WR1 - Set 1 Workbook Units 1-10
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wr1Spiral-bound book of photocopiable, multisensory activities linked to...
UNITS 1-10 » DR2- Set 2 Units 1-10 'A Mat'
storybooks
dr2Units 1-10 Books for beginner and ′catch-up′ readers...
UNITS 1-10 » DR3- Set 3 Units 1-10 'Sit, Sam'
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dr3Units 1-10 Books for beginner and ′catch-up′ readers...
WR2 - Sets 2 & 3 Workbook - Units 1-10 Dandelion Readers
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wr2Further photocopiable, multisensory activities linked to Set 2...
UNITS 11-20 » DR4 - Set 1 'Pip Gets Rich'
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dr4Units 11-20 Books for beginner and ′catchup′ readers...
UNITS 11-20 » DR5 - Set 2 'Chips for Lunch'
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dr5Units 11-20 Books for beginner and ′catchup′ readers...
Dandelion Readers, Set 1 & 2 Units 11-20 Reading & Writing Activities
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WR3Photocopiable workbook for ‘Pip Gets Rich’ & ‘Chips...
WR18 - Dandelion Book of Dictation
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wr18In line with the new national curriculum, this...
WR19 - Dandelion Book of High-frequency Words
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wr19This photocopiable workbook offers a phonic approach to...
WMD3 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 3
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WMD3This workbook complements the 14 stories in the third Moon...
TM2 - Totem Series Workbook
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tm2Spiral-bound, photocopiable workbook offering segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation...
Talisman 1 Series Workbook
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tl2A spiral-bound book of photocopiable reading, spelling and...
TL4 - Talisman 2 Series Workbook
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tl4A spiral-bound book of photocopiable reading, spelling and...
