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
WR15-Level 1 Reading & Spelling Activities Photocopy-master
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WR15WR15 - Level 1 Workbook - Dandelion Readers...
DR14 - Level 2 'Viv Wails'
storybooks
dr14Levels 1, 2, 3, Books 1-14 Series Overview:...
WR16-Level 2 Reading & Spelling Activities Photocopy-master
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WR16WR16 - Level 2 Workbook - Dandelion Readers...
DR15 - Level 3 'Jake, the Snake'
storybooks
dr15Levels 1, 2, 3, Books 1-14 Series Overview:...
WR17-Level 3 Reading & Spelling Activities Photocopy-master
Teacher's Photocopy Master
WR17WR17 - Level 3 Workbook - Dandelion Readers...
DR16 - Level 4 'Newt and Toad'
storybooks
DR16Level 4 Dandelion Readers Level 4, ′Toad and...
WR20-Level 4 Reading & Writing Activities Photocopy-master
Teacher's Photocopy Master
WR20Spiral-bound workbook of photocopiable, multisensory activities based on...
MD1 - Moon Dogs Series Set 1
storybooks
MD1A series for 'catch-up' pupils. Interest age 8-14(8...
WMD1 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 1
Teacher's Photocopy Master
WMD1Special Features: This workbookcomplements the 8 stories in...
MD2 - Moon Dogs Series Set 2
storybooks
MD2A series for 'catch-up' pupils. Interest age 8-14(8...
WMD2 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 2
Teacher's Photocopy Master
WMD2This workbook complements the 8 stories in the...
MD3 - Moon Dogs Series Set 3
storybooks
MD3Introduces 2 spellings for a vowel sound. Book...
WMD3 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 3
Teacher's Photocopy Master
WMD3This workbook complements the 14 stories in the third Moon...
MDX1 Moon Dogs Extras, Set 1,
storybooks
MDX124 books with the same gentle, cumulative progression...
TD2 - That Dog! Workbook
Teacher's Photocopy Master
td2Linked to the stories the That Dog! series,...
MB1 - Magic Belt Series(12 books)
storybooks
mb1The Magic Belt Series includes 12 decodable reading...
MB2 - Introductory Workbook for the Magic Belt Series
Teacher's Photocopy Master
mb2A spiral bound, photocopiable workbook that prepares the...
MB3 - Magic Belt Series Workbook
Teacher's Photocopy Master
mb3This Introductory Workbook is designed to match with the Magic...
AL2 - ALBA Series Workbook
Teacher's Photocopy Master
al2Spiral-bound, photocopiable workbook offering segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation...
TM1 - Totem Series
storybooks
tm1Books for older, struggling readers aged 8-14 (reading...
TM2 - Totem Series Workbook
Teacher's Photocopy Master
tm2Spiral-bound, photocopiable workbook offering segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation...
DE1 Dragon Eggs Series, Books 1-10
storybooks
DE1Reintroduces alternative vowel spellings for 10 different vowel...
