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...
DL11 - Units 4-7 Dandelion Launchers 'Ted'
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dl1116 different books,4 at each level (unit), introducing...
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'
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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...
DL12 - Units 11-15 - Dandelion Launchers ' The Big Chip'
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dl1220 different books,4 at each level (unit), introducing...
DL5 Dandelion Launchers, Unit 16-20, ‘The Itch’
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DL510 books, 2 at each stage, take children...
UNITS 1-10 » DR1- Set 1 Units 1-10 'Sam'
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dr1Units 1-10 Books for beginner and ′catch-up′ readers...
WR1 - Set 1 Workbook Units 1-10
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UNITS 1-10 » DR2- Set 2 Units 1-10 'A Mat'
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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...
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...
DR9 - Split Vowel Spellings Set
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dr9Split Vowel Spellings Set Books for readers aged...
WR10 - Split Vowel Spellings Set Workbook
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wr10Split Vowel Spellings Set Workbook. A photocopiable, spiral-bound...
WR15-Level 1 Reading & Spelling Activities Photocopy-master
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WR15WR15 - Level 1 Workbook - Dandelion Readers...
DR14 - Level 2 'Viv Wails'
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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'
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dr15Levels 1, 2, 3, Books 1-14 Series Overview:...
WR17-Level 3 Reading & Spelling Activities Photocopy-master
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WR17WR17 - Level 3 Workbook - Dandelion Readers...
DR16 - Level 4 'Newt and Toad'
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DR16Level 4 Dandelion Readers Level 4, ′Toad and...
WR20-Level 4 Reading & Writing Activities Photocopy-master
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WR20Spiral-bound workbook of photocopiable, multisensory activities based on...
MD1 - Moon Dogs Series Set 1
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MD1A series for 'catch-up' pupils. Interest age 8-14(8...
WMD1 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 1
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WMD1Special Features: This workbookcomplements the 8 stories in...
MD2 - Moon Dogs Series Set 2
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MD2A series for 'catch-up' pupils. Interest age 8-14(8...
WMD2 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 2
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WMD2This workbook complements the 8 stories in the...
MD3 - Moon Dogs Series Set 3
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MD3Introduces 2 spellings for a vowel sound. Book...
WMD3 - Moon Dogs Workbook set 3
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WMD3This workbook complements the 14 stories in the third Moon...
MDX1 Moon Dogs Extras, Set 1,
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MDX124 books with the same gentle, cumulative progression...
TD2 - That Dog! Workbook
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td2Linked to the stories the That Dog! series,...
MB1 - Magic Belt Series(12 books)
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mb1The Magic Belt Series includes 12 decodable reading...
MB2 - Introductory Workbook for the Magic Belt Series
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mb2A spiral bound, photocopiable workbook that prepares the...
MB3 - Magic Belt Series Workbook
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mb3This Introductory Workbook is designed to match with the Magic...
AL2 - ALBA Series Workbook
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al2Spiral-bound, photocopiable workbook offering segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation...
TM1 - Totem Series
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tm1Books for older, struggling readers aged 8-14 (reading...
TM2 - Totem Series Workbook
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tm2Spiral-bound, photocopiable workbook offering segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation...
DE1 Dragon Eggs Series, Books 1-10
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DE1Reintroduces alternative vowel spellings for 10 different vowel...
