We are delighted to announce that our books for older, struggling readers are now on Accelerated Reader in the UK. The Magic Belt is in the process of having a quiz developed. This is great news as it combines decoding and comprehension! Who says that decoding and comprehension are incompatible?
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Phonics – is there much evidence?
Let’s talk about facts: read about the evidence for phonics on the Esse Quam Vederi blog post. Thanks for this clear factual blog post! Phonics – is there much evidence?
Read MoreWhere next for phonics?
Debbie Hepplewhite discusses progress, practice and problems of Synthetic Phonics teaching in schools in SEN Magazine. https://www.senmagazine.co.uk/articles/articles/senarticles/where-next-for-phonics
Read MoreNew Dandelion Hot Dots cards for vowel spellings
Phonic Books have teamed up with Learning Resources to create two new Hot Dots boxes of reading and comprehension exercises. The reader decodes those tricky vowel spellings at word, caption and text level. The stories are linked to Dandelion Readers Level 1 and 2 series which teach alternative spellings for vowel sounds. The Hot Dots pen gives children […]
Read MoreConclusions of report on Systematic Synthetic Phonics by Dr Marlynne Grant – for busy teachers
Conclusions These studies with Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children demonstrate that teaching with a government approved systematic synthetic phonics programme can be an excellent opportunity to drive up literacy standards. There is no evidence to indicate that such phonics teaching is a “straightjacket” or that it will “switch off” children from a […]
Read MoreThe Effects of Systematic Synthetic Phonics – the facts
Read here a the recently published report by Dr Marlynne Grant: Longitudinal Study from Reception to Year 2 (2010-2013) and Summary of an earlier Longitudinal Study from Reception to Year 6 (1997-2004) The Effects of a Systematic Synthetic Phonics Programme on Reading, Writing and Spelling – with whole classes of children who started with the […]
Read MoreNFER report on Y1 Phonics Check
Read here a short analysis by Debbie Hepplewhite of the recent NFER report on the Y1 Phonics Check: http://www.phonicsinternational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636
Read MoreOur phonic sounds video clip has passed 300,000 views!
This video clip is now recommended by the British Dyslexia Association. Is has been viewed more than 300,00o times! If you would like hear the sounds of the English Phonic Code (also known as the Alphabetic Code) click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE
Read MoreShould handwriting be taught in the 21st century?
Read John Walker’s blog on the importance of handwriting in the development of literacy. http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/why-pen-is-mightier-than-keyboard.html
Read MoreDo we really need more phonic games?
Phonic Books have designed Dandelion Board Games which focus on one phoneme at a time. Read here why this is helpful to children learning to read.
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