Changing the background colour on which people are reading has been shown to effect reading ability. For this reason all of the books published by phonic books are printed onto a cream background to reduce the contrast between black and white which can cause problems for some children. Google have actually changed the colour of their search boxes based on […]
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Top Tip: Phonic Phones
Phonic phones are incredibly simple devices. They are a simple plastic tube that go from the mouth to the ear and allow the reader to hear the sounds they are making.
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Susan Godsland has posted a useful list of ten reasons why beginner readers should use only decodable books here (I have copied it in full below). What do you think?
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I found this great post via mumsnet yesterday on how to pick decodable books.
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I have just discovered some super CD sleeves, transparent plastic with a flap, which I am using to put the photocopied/ laminated games from the back of the books in.
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