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Supporting structured linguistic literacy at home with games and decodable reading books

Posted on 17th January 20233rd June 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Games, Learning to Read and tagged article, catch-up readers, decodable books, how to teach reading, Phonics, phonics activities, structured literacy, systematic explicit phonicsLeave a Comment

By Clair Wilson This article was originally published in the January 2023 issue of Dystinct Magazine. Click here for free access to this issue until December 2024. Reading is one of the most important skills we want our children to learn. We want our children to be able to read books and access information online, […]

FREE decodable book and resources for all to use!

Posted on 23rd April 2020 in Decodable Books, Games, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged decodable books, decodable books for beginner readers, free e-book, free phonic worksheets, Free resources, Moon Dogs Series, phonic activities, phonic games, Split vowelsLeave a Comment

In times like these, it’s important that we all pull together for the greater good. With that in mind, Phonic Books are delighted to be offering free resources for parents, carers and teachers alike, who want to support children with learning at home during this worrying time and beyond. The latest tool in our […]

How to practice reading ‘tap’ and ‘tape’

Posted on 2nd July 201911th June 2024 in Dyslexia, Games, Learning to Read, Reading Difficulties, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged #learning to read, article, beginner readers, game for a-e, game for magic e, magic e, Phonics, reading activities, reading games, split digraphs, teaching a-e, vowel + eLeave a Comment

Many students struggle with split vowel spellings a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e. These spellings are also known as ‘split digraphs’, ‘magic e’ and ‘vowel + e’. These students need extra explicit instruction and practice reading words with these split spellings. It is important to take the time to embed this learning as split spellings are […]

How to teach children about syllables

Posted on 16th March 20195th July 2019 in Dyslexia, Games, Learning to Read, Reading Difficulties, Synthetic Phonics and tagged how to teach syllables, teach kids syllables, teach syllables, teaching syllables2 Comments

Before children can begin to read and spell multisyllabic words they need to get a feel for what a syllable is – for what a ‘mouthful of a word’ is. If they have had systematic phonics instruction they may find it difficult to switch from sounds (phonemes) to syllables and may confuse the two. Some […]

How to correct phonic pronunciation

Posted on 27th November 201513th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Games, Synthetic Phonics and tagged how to pronounce letters, phonic pronunciation, precise letter sounds, pure soundsLeave a Comment

A fun activity for learning phonic sounds

Hurray! Talisman Card Games now available!

Posted on 16th February 201521st February 2017 in Games, Synthetic Phonics and tagged fun reading games, phonic games, phonics games, reading games, Talisman card games, vowel spellings3 Comments

New fantastic card games that help catch-up readers practice reading – out now! https://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/talisman-card-game.php

Brand new Talisman playing cards for older, struggling readers

Posted on 17th January 201516th September 2016 in GamesLeave a Comment

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Do we really need more phonic games?

Posted on 5th May 201416th September 2016 in Games, Reading ResourcesLeave a Comment

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.

Do we really need more phonic games?

Posted on 4th February 201416th September 2016 in Games, Our News and tagged a-e, ai, ay, ea, ee, games for Letters and sounds, igh, Letters and sounds phase 3, phoneme games, phonic games, reading games, vowel digraphs, vowel spellings1 Comment

Phonic Books Ltd has collaborated with TTS to create 5 new packs of reading games. But who needs more phonic games? Educational catalogues are packed with phonic games! What is different about these new games?

Sneak preview of new Dandelion Board games

Posted on 23rd January 201416th September 2016 in Games, Our News, Reading Resources and tagged ai spelling, Dandelion Board games, ee spelling, games for Letters and sounds, games for vowel digraphs, Letters and sounds phase 3, Letters and sounds phase 5, phonic games, phonics board games, phonics games, vowel digraphs, vowel spellingsLeave a Comment

Phonic Books have collaborated with TTS and in creating new phonic board games that help children practice and consolidate vowel spellings that many children struggle with. The games are linked to our Dandelion Series so the characters and stories set a context for the games. What is different about these board games? Drawing on our […]