Join us at the Education Show at the Birmingham NEC 14-16 March. Come to our stand HH109 to see our new series for 2013: The Magic Belt (nominated for three awards) and the exciting new Alba Series for girls. See you there!
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Articles specific to Phonic Books including noteworthy announcements and any events we may attend or have already attended.
Sneak preview of Alba Series
Alba Series for older girls who are struggling with reading is now in the last stages of production. It will be available in March. Watch this space! In the meantime here is an inside page from the series. Special features in the series: – clear phonic focus (spellings of ‘ae’ in this book) – 3-4 lines of text for […]
Read MoreSpeech pathologists comment on Totem and Talisman Series
We received this lovely email this week from Australia: “Hi, We are a private practice of 3 speech pathologists and we just wanted to let you know that the Totem and Talisman Series are awesome!!! Our reluctant readers now love books, some of them finishing a whole series in one day. They have discovered a […]
Read MoreWhat a teacher and her pupils say about the Magic Belt Series
This week, we received the below email from a teacher named Anne, in response to our request for testimonials on the new Magic Belt series. She reported impressive reading progress with her pupils using the Totem and Talisman series.
Read MoreMagic Belt Series shortlisted for two awards
We are delighted to announce that the Magic Belt Series has been shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) 2013 awards in two categories: Educational Publisher of the Year award and the Diversity award. This series has also been shortlisted for the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) awards for Special Educational Needs 2013. Yeh!
Read MorePhonic Books get thumbs up in Ofsted report
The Sounds-Write training programme has recently had a very successful Ofsted report. The inspectors also commented on the resources promoted and displayed as part of the training. Part of these resources were Phonic Books decodable reading books. Here is what the inspectors said about them: “The materials in the Sound-Write programme are clearly designed for regular periods […]
Read MorePhonic Books in Masailand – see pics
Last November a troupe of Masai singers and dancers visited Malmesbury and performed in the ancient Abbey. Funds raised were to go to a new school 30 miles outside Nairobi in Kenya. Wendy Tweedie, Director of Phonic Books Ltd, of Cross Hayes, Malmesbury attended the performance and was inspired to donate a large box of […]
Read MoreJohn Walker of the ‘Literacy Blog’ reviews Magic Belt Series
John Walker, phonics guru and co-creator of the ‘Sounds-Write Reading and Spelling Programme’ reviews the Magic Belt Series. http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Read More‘Alba Series’, decodable books for dyslexic girls – see phonic progression
We are very excited about our brand new ‘Alba Series’. So many resources are aimed at dyslexic boys. The ‘Alba Series’ is specifically designed for older girls who are struggling with reading. It will be available in March 2013. To see the phonic progression of the series click here: https://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/alba-series.php Watch this space as we will be able to show […]
Read MoreNew phonic reading series for older girls – available in March 2013!
We are delighted to announce that our new phonic series for girls will be available in March 2013! The new Alba series is aimed at older girls who are struggling with reading. Most of the reading materials published for this age-group are created to appeal to boys. This series is specifically designed to appeal to girls. It has a strong, if […]
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