We’re delighted to see that our latest series That Dog! is being used by the Sounds-write Reading Centre. These modern-day stories with contemporary illustrations are designed to engage older readers and follow the same phonic progression as our Magic Belt Series. The decodable text with a gradual increase in reading difficulty builds confidence whilst improving […]
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Using morphology to teach word structure
Do you have children who spell the word ‘jumped’ as ‘jumpt’, and ‘wanted’ as ‘wantid’? This is because they are listening to the sounds at the ends of words. After all, we tell them to listen to sounds when they spell. Sometimes, it is very helpful to bring a bit of morphology into the teaching […]
Read MoreAlba Series – now available!
Alba series is a phonic reading series for older, catch-up pupils. Fantastic age-appropriate stories and illustrations will engage both boys and girls. What makes this series unique is the strong female protagonist. Alba is smart and capable. She has a huge task. Having been shrunk to the size of a coffee cup, she has a […]
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 MoreThe importance of age-appropriate phonic reading material for ‘catch-up’ pupils
When older pupils, who are struggling with literacy, come to the learning centre where I teach, they often have low self-esteem. Offering them babyish looking books will compound their sense of failure. If they are given books that young primary school children are reading, what does that say about them?
Read MoreFree bookmarks at our stand at the TES SEN Show
We will be at the TES SEN show this Friday 12th and Saturday 13th , stand 29. Come and see our new Magic Belt series. We will be handing out our new bookmarks that will enthuse your pupils. To see the bookmarks go our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/PhonicBooksLtd?fref=ts p.s. the show is in London, Islington Design […]
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