In advance of our visit to the USA to the IDA conference in November, we have asked some of the educators using our books their students in the USA to tell us what they think about them. Here are some of their responses.
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Teacher uses decodable books for older readers to develop writing
A teacher has written in, sharing written work by struggling readers and writers using the Magic Belt, Totem and Talisman series. We very much appreciate this feedback. Below are the samples of work she has sent in. They include a plot summary, a book review, descriptive writing, figurative language, the rewriting of a story and […]
Read MoreChildren suggest new monsters for next Talisman series
We were delighted to receive this letter written by children from Fringford Primary School: “Dear Mrs Tweedie, We are children in Year 3 who go to Fringford school. We wanted to tell you that your books are excellent and that we have really enjoyed Series 1 and 2 of the Talisman books. We would love […]
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 out in September
Hurrah! At last our new series for beginner, struggling readers is at the printers. It will be ready for pupils in September. This is a prequel to the Totem series. It offers a phonic reading scheme for pupils who would benefit from starting a phonic programme from the very beginning but looks like a quest […]
Read MoreTalisman – Welcomed by Educators
Creating the Talisman series a little earlier this year was a bit of a step in the dark as it was hard to identify how well they would sell. There was no need to worry as they have proved extremely popular. Phonic books will be expanding their offering to this age group in the near future. In the […]
Read MoreChoosing decodable books
I found this great post via mumsnet yesterday on how to pick decodable books.
Read MorePATOSS Review of Dandelion Readers
The November issue of the Patoss Bulletin contained a great review of the Dandelion readers – written by Kate van den Ende
Read MoreFeedback about our Books
If you have used our books with children we would love to have any feedback you have (positive or negative!). Particularly about our two new products – The Dandelion Launchers (aimed at the earliest readers) and Talisman (aimed at older readers).
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