Another great blog post from Spelfabet explaining why is it crucial for beginner readers to read decodable books: http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2014/12/fountas-and-pinnell-leveled-literacy-intervention/ Thanks to Susan Godsland of www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging it up
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How to end the reading book struggle and engage your pupils in reading again
How to end the reading book struggle and engage your pupils in reading again.
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Research suggests that the initial texts used by early readers have a strong influence on how they ‘decode’ text.
It is my experience that if young readers are given texts to read that are decodable – they will develop decoding skills. They develop a habit of sounding out and blending graphemes to read and gain meaning. But if they are offered texts they cannot decode (and must resort to guessing in order to read) […]
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We are currently in the last stages of creating our Dandelion Readers, Level 4 series. It introduces more vowel and consonant spellings and common suffixes. This page is taken from Book 10 ‘A Grand Adventure’. The phonic focus of the book is the suffix -ture (as read in the words ‘nature’, ‘adventure’). But this page […]
Read MoreMagic Belt now on Accerlerated Reader!
The Magic Belt series is now on Accelerated Reader! This is fantastic as it will enable older, beginner readers to participate in reading and comprehension quizzes which has proved such a success in secondary schools. The texts in the series begin at CVC level. This will really motivate struggling readers! Accelerated Reader are delighted to […]
Read MoreWhat are decodable books?
Decodable books are a requirement in the new English curriculum 2014. Here is an explanation how they help children learn to read.
Read MoreHow to Teach Children to Read by Top Notch Teaching
Melanie Creach of Top Notch Teaching explains ‘How to Teach Children to Read’: How To Teach Children To Read
Read MoreIndependent review of Dandelion Readers in Teach Primary
Here is an independent review of Dandelion Readers, Level 2, that introduces alternative vowel spellings. It can be found in the recent Teach Primary magazine just published and online in their Tried and Tested reviews http://www.teachprimary.com/ Here is a summary for busy teachers: Verdict: Value for money Dandelion Readers are used in 40 countries around the world and […]
Read MoreAn introduction to Dandelion Books
Here is our new presentation: An introduction to Dandelion Books. It explains the rationale behind the reading scheme, its special features and the difference between the Dandelion Launchers and the Dandelion Readers series. You can view it on You tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVve7Pt1Jxw
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