Decodable reading quest books for building fluency

The Dragon Eggs Series is a set of 10 decodable books that combine revision of those tricky vowel digraphs and an exciting, beautifully-illustrated quest with dragons in it! Designed to engage children and secure their Alphabetic Code knowledge and reading skills at the same time, this series is ideal for children who have just returned […]

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Why do older, struggling readers need age-appropriate books?

Older, struggling readers often have gaps in the their phonics knowledge and skills.  They find alternative spellings particularly confusing.  Many suffer from low self esteem so offering them decodable materials that are age-appropriate is vital.  Vital because if the reading materiasl can engage the disaffected reader, his/her motivation to try and read will grow.  Without […]

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Independent review of That Dog! series

  We have just received this independent review from Teach Primary Magazine.  The review is available online.  See link below. Phonic Books – That Dog! for catch-up readers across the school. At a glance: • Age appropriate, synthetic phonic catch-up reading books with decodable text for pupils who can read CVC words • Controlled language […]

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Our new books being used at the Sounds-write Reading Centre

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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Independent review of new ‘Dandelion Readers’ and ‘Rescue’ series

Thank you Melinda Crean, of Top Notch Teaching website, for reviewing the ‘Rescue’ series and Dandelion Readers Level 4, ‘Toad and Newt’. To see the review click here and scroll down: http://topnotchteaching.com/reviews/reading-spelling-ideas/

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Special Needs Information Press reviews Rescue Series

Rescue Series – from Phonic Books Stories by Clair Baker Illustrations by Drew Wilson This is another well designed and structure reading series produce by Phonic Books. The engaging storylines and accompanying illustrations will appeal to the readers and will hopefully encourage all who read them to continue to develop their reading skills.

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What educators in the USA say about Phonic Books

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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Dandelion Hot Dots gets thumbs up from teachers with award

We are delighted to announce that our Dandelion Hot Dots cards won an award from the Primary Teacher Update awards! This product was developed in collaboration with Learning Resources. Dandelion Hot Dots cards were given to two different teachers. They were tried and tested in the classroom. The cards encourage children to practice decoding and […]

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Magic Belt series wins award from Primary Teacher Update

We are delighted to announce that the Magic Belt series has just won the silver award for best primary resources at the recent Primary Teacher Update awards ceremony. The books were given to two different teachers to test with their pupils. Here is what they said: “An excellent resource. The books are very appealing and […]

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Independent review of Dandelion Launchers for beginner readers

Dandelion Launchers have just been reviewed by Teach Primary reviewer, Hazel Pritchard. You can see it on their ‘Tried and Tested’ web page: http://www.teachprimary.com/tried_and_tested/view/dandelion-launchers For busy teachers, here is the conclusion of the review: “Dandelion Launchers is an excellent resource that beautifully complements schemes such as Letters & Sounds. Pupils are engaged when using it […]

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