Decodable books have a very specific and limited purpose in the process of learning to read. They provide reading practice as children learn to use the sound/letter correspondences they have been taught, and the strategy of blending sounds throughout the word. As their code knowledge grows, children will be able it to apply this to […]
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On many occasions, especially at conferences, teachers have said to us, “You have gone ahead and done what I always dreamed of doing!” They describe how every lesson they write decodable stories for their pupils and thought what a good idea it would be to actually publish them! Well, that is how Phonic Books got […]
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1. Step-by-step You don’t need to teach the whole alphabet to get reading going. Start with a few letters and get children to build words with them. Our series starts with the sounds s, a, t, i, m. 2. Word-building rocks! Word-building is the best way to teach reading and spelling. Write the letters on […]
Read MoreCritics of Synthetic Phonics have claimed that the language of phonic reading books (decodable books) limits children’s vocabulary. Instead of enriching their vocabulary they read about a ‘cat’ that ‘sat on a mat’. To this I would say: Have you seen the variety of decodable books that publishers have produced in recent years? Many of […]
Read MoreAs we have just launched our new Phonic Books Ltd Facebook page, we are annoucing our first Phonic Books Competition! The 100th, 150th, 200th and 250th person to ‘Like’ our new Phonic Books Ltd page will win any set of books from our Dandelion Books range or from our catch-up range, including the brand new Magic Belt […]
Read MoreIf 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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