This series comprises 16 books and is aimed at children in Pre-K and Kindergarten. Each book introduces only a few adjacent consonants.
Each stage introduces new letters/sounds while supporting previously taught phonic letters/sounds and high-frequency words.
Unit 8a: Lost
Unit 8b: Jump!
Unit 9a: Bob is Glum
Unit 9b: Stop the Pram!
Unit 10a: Punk Smells Crisp Chips
Unit 10b: Mom Gets Strict
Unit 11a: The Big Chip
Unit 11b: Chit Chat
Unit 12a: The Shop
Unit 12b: The Fish Pond
Unit 13a: Thud! Crash!
Unit 13b: That’s It!
Unit 14a: The Clock
Unit 14b: When Can I Get On?
Unit 15a: Spring
Unit 15b: Ting-A-ling
Phonic Books publications specialize in decodable books for beginner and catch-up readers. Founded by three special needs teachers passionate about teaching all children to read, they applied their expertise to developing phonic reading books for young children and older, struggling readers. The books sets range from those suitable for pre-kindergarten students through to reluctant readers in secondary school.
With a growing reputation for their quality and effectiveness these book sets are now widely used by schools, tutors and parents in the UK, US, Canada, and countries around the world.
Features of Books for Beginner Readers
- Designed to engage and enthuse beginner and reluctant readers.
- Highly-structured phonic sequence encourages reading success and building of confidence from the very beginning
- Imaginative stories with appealing characters
- Colourful and motivating illustrations
- Highly-structured phonic progression
- Text on cream background to make the books reader-friendly
- Gradual introduction of high-frequency words
- A clear explanation of Synthetic Phonics for teachers and parents
- Game in every book to consolidate learning
- Additional reading and spelling activities for further reading practice
Features of Books for Catch-up Readers
- Vocabulary Page
- Short chapters for reluctant readers
- Text on cream background for easier reading
- Motivating illustrations and storyline
- Syllables split for reader
- Dyslexia friendly font
- Reading practice page with phonic focus
- Workbooks for further learning linked to stories
A fully decodable phonic series for beginner readers. Each book introduces only a few letter/sounds at a time allowing independent reading from the outset.
How to use these books
Dandelion Launchers follow a structured sequence to ensure incremental progression when learning to read. Each unit introduces new phonic knowledge and skills while reinforcing those learned in previous units.
Before reading, check that the child knows the target sounds in this book and their corresponding letters. Readers should then be encouraged to use their phonic knowledge to read the word by blending the sounds together from left to right throughout the word (e.g. 'c' 'a' 't'---cat). Always encourage the reader to use pure sounds. These are the sounds of consonants without the added 'uh' sound (e.g. 'c' 'a' 't' not 'cuh' 'a' 'tuh'). Praise the child when they use their developing phonic knowledge to read new words.
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