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Ideal for the teacher who wants to gain a thorough understanding of how to teach children to read and write using Jolly Phonics.
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Jolly Phonics training is given by independent, experienced teachers who use Jolly Phonics extensively in their schools.
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Ideal for the teacher who wants to gain a thorough understanding of how to teach children to read and write using Jolly Phonics.
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An audio of the letter sounds is available on this website.
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The words are organised in a progressive way. There is a set of words, for the children to blend and read, that use each new letter sound, as well as the ones that have previously been taught.
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There are many black and white pictures that are suitable for auditory blending - as used in Part 4 of 'Preventing reading and writing problems'.
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This font is frequently used in schools, as well as in the Jolly Phonics materials.
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These standardised tests have been made available on the Reading Reform Foundation website. It is advisable to read the instructions carefully before using them.
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This is one of several pieces of research on the Sound Discovery website.
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Debbie Hepplewhite's online synthetic-phonics course for teaching reading and writing.
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This chart clearly shows the many alternative spellings linked to the sounds of English. Teaching guidance is also provided.
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It is always helpful to keep in mind the basic principles of synthetic phonics teaching. This set of principles was developed by members of the Reading Reform Foundation.
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This link is to Debbie Hepplewhite's website, which has several types of alphabetic-code charts.
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King Wizzit Series - decodable readers
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Decodable Readers - particularly suitable for children who struggle with reading (beginners, advanced and mature readers)
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Decodable Readers - Levels 1 - 4
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Decodable Readers - Sets 1 - 10
Free online flash version available
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Decodable Readers
Dandelion Launchers - initial (simple) code
Dandelion Readers - extended (complex) code
Series of books for older struggling readers
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Decodable Readers - Sets 1 - 7
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Decodable Readers - several sets starting with simple letter-sound correspondences and gradually progressing to complex
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Decodable Readers - Stages 1 - 6
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Decodable Readers - Levels 1 - 6
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Decodable Readers and online decodable ebooks
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This article is incredibly interesting and enlightening. It is well worth reading.
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This list of synthetic phonics principles was compiled by members of the Reading Reform Foundation.
http://www.rrf.org.uk
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The RRF is an organisation dedicated to campaigning for better teaching of reading in the English language. This website has something to offer everyone who is interested in the teaching of reading.
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This link provides access to experimental research, which was commissioned by scientists wanting to test the effectiveness of synthetic phonics teaching (Jolly Phonics).
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Many teachers have measured the improvement of their children's reading and spelling ability on standardised tests. Several of them have written case studies about their results and experiences. These can be seen on the Jolly Learning website or through this link.
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This list of synthetic phonics principles was compiled by members of the Reading Reform Foundation.
http://www.rrf.org.uk
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Dr Bonnie Macmillan describes the findings of experimental research on beginning reading instruction. Research points decisively to the need for direct teaching of certain key skills in order to produce maximum reading success.
This book is well worth reading.
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Prof Diane McGuinness combines her own scientific and clinical experience with a synthesis of modern research on reading, to show how different methods of teaching reading could successfully improve standards of literacy.
This book is highly recommended.
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Dr. Beth Robins is the presenter for this webinar. For her doctorate she studied the research linked to beginning reading instruction in the US and UK.
She is a retired teacher and provides training in synthetic phonics.
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Elizabeth Nonweiler is the the presenter for this webinar. Elizabeth is an excellent consultant and trainer in synthetic phonics in the UK. She has given training in 19 countries.
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An audio of the letter sounds is available on this website.