The Phonics Handbook provides a year's worth of detailed step-by-step lesson plans and notes for teaching Jolly Phonics. The teaching is multi-sensory with fun actions and stories to engage children in their learning. * Introduces the 42 letter sounds and main alternative spellings of vowels plus tricky words * Guided writing sheets included * Contains reading comprehension sheets * Provides a detailed guide to teaching the five key skills taught in Jolly Phonics * Over 100 photocopiable sheets, as well as activities and games for reading and spelling

The Complete Phonic Handbook is the essential reference for teachers or general readers who want to improve their spelling and reading. It contains comprehensive phonic sounds tables of keywords which demonstrate more than 200 spelling variations for each sound in the English language. Words are coded to show the approximate reading age for students five and over. Specific guidelines for working with each developmental reading age are included, along with detailed suggestions for activities using phonic family words, lists of compound words, linking consonant words, and a useful glossary of terms.

One in four school students struggle to read. The Phonics Handbook has been written to give assistance to teachers in helping students with reading difficulties. Taking a phonological approach, the book is set out in the form of lesson plans designed to be used instantly, requiring no preparation. The book is based on the wisdom gained from working with hundreds of students who have attended the author’s after-school reading clinic. This is reflected in the practical approach to helping students of all ages including those with English as a second language and those with a range of difficulties including, special needs, motivational and attention problems. Phonics Handbook includes lesson plans for every phonics skill from the basic alphabet sounds through to blends, digraphs, syllable breaking and decoding Latin and Greek words. Each lesson is followed by a worksheet for students. Using this format, the book incorporates diagnostic assessment to measure what students need at the outset of teaching, as well as measuring whether the tutoring has been effective. Additional teaching strategies are given to reinforce spelling and assist reading comprehension. Strategies for ‘hard to teach’ students and information on reporting to parents are included, incorporating research on the best tutoring methods.

Phonics is becoming popular in teaching programmes. This is an excellent resource for teachers and parents.

Jolly Phonics teaches young students the skills they need to read and write fluently in their first year of school. This book is an essential guide for teachers who want to teach the program alongside Student Books 1 and 2 in the classroom. It is a comprehensive resource, offering a set of structured lesson plans that give step-by-step guidance on all aspects of the lesson, including the student book activities. It also provides an in-depth introduction to Jolly Phonics and a summary of key points to help teachers get started. This new edition of the Teacher's Book has been updated to complement the new Jolly Phonic Student Books. The format is similar to previous editions, but is enhanced by: - A more concise introduction that is easy to navigate for quick retrieval of information. - New, improved content, including scope and sequences for Steps 1 to 3, two US case studies, an English alphabetic code chart, a student checklist, detailed guidance on how to help struggling readers, and updated lesson plans. - A brief overview of the Science of Reading and the Science of Writing and how Jolly Phonics aligns with both, as a program that provides explicit teaching of phonemic awareness, alongside systematic phonics and writing instruction, with a focus on improving fluency, vocabulary acquisition, and reading comprehension.