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Phonic Workbooks, Parent's Manuals and CD Roms

The workbooks and card games are in PDF format and must be printed out. The card games need to be printed and pasted on to thin card. The card games re-enforce the exercises in the workbooks and are a fun way to learn, involving other children and parents in the learning process which is a structured and logical way to learn English spelling.

The workbooks are based on the exercises which are included in the CD ROMs, but can be used independently where there is no access to a PC, or where more support with writing is required.

Introduction workbook

This workbook is for the very preliminary phases of learning. The Parents' Manual has 110 pages and the children’s book has 74 pages. These books are suitable for the pre-school or Grade 1 child.
The Parents' Manual has a Special 18 page section which includes detailed information on School Readiness and Learning Difficulties etc. There are also another 18 pages of Number and Action rhymes for increasing vocabulary and having fun! The children's book has 74 pages and includes activities to develop perceptual skills – visual, auditory and tactile perception. Tracing and copying letters in guide lines, round letters, tall letters, letters with tails etc. Includes FREE 13 page alphabet freeze.

Phonic workbook 1.        It can be used together with the Spelling 1d CD.

This workbook has 101 pages and is supported by 18 FREE card games which re-enforce the rules being learned with fun activities. It is suitable for grades 1 and 2 or older if the child has missed out on the basics.
Alphabet sounds and shapes of the letters, sequencing of the alphabet. simple dictionary skills, auditory recognition of syllables, long and short vowels and rhyming patterns - bat, cat, mat, sat etc. plurals, reading and writing stories. These auditory skills are the key to becoming a good reader and speller. Rules for Plural and Suffixing one-syllable words and of course reading and writing stories are all included.

Phonic workbook 2.        It can be used with the first section of the Spelling 2d CD.

This is a 77 page workbook, supported by 10 FREE card games and is suitable for grades 3-5, if the child has already done Book 1.
Introduction of long vowel chart - Learning the different ways of spelling each long vowel e.g. (a) ai in paid, ay in pay, ey in they, also eigh in eight or neighbour all have the long a sound. Reading and creative writing are interspersed throughout the Workbook. Fun dictionary work. Learning all the vowel 'r' spellings and sounds. Learning the ten French 'le' endings - ble, cle, dle, fle, gle, kle, ple, tle, zle, stle and of course reading and writing activities.

Phonic workbook 3.        It can be used with the rest of the Spelling 2d CD.

This is the most advanced workbook, consisting of 78 pages, supported by 9 card games, and is suitable for grades 5-6, if the child has completed the previous two books. This book can be used with the last four sections of the spelling 2d CD.
Diagraphs - ou, ow, au, etc. hard and soft c and g, Latin endings - tion, sion', 'cian' . Rules to end a word with ic or ick, our or us. Grammar - nouns, adjectives, comparison of adjectives, collective nouns, punctuation including speech marks.
Reading comprehension and writing a newspaper article to report on what happened in a story. The Parent's Manual has a comprehensive list of words with silent letters and irregular spellings.

Spelling 1d - CD Rom

Spelling 2d - CD Rom

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