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Dandelion Launchers for beginner readers.	Dandelion Readers for Younger children	Talisman Series for older children	Dandelion Readers An attractive, highly structured and dyslexia-friendly phonic reading programme for beginner readers.		Pocket Rockets
Decodable Phonic Books Sets				Workbooks for Dandelion Readers	Phase 2 Daily Reading Booklets

 

Initial Code Books Units 1 to 10

Units 1 to 10 introduce the basic sounds of the alphabet and can be used to launch children into reading. They can achieve success from the very first book which only has five sounds.

The Units are available in three parallel sets of ten books. The three books at each level use the same sounds, reinforcing learning by giving children a variety of stories around the same sounds

These books can be used in combination with the worksheets

Each Dandelion Reader includes:

• Phonic Progression.  Dandelion Readers follow a rigorous phonic progression based on the Sounds~Write® Programme.  Each level builds on all previous levels.

• Clear phonic sequences

• Practice of blending skills

• Minimal sight words

• Text on a cream background to make it reader friendly

• Motivating stories with appealing characters

• Imaginative illustrations

• A games page to simulate further reading practice

• Worksheets available for the classroom

Unit One Set One: Sam.
Sam is the first title in Unit One, using just five sounds.
ORDER THIS SET Set 1, Units 1 to 10, £19.95

Unit Two Set One: Pip.
Pip is the first title in Unit Two and adds three further sounds.
ORDER THIS SET Set 2, Units 1 to 10, £19.95

Unit Three Set One: Nan.
Nan is the first book in Unit Three. It adds a further four sounds.
Book 3 series, Units 1 to 10, £20.00 per set ORDER THIS SET Set 3, Units 1 to 10, £19.95

Initial Code Books Units 11 to 20 Units 11 to 20 introduce digraphs (ch, th, sh, ck, ng, wh, qu, ve) and common word endings (ed, ing, le, tch). The books build on the letter sounds learnt in the initial units and progress the learner towards two syllable words. The books create a sense of achievement in the learners as they master the new sounds and are able to read more complex stories.   The Units are available in two parallel sets of ten books, the two books at each level use the same sounds allowing children to read different stories which reinforces learning
Unit Eleven Book One: Hush.
ORDER THIS SET Set 1, Units 11 to 20, £19.95
ORDER THIS SET Set 2, Units 11 to 20, £19.95

These books are for use by Reception and Year 1 children, either progressing from Dandelion Readers Units 1 to 20 or as an additional resource in conjunction with any other phonic reading programme.

Levels 1, 2 and 3 introduce the learners to the different spellings of a particular vowel sound.

Level 1 series comprises 10 books, each with one spelling for the target vowel sound from the Extended Phonic Code.

e.g. the first book “The Mail” introduces the spelling <ai> for the sound ‘ae’. 

The books are compatible with “Letters and Sounds” Phases 3 and 4.  They can be used in any order and therefore with any phonic programme a school is teaching.

Level 2 series comprises 10 books, each with three spellings for a sound from the Extended Phonic Code.

e.g. The first book “Viv Wails” introduces the spellings <ai>, <ay> and <a> for the sound ‘ae’.

This level is suitable for any programme that introduces more than one alternative spelling for a sound in the Extended Phonic Code.  It can be used for Year 1 pupils expanding their knowledge of the Extended Phonic Code or as a reading intervention resource for older pupils. The books are compatible with “Letters and Sounds” Phase 5.

Level 3 series comprises 10 books, each with four or five spellings for a sound from the Extended Phonic Code.

     e.g.  The first book  "Jake the Snake" introduces the spellings <ai>, <ay>, <a>, <a-e>

             and <ea>.

This level is suitable for any programme that introduces more than one alternative spelling for a sound. The books are compatible with “Letters and Sounds” Phase 5.  It can be used for Year 1 pupils expanding their knowledge of the Extended Phonic Code or as a reading intervention resource for older pupils.

EXTENDED PHONIC CODE: BOOKS IN EACH SET
Level One                                            Level Two                                      Level Three
Book 1 'ae'        ai			ai , ay, a	ai, ay, a, a-e, ea
Book 2 'ee '        ee			ee, e, ea	ee, e, ea, y
Book 3 'oe'         oa			oa, o, ow	oa, o, ow, oe, o-e
Book 4 'er'           ur			ur, er, ir	ur, er, ir, or, ear
Book 5 'e'            ea			ea, e, ai	<ea> as 'ee' or 'e'
Book 6 'ow'        ow			ow, ou	<ow> as 'ow' or 'ow'
Book 7 b'oo't      oo			oo, ew, ue	oo, ew, ue, u-e
Book 8 'ie'           igh			igh, i, y	igh, i, y, ie, i-e
Book 9 l'oo'k       oo			oo, ou, u	<oo> as in 'boot' or 'look'
Book 10 'or'        or			or, a, aw	or, a, aw, au, al
	Sample inside pages from Level 1 book "The Mail"	Sample inside pages from Level 2 book "Viv Wails"		Sample inside pages from Level 3 book "Jake the Snake"

Dandelion Readers Split Vowel Set: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e: Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds The Split Vowel reader set offers further reading practice of the tricky Split vowel (Magic - E) spellings a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e. The books can be used alongside any phonics reading programme. The set includes six books: one for each spelling, and a recap book that includes them all.   ORDER THIS SET     Click for worksheets Set of 6 books: £14.99

Dandelion Readers Split Vowel Set

Worksheets

A variety of useful Worksheets are available to compliment Dandelion Readers:

Reading and Writing Activity Worksheets: Initial Code

The Reading and Writing Activity Worksheets are designed to help develop reading (blending) and spelling (segmenting) skills through a variety of multisensory activities at each level.

Dandelion Readers worksheets are attractively presented and include:

• Matching upper and lower case letters working through the first sounds of the alphabet

• Filling in missing sounds (initial, medial, final) at CVC, CVCC, CCVC and CCVCC levels including digraphs ch, sh, th, ck, ng

• Reading sentences

• Writing sentences

• A game at each level for practising segmenting and blending.

To download an example worksheet please click the icon.

The Worksheets are available in four books:

	Reading and Writing Activities Units 1-10   A spiral bound book of photocopiable, multisensory activities linked to Book Set 1. (120 pages) ORDER THIS BOOK Reading and Writing Activities Units 1 to 10, £19.95
	More Reading and Writing Activities Units 1-10   An additional spiral bound book of photocopiable, multisensory activities linked to Book 2 set  and Book 3 set. (120 pages) ORDER THIS BOOK More Reading and Writing Activities  Units 1 to 10, £19.95
	Reading and Writing Activities Units 11-20 A spiral bound book of photocopiable, multisensory activities linked to Units 11-20 (based on Book 1 set "Pip gets rich" and Book 2 set "Chips for lunch"). Offers further practice of blending, segmenting, comprehension, writing and games. (82 pages) ORDER THIS BOOK Reading and Writing Activities  Units 11 to 20, £19.95
	Split Vowel Series Reading and Writing Activities A spiral bound book of photocopiable, multisensory activities linked to the Split Vowel Series reader set.  Offers further practice of blending, segmenting, comprehension, writing and games. (75 pages) ORDER THIS BOOK Reading and Writing Activities  Split Vowel Series

Reading and Spelling Activities: Extended Code

 

	Reading and Spelling Activities Level 1   A spiral bound pack of photocopiable multisensory activities based on the books in Level 1. Includes blending, segmenting, spelling, comprehension and reading games with one spelling of each phoneme. (82 pages)    ORDER THIS BOOK Reading and Spelling Activities level one £19.95
	Reading and Spelling Activities Level two   A spiral bound pack of photocopiable multisensory activities based on the books in Level 2. Includes blending, segmenting, spelling, comprehension and reading games with two or three spelling of each phoneme. (82 pages)    ORDER THIS BOOK Reading and Spelling Activities level two £19.95
	Reading and Spelling Activities Level 3   A spiral bound pack of photocopiable multisensory activities based on the books in Level 3. Includes blending, segmenting, spelling, comprehension and reading games with four or five spelling of each phoneme. Also includes extension work at two syllable level (115 pages)    ORDER THIS BOOK Reading and Spelling Activities level three £19.95

Spelling by Sound

 

A spiral bound pack of photocopiable spelling sheets for recording alternative spellings of the phonemes in the English Phonic Code. Can be used as activity sheets or as an ongoing spelling book. (56 pages)  ORDER THIS BOOK Spelling by Sound £15.00

Handwriting Pack

These introduce the letters of the alphabet in the same sequence as the books,  offering the pupil a multi-sensory experience of forming their letter correctly whilst reading and spelling.   The Handwriting Sheets are available in  a photocopiable, spiral pack of 82 pages for £15.00 per set plus £3.00 for postage and packing.  ORDER THIS BOOK Handwriting Pack  £15.00

4-in-a-Row Games

An additional resource for practising blending sounds in words   is a set of 13 games.  A game is available at each of the following levels: cvc, cvc +ff ll ss, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, ch, sh, sh/ch, th, ck, ng as well as the 5 vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u and the letters of the alphabet.  (Some 4-in-a-Row games are included in the activity sets above.)   Fourteen spiral bound, photocopiable 4-in-a-Row Sheets are available for £5.00 per set.  ORDER THIS SET 4-in-a row games  £5.00

               Pocket Rockets

Introduce a love of reading to your pupils with these daily reading booklets. The 18 booklets introduce the phonemes learnt at Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds in a daily progression. Booklets can be given to a child to take home and practise with, and even has a space for them to personalise their reader. Each boxed set contains 180 booklets- 10 sets of every title. That's less than 9p a booklet! Pocket Rockets  £14.99

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