Phonic Books Beginner Readers Sampler

Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion World

Interest age 3–7

Fully decodable fiction and non-fiction phonic series for beginner readers

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Decodable books should be integral to any phonics reading programme or approach and provide a platform to practise and transfer the skills learned in explicit phonics instruction.

Our books are highly decodable with gradual introduction of high-frequency words.

All of our books follow a steady, cumulative progression and can be used with any phonics reading programme. As children progress, we introduce new phonic knowledge and skills while reinforcing those skills learned previously.

Children need to practise and consolidate what they have learned at each stage. How much practice is needed varies from child to child. The breadth of our range allows for this with multiple books at each stage to ensure sufficient reading practice.

How to use decodable books to support your teaching Step 1 Match and teach Before reading, match the phonic progression to your programme and teach the target sound(s) within each book. Ensure the child knows both the sounds and their corresponding letter(s) and how to blend them into words.

Step 2 Read decodable books Children read the decodable books with the target phonics introduced in each book.

Step 3 Consolidate knowledge and skills •

Read more books at each level

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Play the games in each book

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Complete the activities in the Reading and Writing Activities Book for further practice

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Introduction to Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion World

Supporting a systematic phonics approach Aimed at children in Early Years (pre-school and Reception). Each stage introduces new letters/sounds while supporting previously taught phonic letters/sounds and high-frequency words.

Suitable for younger beginner readers

1–2 lines of text per page

Decodable books at CVC word level

Units/Stages 1–7 introduce sounds of the alphabet

Units/Stages 8–15 introduce consonant blends and consonant diagraphs Units/Stages 16–20 introduce two-syllable words, suffixes, -ed, -ing and spelling ‘le’ Dandelion Launchers Readers include games to consolidate learning Dandelion World Readers include non-fiction topic-based Knowledge Builder spreads

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Reading and Writing Activities Books Each series has an accompanying Reading and Writing Activities Book. These books are integral to the reading programme as they include teaching and practice activities to support the learner.

Some activities precede reading the books, such as blending, segmenting and phoneme manipulation.

Other activities are directly linked to the decodable readers and are designed to develop reading fluency, comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary.

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This sampler contains Dandelion Launchers Reader 7a Rex Yells and Dandelion World Reader 13a Sloths. Also included are reproducible activities from the accompanying Reading and Writing Activities Book for each series.

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Scope and sequence in Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion World Series 1–20 Dandelion Launcher (fiction)

Dandelion World (non-fiction)

Scope and sequence

1a & 1b

1a & 1b

s, a, t, i, m

2a & 2b

2a & 2b

n, o, p

3a & 3b

3a & 3b

b, c, g, h

4a & 4b

4a & 4b

d, e, f, v

5a & 5b

5a & 5b

k, l, r, u

6a & 6b

6a & 6b

j, w, z

7a & 7b

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x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz

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10a & 10b

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11a & 11b

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12a & 12b

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ck, wh

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15a & 15b

ng, qu

16a & 16b

16a & 16b

tch and ve

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17a & 17b

simple two-syllable words

18a & 18b

18a & 18b

two-syllable words and words with the suffix -ed

19a & 19b

19a & 19b

two-syllable words and words with the suffix -ing

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Rex Yells

Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew Wilson

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This edition published in 2023 First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Phonic Books, an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Limited One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW The authorised representative in the EEA is Dorling Kindersley Verlag GmbH. Arnulfstr. 124, 80636 Munich, Germany Copyright © 2009 Phonic Books Limited 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–DL11–Aug/2023 All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-1-7836-9646-8 Printed and bound in China Sylexiad Sans © Robert Hillier Dandelion Launchers are based on the Sounds-Write® reading and spelling programme www.sounds-write.co.uk

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How to use this book 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.

High-frequency words are common words, some of which the reader may not be able to decode at this stage (e.g. <said>). In order to develop an understanding of letter/s and their corresponding sounds within these words, ask the reader to sound out the letter/s they know (e.g. ‘s - d’) whilst pointing to the letter/s and providing the sound they do not know (e.g. <ai>). Encourage the reader to blend the sounds into a word (e.g. ‘s e d’ -----> <said>). If the reader is struggling, provide the word.

From Unit 7, one sound can be represented by one or two letters.

The game at the back of the book provides a fun and exciting way to practise the new skills and/or concepts being taught in this book and can be used before or after reading the story.

In this book: New sounds taught in this book: x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz Sounds taught previously: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, z High-frequency words the reader might need help with: yells, I, the, and, was, no, be, a, said Level: CVC* *C = consonant sound

V = vowel sound

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“I am the boss!”

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Jill, the doll, hid in the box.

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Zig and Zog hid in the box.

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Rex was sad.

Rex had no pal.

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“I will be a pal,” Jill said.

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“I will not yell,” said Rex. 6

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Game page On the next page is a game for two to help you practise the sounds in this book.

Photocopy the page twice and cut up one page to make sound cards.

Cut the other page in half to make two base cards.

Place the sound cards face down on the table.

Take turns to pick up a card.

Say the sound.

Place the matching sound card on your base card.

If you cannot match the sound card on your base card, put it back face down with the other cards.

The winner is the first one to fill their base card!

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Books in this pack

Dandelion Launchers Units 4–7 Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

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Ted

CVC

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The Fib

CVC

d, e, f, v

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Bob and the Cod

CVC

d, e, f, v

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Meg and Ted

CVC

d, e, f, v

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Ken, the Rat

CVC

k, l, r, u

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Kim, the Bug

CVC

k, l, r, u

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Mud

CVC

k, l, r, u

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The Bus

CVC

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Viv Can Run

CVC

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Jim and Jam

CVC

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Ken Gets Wet

CVC

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Zog

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Rex Yells

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Rex Will Not Sit

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x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz

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Bob on the Sill

CVC

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The Hill

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Books 7a - 7d

Words finishing with ‘x’

Circle the things that end with the sound ‘x’.

Draw the letter using different coloured pencils to help with letter formation.

Say the sound of the letter when writing. (box, fox, six) This sheet may be photocopied by the purchaser. © Phonic Books Ltd 2011

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Handwriting practice for the letter ‘x’

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Books 7a - 7d

Unit 7 - Sound cards

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Photocopy one set of cards per child onto card. They can be used to introduce sounds and for wordbuilding. Photocopy twice to make a simple matching game.

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Books 7a - 7d

Matching upper to lower case

Cut and paste the cookies to match upper case letters to lower case letters.

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Books 7a - 7d

Matching lower to upper case

Cut and paste the cookies to match lower case letters to upper case letters.

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Book 7d - ‘The Hill’

Wordbuilding cards

Photocopy this page onto card. Cut out the letters and pictures.

Encourage the child to build the words for the pictures using sounds.

It is important to focus on sounds first, then find the letters that represent those sounds. (doll, box, bell, buzz) 118

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Book 7a - ‘Rex Yells’

Final missing sound

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b o y e Fill in the missing sounds. Can be offered as a written activity or using the cut-out squares below.

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Book 7b - ‘Rex Will Not Sit’

Initial missing sound

e x e t e ll i ll Fill in the missing sounds. Can be offered as a written activity or using the cut-out squares below.

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Book 7c - ‘Bob on the Sill’

Medial missing sound

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Fill in the missing sounds. Can be offered as a written activity or using the cut-out squares below.

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Books 7a - 7d

All missing sounds

Fill in the missing sounds to make the words. Encourage the child to say the sounds and blend them together as they write them. (box, Rex, yak, Jill, sill) 122

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Book 7a - ‘Rex Yells’

Book 7a - Retell the story

‘Rex Yells’

This page can be photocopied onto card. Cut out these pictures for retelling the story or for children to make their own story. Can also be used to reinforce vocabulary.

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Books 7a - 7d

Word handwriting

Handwriting practice for the key words for Books 7a - 7d.

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Book 7a - ‘Rex Yells’

Book 7a - Sentence dictation

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Offer the sentences below as dictation. Encourage the children to sound out the words as they spell them.

Rex is sad. Rex has no pals.

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Unit 7 - Missing sounds and sentence dictation

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“Rex is well,” said Zog. This page is intended for revision or for pupils who are moving at a quicker pace and may not need the earlier sheets.

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Unit 7 - Comprehension

“I will get on top,” said Rex.

Bob got up on to the bed.

Will he stop?

Can he stop?

Rex is sad.

Red has no pal.

Cut out the sentences. Read and match to the correct pictures.

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Unit 7 - Rex colouring sheet

Rex This sheet may be photocopied by the purchaser. © Phonic Books Ltd 2011

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This game is for 1-4 players. Play with counters and die. Players take turns to throw the dice and move their counter.

Children read the word aloud as they land on it. Make sure the children use sounds rather than letter names.

Books 7a - 7d

Unit 7 - Game: x, y, ll, ss, ff, zz

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Sloths

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How to use this book The Dandelion World non-fiction series follows a structured sequence to support reading development. As children read the books, they experience an incremental progression and practise new phonic skills while also revisiting sounds and spellings previously learnt. Children engage with new vocabulary and photographic images to investigate real experiences.

Before reading, ensure readers know the target sounds and their corresponding spellings in this book. As the child reads, encourage them to blend (push together) the sounds, from left to right, into words (/c/ /a/ /t/ Pcat). Be sure to use precise pronunciation and “clip” the sounds. Consonants should be produced without an added “uh” sound (/c/ not “cuh”).

High-frequency words are common words children may not be able to read at this stage. As children learn the English phonic code, they will learn how to decode these words. The highfrequency words in this book are listed below.

Each book includes a non-fiction knowledge builder feature for children and adults to read together. This is a fun way to enhance vocabulary and deepen comprehension of the book’s content.

At the back of each book, there is a list of key words featuring the target sounds from the book, and a list of words for further reading practice.

This book introduces: Sounds: th Previous sounds: All the sounds of the alphabet (except q) and digraphs (two letters representing one sound) ff, ll, ss, zz, ch, sh High-frequency words: branch, for, his, into, is, of, says, the, they

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Sloths rest on a thick branch. This sloth is with his mum.

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A sloth munches thin, lush stems. This is his lunch. Munch, munch.

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Then, Seth and Cath trek into the depth of the brush. They spot the sloths.

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“Hush! It’s a sloth,” says Cath.

“A fifth sloth!” says Seth. “And a sixth!”

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“Such a thrill! Let’s get Beth,” says Cath.

Beth spots a sloth on the branch.

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Seth, Cath, and Beth are not a thrill for the sloth. But rest is a thrill for a sloth.

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KNOWLEDGE BUILDER

Slow Movers What is the world’s slowest-moving animal?

If you guessed the sloth, you’re right! Sloths move so slowly that algae grows on their fur.

They sleep and eat in trees in tropical forests.

They are good swimmers, but they can’t walk on the ground very well because of their long, curved claws.

There are two varieties of sloths. Two-toed sloths have two toes and three-toed sloths have three toes!

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After a sloth baby is born, it clings to its mother’s belly as she hangs on to tree branches.

Certain moths rely on sloths. They live in sloths’ fur and even lay their eggs in sloths’ poo!

Glossary algae: a tiny plant that grows in water or on damp surfaces cling: to hold on tightly rely: to need or depend on tropical: in a place that is warm all year

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Words for further practice

Word list sloths

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throb

thick

depth

thank

thus

this

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Cut out the letters and pictures. Encourage the children to build the words for the pictures using sounds. It is important to focus on sounds first, and then find the letters that represent these sounds.

Picture cards: sloth thud filth

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Draw three or four lines on a whiteboard or piece of paper as shown in the grey box above. Use small cards with letters for word building.

Select a word fromCut the word list.

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After the cards: sloth thud filth children build the word, ask them to write the word under the lines, saying each sound as they write. The children then reread the word.

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Fill in all the missing sounds to make the words. Encourage the children to say the sounds and blend them together as they write them. Ask the children to see how many times they can find and circle the word sloth in the line below: slothmoththslothatthisclothsloththatthissloththen

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Word trail cards 1 th words

Photocopy and cut out the five rectangles on this and the following page. Fold along the central dotted lines and glue together to make five double-sided cards. Place them picture side up on the table. Ask the children to select any one and turn it over. The children can then read the phrase or sentence on the back of the card to find the next card. Continue reading the phrases or sentences on the back of the cards to find the next picture card.

Thud! Seth trips.

That much filth is a mess!

Ask the children to hold the cards phrase or sentence side up in a pile in one hand and stack them on top of each other as they find them. The last phrase or sentence in the trail will be the first picture the children selected.

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Word trail cards 2 th words

“Let’s get Beth!”

Rest is a sloth thrill.

sloth on a branch

Ask the children to hold the cards phrase or sentence side up in a pile in one hand and stack them on top of each other as they find them. The last phrase or sentence in the trail will be the first picture the children selected.

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Sentence dictation Book 13a: Sloths

_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ on a __ _ __ branch.

“_ _ __ a __ _ _ __ ! Let’s _ _ _ _ _ __ ,” says _ _ __ .

Cut or fold the sheet along the dotted line above before offering to the children. Offer the sentences below as dictation. Encourage the children to sound out the words as they spell them.

1. Sloths rest on a thick branch. 2. “Such a thrill! Let’s get Beth,” says Cath.

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Sentence dictation Book 13b: The Thrill of a Run

“I _ _ _ _ _ _ !” they __ _ _ _ as __ _ _ _ _ __ on the path.

__ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ is _ _ __ a _ _ __ !

Cut or fold the sheet along the dotted line above before offering to the children. Offer the sentences below as dictation. Encourage the children to sound out the words as they spell them.

1. “I can win!” they think as they dash on the path. 2. That much filth is such a mess!

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Retelling the text Book 13a: Sloths

sloth

spot

munch

rest

fifth

thrill

Cut out these pictures for retelling the text or for children to make their own text. Picture cards are arranged in text order. Choose whether to number them on the back. Word cards can also be used to reinforce vocabulary.

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Retelling the text Book 13b: The Thrill of a Run

think

run

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twelth

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throbs

Cut out these pictures for retelling the text or for children to make their own text. Picture cards are arranged in text order. Choose whether to number them on the back. Word cards can also be used to reinforce vocabulary.

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Comprehension Book 13a: Sloths

“Such a thrill!

Let’s get Beth,” says Cath.

Sloths rest on a thick branch.

“A fifth sloth!” says Seth.

“And a sixth!”

Cut out the sentences. Read them and match them to the correct pictures.

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Stage 13

Comprehension Book 13b: The Thrill of a Run

That much filth is such a mess!

“I can win!” they Thud! Seth trips. think as they dash on the path.

Cut out the sentences. Read them and match them to the correct pictures.

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“Such a thrill! Let’s get Beth,” says Cath.

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Ask the children to read the text and draw a picture to match the text on each page. Cut around the shape and fold along the two central lines to create a concertina book.

Sloths rest on a thick branch.

Then, Seth and Cath trek into the depth of the brush. They spot the sloths.

Make a book Book 13a: Sloths

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Jess was twelfth, but she thinks, “I can still win!”

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They run in the mud.

It splats on them.

Make a book Book 13b: The Thrill of a Run

“I can win!” they think as they dash on the path.

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thud

go back

go forward

moth

throb

broth

sixth

theft

cloth

think

thinks

than

thanks

then

them

depth

with

thin

thug

tenth

thuds

fifth

filth

width

finish

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This game is for 1–4 players. Play with counters and dice. Players should read aloud the words that they land on at the end of each turn and follow the direction arrows if they land on them.

that

with

thin

this

thump

thank

start

Stepping stones game

Stage 13

theft

that

with

froth

cloth

thud

width

thuds

with

thin

moth

thump

thrum

then

depth

throb

with

tenth

this

fifth

sixth

thanks

thinks

moths

them

think

broth

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thank

thefts

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Dice game th words

thug

This game is for 2 players. Each player needs a batch of counters of one colour. The players take turns to throw the die. They read a word sound in the column that corresponds to the number on the die and place their counter on the word or letter. The first to have three of their counters in a row in any direction is the winner.

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Example instructional sequence using Dandelion Launchers and Activity Books

teaching of new letters 1 Explicit and sounds

2 Word building

3 Word reading

4 Sound hunting – finding the target words in the text

got

big

hot

hog

hat

cap

cot

bib

hit

bat

can

gap

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Sam has a big bag.

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The bag has a tag.

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and 6 Games activities to develop fluency

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or sentence 7 Word dictation to assess learning

5 Apply new and prior learning to a decodable text

Tam has a big bag.

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It has a tag on it.

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Phonic Books also has decodable books for older readers. These engaging fantasy and adventure stories with graphic novel-style illustrations are perfect for targeted reading interventions for striving readers aged 8 and above. www.phonicbooks.co.uk

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Dandelion Series Title List Extent

Series

ISBN

Price

Dandelion Launchers, Units 1-3 (12 Books)

12 Books, 12pp

9781907170720

£24

Dandelion Launchers, Units 1-3 Reading and Writing Activities

110pp

9781907170744

£20

Dandelion Launchers, Units 4-7 (16 Books)

16 Books, 12pp

9781907170737

£32

Dandelion Launchers, Units 4-7 Reading and Writing Activities

120pp

9781907170751

£20

Dandelion World, Stages 1-7 (14 Books)

14 Books, 12pp

9780241666333

£28

Dandelion World, Stages 1-7 Reading and Writing Activities

138pp

9780241666418

£30

Dandelion Launchers, Units 8-10 (12 Books)

12 Books, 12pp

9781907170348

£24

Dandelion Launchers, Units 8-10 Reading and Writing Activities

108pp

9781907170799

£20

Dandelion Launchers, Units 11-15 (20 Books)

20 Books, 12pp

9781907170775

£40

Dandelion Launchers, Units 11-15 Reading and Writing Activities

164pp

9781907170805

£25

Dandelion World, Stages 8-15 (16 Books)

16 Books, 12pp

9780241666708

£32

Dandelion World, Stages 8-15 Reading and Writing Activities

142pp

9780241666647

£30

Dandelion Launchers, Units 16-20 (10 Books)

10 Books, 12pp

9781783693337

£20

Dandelion Launchers, Units 16-20 Reading and Writing Activities

134pp

9781783693351

£20

Dandelion World, Stages 16-20 (10 Books)

10 Books, 12pp

9780241666715

£25

Dandelion World, Stages 16-20 Reading and Writing Activities

100pp

9780241666678

£20

Dandelion Readers, Set 1 Units 1-10 (10 Books)

10 Books, 12pp

9781907170027

£20

Dandelion Readers, Set 1 Units 1-10 Reading and Writing Activities

194pp

9781907170607

£20

Dandelion Readers, Set 2 Units 1-10 (10 Books)

10 Books, 12pp

9781907170034

£20

Dandelion Readers, Set 3 Units 1-10 (10 Books)

10 Books, 12pp

9781907170041

£20

Dandelion Readers, Sets 2 & 3 Units 1-10 Reading and Writing Activities

204pp

9781907170614

£20

Dandelion Readers, Set 1 Units 11-20 (10 Books)

10 Books, 12pp

9781907170058

£20

Dandelion Readers, Set 1 Units 11-20 Reading and Writing Activities

158pp

9781783693085

£20

Dandelion Readers, Level 1 (14 Books)

14 Books, 16pp

9781783692477

£28

Dandelion Readers, Level 1 Reading and Spelling Activities

176pp

9781907170928

£30

Dandelion Readers, Level 2 (14 Books)

14 Books, 16pp

9781783692460

£28

Dandelion Readers, Level 2 Reading and Spelling Activities

180pp

9781907170935

£30

Dandelion Readers, Level 3 (14 Books)

14 Books, 16pp

9781783692453

£28

Dandelion Readers, Level 3 Reading and Spelling Activities

206pp

9781907170942

£30

Dandelion Readers, Level 4 (14 Books)

14 Books, 16pp

9781907170997

£28

Dandelion Readers, Level 4 Reading and Spelling Activities

202pp

9781783692392

£30

Dandelion Readers, Split Vowel Spellings Set (6 Books)

6 Books, 16pp

9781907170270

£15

Dandelion Readers, Split Vowel Spellings Activities

82pp

9781907170690

£15

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