Foreword Phonic dictation is a series of four books designed to develop students’ ability to transfer phonic and spelling skills to extended reading and to writing tasks. It focuses on handwriting, letter formation and placement, pencil grip and posture. Speech pathologists, occupational therapists and teachers collaborated in the development of this valuable resource. A short, simple-to-administer placement test can be used to identify at which dictation passage each student in your class should start. Students complete five tasks for each phonic dictation passage in the book.
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Teachers notes ................................................................................................................................................v – vi Overview of phonic dictation resources for Books A–D .................................................................................. vii Dictation program placement test................................................................................................................... viii Tips for teachers and parents – How to assist students when reading and writing....................................... ix The first step to establishing letter formation is having the right posture .........................................................x Pencil grip – What is a good pencil grip?...................................................................................................... xi What is NOT a good pencil grip? ............................................................................................ xii Position of paper ..................................................................................................................................................xiii Am I ready to write? ........................................................................................................................................... xiv Target 1: Dictation tasks that revise a selection of the following Book C phonic concepts: ..................... 1 tch – Stretching, clutching and snatching ....................................................................................2–3 igh – Frightening lightning ...............................................................................................................4–5 dge and ge – Reluctant to work today.........................................................................................6–7 ey and y – Everybody is doing something ....................................................................................8–9 tle, zle, ple and f le – The beetle’s impressive new home........................................................10–11 kle, gle, dle, ble and f le – Rumble in the jungle.......................................................................12–13 dle, ble, kle and zle – An end to the grumbles ........................................................................14–15 qu – The quizzing, questioning quail ..........................................................................................16–17 ph – An elephant’s discovery .....................................................................................................18–19 be – Beware of the octopus .......................................................................................................20–21 silent b – The poorly-groomed plumber ....................................................................................22–23 ea (health) – My healthy breakfast............................................................................................24–25 Checklist for progressing to Target 2 ............................................................................................... 26
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Target 2: Dictation tasks that involve spelling phonic concepts that differ from their most regular forms: .......................................................................................................................... 27 a (mask) – The mistreated pet ....................................................................................................28–29 a (swan) – A swan by a swamp .................................................................................................30–31 a (path) and a (swan) – Squabbling swans ..............................................................................32–33 c (city) – Bicycle tour of the city .................................................................................................34–35 ch (ache) – Complaints of aches and pains ............................................................................36–37 c (city) and ch (ache) – Advice from a chemist .....................................................................38–39 g (gentle) – Strange and unusual tales .....................................................................................40–41 o (month) – London in only a month .........................................................................................42–43 s (sugar) – A shop without sugar for sale ..................................................................................44–45 or (work) – The workman .............................................................................................................46–47 u (super and human) – Superhuman powers ...........................................................................48–49 u (busy) – Busy, busy, busy! .........................................................................................................50–51 y (shy) – A home renovation job ................................................................................................52–53 y (symbol) – Ancient Egypt’s mysteries .....................................................................................54–55 Checklist for progressing to Target 3 ............................................................................................... 56 See over for Targets 3 and 4
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