This instruction manual is an essential resource for using the Phonic Books Catch-up range for intervention sessions with older readers.Phonics Instructional Manual Catch-up is an essential resource for using the Phonic Books Catch-up range for intervention sessions (Tier 2 small group instruction) with older readers.
This phonics catch-up teacher guide features: - A time-saving guide for teachers to help with lesson planning and preparation.
- Teaching material aimed at children aged 9-12.
- Jargon-busting explanations and step-by-step easily implemented lessons, especially for anyone new to teaching phonics.
- Activities included, such as word building and word chains, that will engage pupils and implement previously taught skills.
The manual provides an overview of phonics, an overview of the Phonic Books program, assessment, and guidance for pronunciation, letter formation, and high-frequency words. There are also structured lesson plans for varying amounts of time. These plans are full of engaging and effective activities which are easy to implement.
Each lesson is divided into five main sections: Revision, Preparation, Application, Consolidation, and Tracking Progress. This enables each lesson to meet the phonics requirements, as well as more general literacy requirements, and ensure students are concurrently learning how to read for meaning from the start.
What is phonics?Phonics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specializes in publishing decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.
