This book encourages the development of phonological and phonemic awareness: essential in teaching children to read successfully. It concentrates on the onset and rime approach to phonics and contains all the common rimes, enabling children to spell hundreds of words. The book includes a revision section, which is useful for consolidation work and assessment. Phonic Rime Time helps children to learn by analogy and become good, independent spellers. It is ideal for those pupils who are not succeeding with a purely synthetic phonics approach. 80 pages. Also see: Spelling with Rime. For introductory work which is more suited to younger pupils, another book, Time to Rime, is available. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book gives an excellent introduction to Onset and Rime work. It includes cut and stick activities and incorporates nursery rhymes which appeal to younger children. It has a useful introduction section which bridges the gap between oral/aural and written rhyming work. This book is very helpful for those children who are not succeeding with a purely synthetic phonics approach. Includes sheets to make word-building cards or booklets. See also: Phonic Rime Time and Spelling with Rime. Previously available through Easylearn.

These sheets focus on common spelling patterns and help children to learn by analogy and become good, independent spellers. They are ideal for those who are not succeeding with a more traditional approach or need targeted support. The book includes all the common rimes, enabling children to spell hundreds of words. Colour games are also included. There are four different formats for each task, allowing teachers to pick the most suitable. 46 rimes covered. See also: Phonic Rime Time and Time to Rime. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book contains 30 photocopiable games for 2 to 4 players,each designed to practise the reading of high-fequency words.The inbuilt flexibility allows teachers to use any words of their choice, although 100 photocopiable, high-frequency word cards are included. The games are easy to set up and play and six Record of Achievement sheets are included. These photocopiable games are ideal as fun tasks to take home. This edition has the 100-word list and the Records of Achievement based on the National Educational Psychological Service’s ‘First Hundred Words Checklist’… A UK edition is also available which has the 100-word list and the Records of Achievement based on the 100 high-frequency words suggested in Letters and Sounds. Previously sold through Easylearn.

This book provides practice in sequencing events and stories. The worksheets range from the recognition of basic, repeating patterns through pictorial sequencing to the ordering of a simple sentence. Essential for pre-literacy skills practice. Previously available through Easylearn.

Fine Motoring improves pencil control and provides opportunities for cutting and sticking. Activities include tracing over straight lines and circles, copying lines and cutting and sticking pictures. Most sheets provide an opportunity for the child to add details and make the sheet personal. This photocopiable book is essential for children who need a structure as they work towards writing letters. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book, which contains valuable comprehension material for pupils with limited reading skills, develops children’s understanding of what they read. The reading material is at a very low level and little writing is required. Previously available through Easylearn.

These worksheets give beginner readers of a wide age range meaningful reading practice. Tasks encourage pupils to read the sentences carefully and can only be completed when the meaning has been understood. The book is graded to cater for a range of abilities and includes ‘colour cards’ sheets to use for matching games, lotto, ‘cut and stick’ etc. Previously available through Easylearn.