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Phonics Handbook

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As a long time kindergarten teacher, I have been frustrated over the years with the commercial programs available for teaching phonics for children just learning to read.
Jolly Phonics is the first program I have used that I truly love. It gives children the tools to read in a sequential manner so that no one is asked to guess at any step.
The classroom results are incredible with 60% of students now writing in decodable phonics by end of November and the same number are reading simple decodeable consonant vowel consonant words and sentences plus harder words. Found the TES.com site invaluable for resource in how to teach. If you are able to use this program, can't recommend it highly enough. It doesn't solve all problems as 25% still struggle, however, even struggling kids are better off than in the past with a better understanding of process of reading and purpose of the alphabetic code. For the first time, I have no one who is not applying theirself and doing their best to learn. They all see the connections between letter sounds and reading.

This phonics program by "Jolly Learning" Inc. is a wonderfully organized program. It has all the teacher instructions, children's activities and letters to parents included in the one book! I plan on using the program in my JK-3 Academic Resource position.

The Phonics Handbook is the core of the Jolly Phonics program. The program is very organized, systematic, and fun for kids. Jolly Phonics was developed by a teacher in England and its use has spread to other English-speaking countries. It was part of several studies that demonstrated its incredible effectiveness, including, I believe the Clackmannanshire study (google that for convincing reason to teach your children via phonics). The teacher or parent starts by teaching the child 5 sounds and their corresponding letters. Within a week or two the child learns to blend those sounds together when reading words! All 44 English sounds (phonemes) are covered, along with their most common spellings. Writing is included, because spelling and reading go hand-in-hand. Highly recommended, as are Jolly Phonics' other resources.

Hi!Good book. Teachers can make their classes interesting by using the tips and other activities to make children have a great time learning phonics.

I bought this book to supplement my daughter's kindergarten reading program (which is one size fits all and moves at a snail's pace with no teacher differentiation.) I heard amazing things about this program, and have not been disappointed. There are so many activities and reproducible games in this book that it is a steal at the offered price. We love it and my daughter's reading ability has soared. The authors explain very clearly and concisely how to use the book, and it is easy for anyone to pick up and use. Highly recommend!

The book was a good price and came quickly, but it smelled old and musty. I am trying to air it out. It really stinks.

This was my first purchase using amazon.com. I purchased the book and received it quickly, but with the school year ending I did not have an opportunity to inspect it for a few days. Upon inspection 8 of the black line masters had been drawn on using a blue marker. I thought I had emailed the seller, but apparently did not do so correctly as she did not receive it, which is my fault. After another week (about 3 weeks after the purchase date) I sent another email and received a response stating that she did not feel the book had marks in it and I was not due a full refund. I did not want to return the book as I needed it but did feel I should be due a partial refund as the item was not "like new" as described. I was told that she inspected the book and did not see any marks prior to shipping. I feel as if I am being called a liar and she never responded further after requesting an partial refund. I have not been pleased with this purchase, but I do not feel it has anything to do with amazon as I am happy with the purchases I made directly through them. I will from this point on only purchase if amazon is the seller as I feel I have no recourse when purchasing an item from an individual.