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A fun, energetic and rigorous
Playing with Sounds Classroom.

 
The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit, has been written by teachers for teachers. Following  Playing with Sounds it includes every game, assessment, lesson plan and resource you will need for your successful planning and teaching of synthetic phonics. It brings reading to life with fun and energy while maintaining the rigour that gets every child learning to read!
 
The Playing with Sounds decodable readers give you the tools to reinforce and consolidate children's synthetic phonics learning during guided reading and at home with mum and dad.
 

The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit

Over two teaching handbooks The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit gives you everything you need for your Playing with Sounds lesson. It includes: Click to download your free lesson
 
  • Your daily lesson plans
  • Ideas for support and extension
  • Copymasters
  • Daily guided reading plans that work with the Playing with Sounds decodable books 
  • Built-in formative and summative assessment 
  • Dozens of multi-sensory games and activities 
  • CD of resources
  • Based on DfCSF (DfES) recommendations for high quality synthetic phonics products   
                 
 
"The great part is that I finally feel like I am working with a programme that is actually teaching kids to read, but is also fun for them and me!"
                                                                        Jo Ladner, Year 1 Teacher
  
 
Download your first, free Synthetic Phonics Toolkit lesson - including lesson plans, game instructions and photocopiable black line masters. 
 
 
 

The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit.
Part one: basic code.

  • Covers the simpler first 31 of the 44 phonemes needed for systematic reading and spelling with synthetic phonics
  • 36 of the 72 irregular, high frequency words that are needed for confident spelling.

Price: £59.50. Available now.
Order your own, personal copy here.
Order through your school
here.

           
            ISBN: 978-988-9974-4-1

 

The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit. Part two: advanced code.

  • The many representations for /ee/, /ie/, /oa/, /ay/ and /ue/
  • The rarer phoneme - grapheme correspondences
  • Completes the irregular, high frequency words

Price: £59.50. Available in November.

Order your own, personal copy here.
Order through your school here.

 

       ISBN: 978-988-99307-2-1

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The Playing with Sounds Decodable Readers

 

Click to see inside a series 1 decodable readerClick to see inside a series 2 bookClick to see inside a series 2 book

Colourful, fun and small enough for your children to hold their own book, they were designed by Synthetic Phonics practioners for little hands and young minds.

 
Following every step of The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit Playing with Sounds programme, get your children practising their reading and spelling Request an inspection copyskills at home and in guided reading. Give your children the instant buzz from reading 100% decodable words, in real books – just like a real reader!
 
"The children in my reception class really loved the books. They are colourful and targeted; the children really liked the fact they could read a book Click to order your Playing with Sounds booksby themselves" Carol Johnston, Reception Teacher
 
 
   

The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit – basic code pack

The best synthetic phonics lessons are fun, multi-sensory, highly structured and give many opportunities for a child to practise and reinforce their synthetic phonics knowledge throughout the day. 
 
This starter pack gives you everything you need for a consistent, rigorous and fun synthetic phonics classroom:
ü The Synthetic Phonics Toolkit - part one                                £59.50
ü Full Class Home Readers and Guided Reading Pack               £420
ü Photocopiable workbook                                                        £18.00
                                                                                                 £497.50
                12% discount!     £445
                                
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