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<p>Sounds Good Phonics is an exciting series that has all the material needed to consolidate pupils' learning of phonics. </p> <p> <p>Designed to be used alongside any existing phonics programme, it provides structured, step-by-step activities to develop phonics skills and caters for the everyday challenges teachers may face: </p> <p> <ul><p> <li>Promotes full pupil participation in a large class throughout a lesson<br><p> <br><p> </li><p> <li>Offers forms of assessment that will best provide accurate information regarding the progress of the individual pupil<br><p> <br><p> </li><p> <li>Supports a teaching structure that caters for all abilities in a spiral manner</li><p> </ul> <p>The series uses a number of methodologies that will help teachers to consolidate and further enhance the teaching of phonics in their class: </p> <p> <ul><p> <li>Phonics fans in each activity book, used with numerous reinforcing games included in the teacher's handbooks, ensure that every child must offer an answer to each phonics question<br><p> <br><p> </li><p> <li>Blending activities based on groups of sounds are included throughout the activity books<br><p> <br><p> </li><p> <li>Phonics for fun sessions are a perfect support for station working and group work<br><p> <br><p> </li><p> <li>Regular revision pages consolidate learning</li><p> </ul> <p>TEACHER SUPPORT<br><p> <br><p> Full-colour teacher's handbooks include: </p> <p> <ul><p> <li>Four copies of each test with different content in each to prevent copying</li><p> <li>Directory of words which acts as an excellent quick reference guide for busy teachers</li><p> <li>www.phonics.ie is a dedicated website for the series, offering teachers a bank of printable blending worksheets, as well as reading and dictation sheets. These structured sheets present blending in manageable chunks, allowing even the weakest pupil to experience succes.</li><p> </ul>