Synthetic / Linguistic Phonic programmes, resources and training:

XX can be used for remedial intervention X can be used with older teenagers/adults X can be used by parents at home.

S ou n d R ea d i ng S y s t e m XXX www.aowm73.dsl.pipex.com/dyslexics/resources_and_further_16.htm A scripted, linguistic phonics, REMEDIAL, **one-to-one programme based on the work of Professor Diane McGuinness (author of Why Children Can't Read) and adapted, with her permission, by Fiona Nevola B.Ed.(Sussex) and M.Sc.(Oxen). Teaches reading and spelling quickly and efficiently. Highly suitable for 'dyslexics' and struggling readers of all ages including adults. N.B. As this is an instruction-led approach to reading and spelling, the programme manual and materials are only available WITH training. The Sound Reading System in action Contact fiona.nevola@virgin.net for information. **The programme has been adapted and used successfully in the classroom. The Sound Reading System is supported by the Oxford charity Our Right to Read.

Phonics International. XXXX Debbie Hepplewhite's online synthetic phonics programme www.phonicsinternational.com/ Comprehensive range of resources along with instructions for teaching the English Alphabet Code.Unit 1 (out of 12 units) is free to download (registration needed) with no commitment to purchase further units. The Sounds Book activity sheets are the core of the programme and they include guidance on every sheet right through the programme. Coming soon: Young-child resources for children aged 3-5, for pre-school settings and parents who want to make an early start with synthetic phonics.

Fast Phonics First. Johnston/Watson. Pub. Heinemann. This is the programme used in the famous Clackmannanshire study. Interactive CD format www.rigbystar.co.uk/fpf/ Caution: this programme recommends the teaching of letter NAMES from the first day.

Jolly Phonics X www.jollylearning.co.uk - complete range of multi-sensory literacy materials centred on 'The Phonics Handbook' by Sue Lloyd. Unscripted. Easy to use. Suitable for young children 3-6 years old. American-English / French versions available -see website for stockists. Also publish The Grammar Handbooks 1 / 2: for teaching the advanced code, grammar and spelling.
Early Learning shops stock many of the Jolly Phonic resources including workbooks for home use. www.elc.co.uk
- Jolly Phonics DVD: The DVD has eight parts covering all the letter sounds and the five basic skills for reading and writing.
- Jolly Songs on audio CD: A collection of songs set to popular tunes for each of the 42 letter sounds.
Jolly Phonics interactive games on CD-ROM: 20 games / 3 levels. http://jollylearning.co.uk/2008%20Catalogue.pdf
www.jollylearning.co.uk/2007_UKGuide.pdf Download the Jolly Phonics guide -practical advice for parents and teachers; includes a list of the Jolly Phonics 'sound actions'.

DCSF's synthetic phonic programme 'Letters and Sounds'. Free download: www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/local/clld/las.html Synthetic phonics teaching begins in Phase 2. N.B This is an unscripted, 'bare-bones' programme. The book Teaching Synthetic Phonics by Johnston and Watson (pub. Learning Matters) is a useful guide to using Letters and Sounds. http://sounds-write.co.uk/documents/sounds_write_letters_sounds_synopsis_1_to_5.pdf Letters and Sounds synopsis
www.nonweiler.demon.co.uk/page14.html Comprehensive review of Letters and Sounds.

The Butterfly Book: a reading and writing course. Irina Tyk. Pub. Civitas XXX. www.civitas.org.uk/butterfly/index.php

Sound Discovery. www.syntheticphonics.net XXX Synthetic phonic programme to teach reading, writing and spelling. Suitable for first-time learners but mostly used for 'catch-up' (Wave 3) and remedial teaching with learners of all ages including adults.

Sound Foundations. XXX The Promethean Trust. Go to http://soundfoundationsbooks.co.uk/ for information on the reading programme 'Dancing Bears': 'explicitly for use by parents—especially by parents who themselves are poor at reading and spelling'. A new programme 'Bearing Away' is a basic phonics programme for pupils with complex learning difficulties; 10 minutes, one-to-one daily, scripted, no training required www.prometheantrust.org/bearingaway.htm

'Fun with Phonics', created by Trudy Wainwright, is the BBC's synthetic phonics programme. DVD/CD-ROM format plus decodable books. www.bbcactivefunwithphonics.com/index.html

Sounds~Write. XX This scripted, linguistic phonics classroom programme is designed for Foundation / Yr1 but can be used with all ages and as 'catch-up' N.B. As this is an instruction-led approach to reading and spelling the programme manual and materials are only available WITH training: www.sounds-write.co.uk/default.asp.

ReadWriteInc. www.readwriteinc.com Ruth Miskin's scripted, synthetic phonic programme for schools: Foundation->Year 4. All the RWI materials are available with or WITHOUT training. Watch video clips of Read Write Inc. in action.
- ReadWriteInc materials for parents:X www.readwriteinc.com/page12.html Book for parents teaching at home: 'Phonics 'Speed Sounds Lesson Plans'. A photocopiable worksheet is provided for each lesson alongside a scripted lesson plan.
- ReadWriteInc. XXX Fresh Start: www.readwriteinc.com/fresh.html 'Catch-up' reading, writing, spelling and grammar activities for children in Year 5 upwards, includes decodable text suitable for older children/teenagers.

That Reading Thing. www.thatreadingthing.com XXX Provides training in a basic remedial, linguistic phonics programme for older children, teenagers and adults or, without training, as a book and CD package. Please contact Tricia Millar: tmillar@thatreadingthing.com for more information. 'The Basics' power point: www.aowm73.dsl.pipex.com/dyslexics/thebasics.pdf

America / Canada
Allographs. XXXX Comprehensive linguistic phonics program for follow-on after the teaching of Basic Code. Designed for students of all ages including adults with a reading/spelling age of 7/8 years. Lessons are partially scripted, and no training is required to teach it effectively. It can be used in all settings (home, tutoring center, classroom), and works equally well for students with reading and spelling difficulties. N.B this is a Canadian publication (uses on-demand publishing) but available to UK purchasers -order online/UK tel. Go to www.trafford.com/ and put 'Allographs' into the title search box to find the following publications which make up the program: Parent/Teacher Manuals 1/2, worksheets/stories 1, Allograph dictionary and workbook 2.

Stairway to Reading: XXXX Free, online, remedial tutoring program (Canadian) www.societyforqualityeducation.org/stairway.html
A one-on-one remedial reading program for students of any age who have already received some reading instruction but who are struggling with reading. Caution UK users: there are some N. American accent/sound differences.

http://abcdrp.com/ The ABeCeDarian linguistic phonics program. XXX

www.coreknowledge.org/CK/schools/KTR/index.htm In development, 'Code Breakers!', a linguistic phonics program plus decodable books. N.B. unit 1 is 'phonological awareness' exercises. Sample pages: www.coreknowledge.org/CK/schools/KTR/samples.htm

France:
www.leolea.org/ Leo et Lea. French synthetic phonic programme.

www.jollylearning.co.uk Le manuel phonique. For teaching French reading, writing and spelling. In the same format as The Phonics Handbook, Le manuel phonique introduces the main 36 letter sounds in French, with 'actions' for each one, and activity sheets

New Zealand:
www.astepatatime.co.nz/ A Step at a Time, programme based on Mona McNee's Step by Step.

Australia:
Training in Jolly Phonics is available in Australia www.jollydiscoveries.com/

Training in Sounds~Write is available in Australia http://sounds-write.co.uk/australia.asp

Spain:
The Jolly Phonics booklet for teachers and parents has been translated into Spanish www.jollylearning.co.uk/2007Spanish.pdf
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www.cleverspellgames.co.uk Pack of linguistic phonic games which follow the Sound Reading System programme structure, suitable for one-to-one or group teaching.

www.gamzuk.com Packs of simple card games -some suitable for use with linguistic/synthetic phonic programmes

OnTrack Reading Advanced Code workbook. Lingustic phonics. Useful as a revision workbook on the completion of a remedial linguistic phonics programme. N.B this is an American publication (uses on-demand publishing) but available to UK purchasers -order online. www.lulu.com/content/1976812 Caution UK users: there are some N.American accent-spelling differences.
Workbook instructions: http://ontrackreading.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/workbookinstructions.pdf

www.candocubes.com/synthetic-phonics-products.php Sets of tactile, hardwood cubes, each cube being laser engraved with six letters, or combination of letters, representing different sounds of speech (phonemes).Home Edition available: Set 1. Transparent Alphabet Code. Set 2. Advanced Alphabet Code. They include a DVD for pronunciation guidance, word charts and an instruction book.

www.nonweiler.demon.co.uk/page11.html Free 'Read and Draw' worksheets for extension activities or extra practice.

Before Alpha - learning games for under fives. Hornsby. Pub. Souvenir Press.
Book with structured programme of activities, especially helpful for language development.

Jolly Phonics Finger Phonics board books (set of 7) www.amazon.co.uk/Finger-Phonics-Books-1-7-Jolly/dp/1870946316/ref=pd_bowtega_1/202-3622612-1314237?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182955354&sr=1-1 These sturdy books cover all the sounds - excellent alternative to the usual 'alphabet' books.

www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/ Several 'phoneme' games to download here, including 'Sound Buttons': select the vowel phoneme pattern then select other phonemes to create a word. Finally press the sound buttons to listen and blend.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/index.shtml BBC's 'Words and Pictures' on-line activities.

Which Phonics? Ltd. www.whichphonics.co.uk/ Jaz Ampaw-Farr is a teacher and trainer who puts on synthetic phonic training days and conferences for teachers. Contact her at: info@whichphonics.co.uk

Teach to Read. www.teachtoread.co.uk/index.asp Elizabeth Nonweiler is an independent trainer. She has experience in the use of a range of synthetic phonics programmes and resources, including Jolly Phonics, Sound Reading, Sound Discovery, Toe by Toe, Read Write Inc and Jelly and Bean. She is an official Jolly Phonics Trainer and has trained teachers to use 'Snappy Lesson' as in Sound Discovery.

2-hour DVD, Understanding Synthetic Phonics. Teacher Training Resource.
''Debbie Hepplewhite gives a detailed breakdown of synthetic phonics, the alphabetic code (simple and complex) how to blend letter sounds, phonemic awareness, and how to teach synthetic phonics in the classroom.'' Includes demonstrations of practical activities using Jolly Phonics materials. www.act-ed.co.uk/sp/introduction.html

www.focusonphonics.co.uk/ 'We focus on the supply of high quality resources for helping children who are learning to read. We firmly believe that teaching children by synthetic phonics provides the best foundation for successful reading and writing.'

www.rapidonline.com Stocks numeracy and literacy resources inc. Jolly Phonics, dry-wipe boards, cuisinaire rods. Free delivery.