Phonics Teacher Guide Year 1

This teacher guide is an essential resource for using Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion Readers for children in Year 1 learning to read.

This guide, designed for teachers, provides an overview of phonics, including explanations of key phonic concepts, terms, and methodologies. It offers an overview of the Phonic Books programme, guidance for assessment, pronunciation tips, and teaching of high-frequency words. There are also structured lesson plans for varying amounts of time, filled with engaging and effective activities that are easy to implement.

This phonics teacher guide features:

• A time-saving guide for teachers to assist with lesson planning and preparation.
• Teaching material aimed at children aged 5-7.
• Jargon-busting explanations and step-by-step, easily implemented lessons, especially useful for anyone new to teaching phonics.
• Activities such as word building and word chains that will engage pupils and reinforce previously taught skills.

This guide conveniently breaks down each lesson into five main sections: Revision, Preparation, Application, Consolidation, and Tracking Progress. This approach ensures that each lesson meets phonics as well as general literacy requirements, helping pupils learn to read for meaning from the start.

What is phonics?

Phonics is a method of teaching children to read by recognising the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to form words. Children can learn to read new words using this decoding skill. Phonic Books specialises in publishing decodable, systematic books that support this structured literacy instruction.