Publisher's Synopsis
A handbook for teaching the first stage of phonics. The Living Phonics Handbook, Blue Steps contains 44 lesson plans covering the alphabet and key digraphs. The lessons are all laid out and ready to use, with easy to follow lesson support including accompanying photocopiable worksheet. It uses the Living Phonics method, which has proven successful with children of all levels. The Living Phonics method of teaching phonics uses one Linking Object for each letter (e.g. a 'curly cat' for 'c') to teach all the elements children need to learn - including the letter shape (grapheme), letter sound (phoneme) and how it is written (using cursive writing). It is a very physical and interactive approach and making it exciting and memorable for children. Living Phonics has proved a success with children of all levels, including those children who previously had difficulty connecting the letter sounds with the written letters. There is a high level of supporting materials available and the quality of the graphics and the supporting materials makes it a very good option for teachers, either as a complete phonics programme or as additional resources for any phonics teaching. Handbooks for CVC words and Consonants and for Long Vowels and Polysyllabic Words will be available in 2005.
