I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love ... Read More:
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I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly ... Read More:
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I bought this book to help my struggling son with his phonics. He is in an independant learning group for support, so this was for me to help him at home and I'm glad I spent the money on it as it has helped no end.
There are lots of pages at the back for you to copy and give your child to do. There are lots of helpful hints and tips to encourage and help your child.
I would happily recommend this set of books for even the youngest of children.
They are lovely and sturdy, with inset letter(s) on each page for your child to put their finger in and trace the shape, but most importantly they don't seem like an "educational" book to children! Even without focusing on the phonics element to the books, the pages are great fun to look at just for the pictures - there are recurring characters (eg a snake) which can be searched for on each page, and 2-4 pages at the rear of each book with exercises such as matching games, some with flaps to lift, which re-inforce the sounds covered in that book.
Because of these elements, my little girl (then aged 2) enjoyed looking at them just as much as my 4 year ... Read More:
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I home-school my 3 children and have found the whole Jolly Phonics approach and series of books and aids, to be invaluable. The grammar books build naturally and smoothly on from the the Phonics handbook, with the same cheerful, fun, graspable logic. Life is made, not just easier and stress-free for your child but easier and stress-free for the parents too. Love it. Will be sticking with Jolly Phonics all through my children's early years.
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I home-school my 3 children and have found the whole Jolly Phonics approach and series of books and aids, to be invaluable. The grammar books build naturally and smoothly on from the the Phonics handbook, with the same cheerful, fun, graspable logic. Life is made, not just easier and stress-free for your child but easier and stress-free for the parents too. Love it. Will be sticking with Jolly Phonics all through my children's early years.
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I have used these books with my four year old son.
It must be said that they are very useful: not only am I able to test his blending skills, but he absolutely loves them. He is forever asking to read "those lift the flap books".
The level of difficulty seems to be about right, though perhaps one more book without digraphs would have been useful.
I have two criticisms to make, which have prevented me awarding these books 5 stars: they are too short, and the paper is too thin. It is actually possible to see the pictures without lifting the flaps, so I have to be very careful to cover the relevant side of the book when I'm reading with my son.
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I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they ... Read More:
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I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they ... Read More:
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I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they ... Read More:
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