Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 16-20 Reading and Writing Activities

Learn how to read with Dandelion Launchers Extras decodable books for beginner readers.

Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 16-20 Reading and Writing Activities comprises ten books and is aimed at children in Pre-K and Kindergarten. This series takes children on a carefully structured progression, introducing the spellings ‘tch’ and ‘ve’ and simple two-syllable words.

Two books for every stage provide practice of essential phonics skills while offering different stories to engage young readers. Each stage introduces new letters and sounds while supporting any previously taught phonic letters or sounds and high-frequency words, allowing independent reading from the outset.

This series includes:
Book 16a: The Itch (Stage 16: tch and ve)
Book 16b: The Ditch (Stage 16: tch and ve)
Book 17a: The Sandpit (Stage 17: simple two-syllable words)
Book 17b: The Muffin Shop (Stage 17: simple two-syllable words)
Book 18a: Stranded (Stage 18: two-syllable words and suffix -ed)
Book 18b: Stan is Shocked (Stage 18: two-syllable words and suffix -ed)
Book 19a: Thinking of a Gift (Stage 19: two-syllable words and suffix -ing)
Book 19b: Swimming (Stage 19: two-syllable words and suffix -ing)
Book 20a: Cuddles (Stage 20: two-syllable words and the spelling ‘le’)
Book 20b: Muddle in the Middle (Stage 20: two-syllable words and the spelling ‘le’)

The accompanying reproducible activities for word building, reading, writing, comprehension, and spelling can be found in Dandelion Launchers Extras Reading and Writing Activities for Stages 16-20.

This beginner reader book series features:

• A carefully structured progression through each stage, gradually introducing the spellings ‘tch’ and ‘ve’ and simple two-syllable words.
• Reading material aimed at children in Pre-K and Kindergarten.

This 86-page phonics activity book features:

• Activities to practice previously taught material in Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 16-20.
• A carefully structured progression through each stage, gradually introducing the sounds of the alphabet.
• Reading material aimed at children in Pre-K and Kindergarten.

What is phonics?

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specializes in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.

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