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This very popular DVD is great for children, parents and teachers!
In the DVD, Inky Mouse shows her friends Snake and Bee how to read and write with the help of ‘Phonic’, an old computer. The story is divided into 8 parts, each teaching different letter sounds:
* Lost and Found - s,a,t,i,p,n
* A Fright in the Woods - c k,e,h,r,m,d
* A Rainy Day - g, o, u, l, f, b
* The Birthday Party - rhyme and capitals
* The Vowel Forest - ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
* The Cuckoo Clock - z, w, ng, v, oo, oo
* The Circus - y, x, ch, sh,th, th
* Snake writes a book – qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

For parents and teachers, the DVD covers how to say the letter sounds and the five basic skills for reading and writing and answers questions about using Jolly Phonics, explaining the teaching. It also shows how Jolly Phonics can be used to help children with Special Needs. The DVD is also ideal for those learning English as a foreign or second language.

Language: British English (with American English alternative)
Running Time: 2 hours approx, with 55 mns of extras.
PAL format, Region 0 (worldwide). Please note - this DVD is PAL colour format that is suitable for most of Europe, most of Africa, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, North Korea, and certain other countries. It is not suitable for NTSC - the TV format normally used in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan and the United States.

RRP £19.95 OUR PRICE £18.95
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Publisher:   Jolly Learning
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Age category:   3+
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Attributes:   DVD - 2 hours approx, with 55 mins. of extras
ISBN nr.:   9781844140701

The Letterland characters are gathering for a Christmas party at Hairy Hat Man's house - and each has his or her job to do. Impy Ink is in charge of the invitations, Fireman Fred will take care of the food. Eddy Elephant will organise entertainment and Golden Girl is in charge of the games.
But one thing is missing... Will Christmas really be Christmas if there isn't any snow?
This is a 'Classic' Letterland resource featuring all the original characters such as Robber Red and Wicked Water Witch.

5 Episodes - 55 mins. Dual PAL/NTSC Format DVD.

RRP £15.59 - OUR PRICE £10.99

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Publisher:   Letterland
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Age category:   2+
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Attributes:   DVD - 55 minutes
ISBN nr.:   9781862094239

When Quarrelsome Queen's quilt goes missing, she insists that it must be found within one hour. If not, Robber Red will get the blame. But nobody knows what has happened. So Dippy Duck, who loves to play Detective, steps in to help. But can she find the missing quilt in time?

This is a 'Classic' Letterland resource featuring all the original characters such as Robber Red and Wicked Water Witch.

4 Episodes - 55 mins. Dual PAL/NTSC Format DVD.

RRP £15.59 - OUR PRICE £11.99

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Publisher:   Letterland
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Age category:   2+
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Attributes:   DVD - 55 minutes
ISBN nr.:   9781862094246

How to pronounce 'pure' sounds for effective blending and segmenting.

This DVD provides an audio-visual guide for teachers and parents. It demonstrates how to form and pronounce the 44 phonemes that children have to learn to recognise in order to decode words when learning to read English. An introduction by the author of the series, Ruth Miskin, explains how children can be taught the sounds logically. Children and adults are shown in close-up, pronouncing each phoneme while the corresponding grapheme (letter) is shown alongside on the Read Write Inc Speed Sounds card. Sounds are grouped in easy-to learn sets: bouncy consonants; stretchy consonants; bouncy vowels; stretchy vowels. There is also a section for teachers and parents to practise pronouncing the pure sounds.

Author:   Ruth Miskin
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Age category:   4+
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Attributes:   DVD
ISBN nr.:   9780198406662

The Professional Development DVD and Handbook provide clear, straightforward, and targeted guidance on how to use Read Write Inc. Phonics resources to deliver one-to-one tuition to children who are in danger of falling behind with their reading, or are behind their peers, or are new to a school and need to catch up.

The Professional Development DVD and Handbook include:
· Focused training instruction from Ruth Miskin in a series of clear, instructive video clips. These are targeted on helping teachers resolve key problems that children encounter when learning to read, such as difficulty blending or retaining sounds.
· Detailed lesson plans for one-to-one tuition, which use the proven strategies of Read Write Inc. to teach reading
· Assessment and progress tracking
· Guidance on how to say 'pure' sounds

Features
* Clear, detailed and effective guidance and support for teachers and teaching assistants as they work to ensure every child can read by age 6
* Uses proven strategies of Read Write Inc. to raise standards and catch children before they fall
* Very easy to use and access, as training is provided in video clips as well as detailed written lesson plans
* Ongoing assessment and progress tracking
* Suitable for teachers and teaching assistants

Progress Books and other Read Write Inc resources can be found in the Read Write Inc. section of the Phonic Bookshop.

Author:   Ruth Miskin
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Number of Pages:   
Age category:   4+
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Attributes:   Handbook + DVD
ISBN nr.:   9780198330899