Reinforce math and reading-readiness skills while preparing young students for a standards-based education. These adorably illustrated, easy-to-use activity pages can be completed with crayons, pencils, glue, and scissors.

Product Details * Age Range: 6 to 7 Synopsis Learning to read has never been as enjoyable as with 365 Phonics Activities. Love of language will subtly sneak into play as children cruise "Alphabet Avenue," create "Popcorn P's," and play "Phonetic Football." Parents will value the easy-to-follow instructions, while children will learn the basics of letter recognition, beginning writing, and even basic rhyming. Make learning language fun today, the phonetic way!

At a time when the government is urging English schools to implement a particular approach to the teaching of phonics, this book offers teachers and student teachers a practical, informed and balanced overview on the role of phonics in learning to read. With contributions from leading literacy experts the book includes chapters on

Based on the best research on how children develop reading skills, these six books introduce a carefully selected progression of letter sounds-starting with the easiest and most common. Each book helps build a young reader's confidence with repeated examples of the letter sounds being focused on, as well as "words to learn" and "words to sound out." These books will readily appeal to Dora's audience of beginning readers as they capture all of the familiar elements from Dora's hit TV show, including her spunky personality.