Finger Phonics Book 1: in Precursive Letters (British English edition) (Finger Phonics set of books 1–7) - Hardcover

Wernham, Sara; Lloyd, Sue

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1870946243 ISBN 13: 9781870946247

Publisher: Jolly Phonics, 1994

Synopsis

The first book in a series of 7. Each of these 14-page board book deals with one group of letter sounds. A fun action is given for every letter sound. Cut-out letters on each page show children's fingers the correct formation for every letter. Also included at the end of each book are a number of activities that children can complete to reinforce their letter sound skills.

About this title

Review:

'... the books are very appealing. The children loved feeling the letters and each book ended with an appropriate activity to consolidate what had been learned.' -- Teacher's comments, Right Start, June/July 1994

'Each of the seven colourful books features a selection of the 40-plus sounds which are found in the middle or end of a word - e.g. the combination 'oa'. Your child is encouraged to make an action for each illustrated sound while saying it. Sandy Chapman, a primary school teacher with three daughters, reviewed the books. She said, "My daughter Sarah, who is four, really enjoyed them. The idea of running your finger along the letters is excellent for teaching writing.' -- Parents, March 1994

'The action and sound in the Finger Phonics books is very clever and caught Emily's imagination ... the books are attractive and sturdy enough to keep coming back to.' -- Parent's comments, Right Start, June/July 1994

From the Back Cover:

The Finger Phonics books give an excellent start to both reading and writing

The books show all the letter sounds of English, not just the alphabet, with an 'action' for each. There are cut-out letter shapes to show little fingers the correct way to form each letter and at the end of each book are 'finger activities' so that knowing the letters leads easily to both reading and spelling.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jolly Phonics
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1870946243
• ISBN 13: 9781870946247
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 14
• Illustrator: Wade Sarah