JollyPhonics teaches young students the skills they need to read and write fluently in their first year of school. This book is an essential guide for teachers who want to teach the program alongside Student Books 1 and 2 in the classroom. It is a comprehensive resource, offering a set of structured lesson plans that give step- by-step guidance on all aspects of the lesson, including the student book activities. It also provides an in-depth introduction to Jolly Phonics and a summary of key points to help teachers get started.
New, improved content, including scope and sequences for Steps 1 to 3, two US case studies, an English alphabetic code chart, a student checklist, detailed guidance on how to help struggling readers, and updated lesson plans.
A brief overview of the Science of Reading and the Science of Writing and how Jolly Phonics aligns with both, as a program that provides explicit teaching of phonemic awareness, alongside systematic phonics and writing instruction, with a focus on improving fluency, vocabulary acquisition, and reading comprehension.
This score represents an average across grade levels reviewed for: integrated reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, and promotion of mastery of grade-level standards by the end of the year.
EdReports reviews of foundational skills supplements determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to research-based practices and college and career ready standards. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.
NOTE: The review of this product included all materials suggested by and purchased from the publisher for the United States version of Jolly Phonics, copyright 2014. The program was reviewed based on information provided by the publisher and the CCSS alignment document available on their website. See additional review details here.
The instructional materials reviewed for Jolly Phonics do not meet the criteria for alignment to standards and research-based practices for foundational skills instruction. The materials provide instruction in letter sounds and students learn uppercase letters in Grade 1. Materials provide limited opportunities for students to learn general concepts of print. The materials partially meet the criteria for materials emphasize explicit, systematic instruction of research-based and/or evidence-based phonological awareness. Materials do not meet the criteria for materials emphasize explicit, systematic instruction of research-based and/or evidence-based phonics. The materials do not provide systematic and explicit instruction and practice in fluency by focusing on accuracy and automaticity in decoding, and rate, expression, and accuracy.
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 do not meet the criteria for alignment to standards and research-based practices for foundational skills instruction. The materials partially meet the criterion for materials and instruction provide embedded support with general concepts of print. The materials partially meet the criterion for materials emphasize explicit, systematic instruction of researched-based and/or evidence-based phonological awareness. Materials partially meet the criterion for materials emphasize explicit, systematic instruction of researched-based and/or evidence-based phonics. Materials partially meet the criterion for materials explicitly teach word analysis strategies based on the requirements of the standards and provide limited practice opportunities for students to apply word analysis strategies. The materials do not meet the criterion for materials and instruction provide systematic and explicit instruction and practice in fluency.
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 partially meet the criterion for materials and instruction provide embedded support with general concepts of print, and systematic and explicit instruction and practice for letter recognition in early Kindergarten. The materials partially meet the criteria for materials provide explicit instruction to print and to practice forming the 26 letters (uppercase and lowercase), as well as for materials provide instructional support for general concepts of print and connect learning of print concepts to books. Materials provide limited cumulative review of print concepts, letter identification, and printing letters.
The Grade 1 materials tell the teacher to teach how to write the given uppercase letter, but do not include detailed directions to assist in how to explain and model correct formation of all 26 uppercase letters. There are opportunities for students to write letters.
The materials reviewed for Grade 1 partially meet the criteria for materials provide instructional support for general concepts of print and connect learning of print concepts to books (K-1), and provide cumulative review of print concepts, letter identification, and printing letters. (K-early Grade 1).
Materials provide instruction on capitalizing the first letter of a sentence; however, there is limited explicit instruction on the rules of capitalization. In the Words and Sentences portion of the lesson, the teacher reminds students to include key components of a sentence when they write; however, the end punctuation is always a period.
The Finger Phonics Big Books have a story line, but only isolated words are presented in a typeface big enough to teach left to right. The story line does not continue from page to page. These are not included as part of the base program.
Materials contain limited periodic cumulative review opportunities during which the teacher reminds students about previously learned grade level print concepts, letter identification, and letter formation. Examples include, but are not limited to:
The instructional materials for Grade 1 partially meet the criterion for materials emphasize explicit, systematic instruction of researched-based and/or evidence-based phonological awareness. The materials partially meet the criteria for materials have frequent opportunities for students to engage in oral language activities to practice phonological awareness, as well as materials provide limited explicit instruction in phonological awareness. The materials partially meet the criteria for materials provide practice of each newly taught sound (phoneme) and sound pattern.
The materials reviewed for Grade 1 partially meet the criteria for materials have frequent opportunities for students to engage in oral language activities to practice phonological awareness through Kindergarten and early 1st grade.
Grade 1 materials provide daily opportunities for students to blend words and opportunities where students listen and identify the word that did not match the sound all of the other words contained; however, opportunities to orally manipulate words by changing the first sound, last sound, and rhyming activities, could not be found.
The materials reviewed for Grade 1 partially meet the criteria for materials provide explicit instruction in phonological awareness through systematic modeling across the K-1 grade band.
Grade 1 materials provide limited explicit instruction in phonological awareness through modeling, particularly related to distinguishing long from short vowel sounds and blending sounds; however, opportunities to segment and provide instruction related to syllables could not be found.
The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 1 partially meet the criterion for materials emphasize explicit, systematic instruction of researched-based and/or evidence-based phonics. The materials partially meet the criteria for materials emphasize explicit phonics instruction through systematic and repeated modeling and for materials promote frequent opportunities for students to practice decoding phonetically regular words in a sentence. The materials meet the criteria for materials include frequent practice opportunities for students to decode words that consist of common and newly-taught sound and spelling patterns and provide opportunities for students to review previously taught phonics skills. Students have limited practice opportunities to build, manipulate, spell, and encode grade-level phonics, including common and newly-taught sound and sound patterns. The materials partially meet the criteria for materials promote application and encoding of phonics in activities and tasks.
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