In line with explicit systematic phonics and the Science of Reading, our books offer stair-step phonics progression starting from the simple to the more complex parts of the alphabetic code.
Our Beginner Readers start by introducing only a few sounds and letters at a time (Stage 1 introduces only five sounds: s, a, t, i, m), so that the reader can experience success from the outset.
All our books have cumulative progression which allows for previous learning to be included as the reader progresses. This ensures what has been learned is included and practiced along the way.
Each of our Catch-Up series has a different starting point and educators should assess the student to determine where any intervention should begin. Parallel series offer further practice for students who need to consolidate new learning before progressing to the next level. Our workbooks offer comprehensive pre-reading and post-reading activities to ensure the student has sufficient practice and rehearsal to embed learning.
Every book has the target phonics listed on it so the teacher can identify this with ease. A ‘Reading Practice’ page in our hi-lo, Catch-Up series help prepare students for a successful reading experience. As the students learn to decode more and more words, they learn new vocabulary. This is listed and explained on the Vocabulary Page.
This chart shows the phonic progression of our range of books. You can download a pdf of it here. For a more concise version of our scope and sequence you can download it here.
| Series | Teaching Focus | Who is it aimed at? | Workbook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7  | Gradual introduction of the sounds/letters of the alphabet. Reading CVC words within decodable stories. Stage 1: s, a, t, i, m | Younger beginner readers Age 3-6 | Yes |
| Reading words with adjacent consonants (consonant blends – CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC) and with consonant digraphs (consonant teams). Stage 11: ch | Younger beginner readers Age 3-6 | Yes | |
COMING SOON! Dandelion Launchers | Designed to help children make the transition from the simple phonic code to vowel teams in the complex phonic code: Stage 16: Spellings ‘ve’ and ‘tch’ | Younger beginner readers Age 4-7 | COMING SOON! |
| Introduction of 1 vowel team for 12 different vowel sounds: ai, ee, oa, ur, ea, ow, b‘oo’t, igh, l‘oo’k, aw, oi, ar | Young beginner readers Age 5-8 | Yes | |
| Introduction of two to three vowel teams for 12 different vowel sounds: ai, ee, oa, ur, ea, ow, b‘oo’t, igh, l‘oo’k, aw, oi, ar | Young beginner readers Age 5-8 | Yes | |
| Introduction of four to five vowel teams for 12 different vowel sounds: ai, ee, oa, ur, ea, ow, b‘oo’t, igh, l‘oo’k, aw, oi, ar | Young beginner readers Age 5-8 | Yes | |
| Reading words with Vowel Spellings. a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e | Young beginner readers Age 5-8 | Yes | |
| Consolidation of 6/7 alternative vowel teams for 11 different vowel sounds: /ae/, /ee/, /oe/, /er/, /ow/ & /oi/, /oo/, /igh/, /aw/, /air/ and /ar/ | Young emerging readers Age 6-9 | Yes | |
| Moon Dogs Set 1  | Gradual introduction of the sounds/letters of the alphabet. Reading CVC words within decodable stories. This series follows the same phonic progression as the Dandelion Launchers, Stages 1-7. | Older struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
| COMING SOON! Moon Dogs Extra Set 1 | Gradual introduction of the sounds/letters of the alphabet. Reading CVC words within decodable stories. This series follows the same phonic progression as the Dandelion Launchers, Stages 1-7 and Moon Dogs Set 1. | Older struggling readers Age 8-14 | COMING SOON! |
| Moon Dogs Set 2  | Reading words with adjacent consonants (consonant blends – CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC) and with consonant digraphs (consonant teams). This set follows the same phonic progression as Dandelion Launchers, Stages 8-15. | Older struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
| Moon Dogs Vowel Spelling Series  | A gradual introduction of one and two alternative vowel teams. Book 1: ay, ai | Older struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
Magic Belt Series That Dog! Series  | Reading words with adjacent consonants (consonant blends – CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC) and with consonant digraphs. These two series follow the same progression and can be used in parallel. | Older, struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
Alba Series | A catch-up series with adjacent consonants (consonant blends – CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC) and with consonant digraphs ch, sh, ck,th, ng, wh, qu and le. Introduction of alternative vowel spellings (vowel teams) for the sounds ae, ee, oe, er, ow, igh and oo. These two series follow the same progression and can be used in parallel. | Older, struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
Rescue Series | More alternative vowel spellings (vowel teams) for the sounds ae, ee, oe, er, ow/oi, oo, igh, aw, air, ar. These two series follow the same progression and can be used in parallel. | Older, struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
Titan’s Gauntlets Series | Vowel and consonant spellings (vowel and consonant teams) for the sounds ue, o, s, l, j, f and suffixes -ture, -tion, -cial/-tial, -sion. This series has more text per page. | Older, struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
Talisman 2 Series | More alternative vowel and consonant spellings (vowel and consonant teams) for the sounds ue, o, s, l, j, f and suffixies -ture, -tion, -cial/-tial, -sion.This series follow the same phonic progression as Titan’s Gauntlets but introduces additional spellings and suffixes. | Older, struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
Amber Guardians Series | An introduction to morphology: common suffixes, prefixes and base/root words. This series has been created for students who need to build reading stamina. It has a higher ratio of text to illustration and is designed to bridge the gap between a structured reading series and mainstream reading. | Older, struggling readers Age 8-14 | Yes |
