Dandelion Launchers Units 1-3

Letters and Sounds Reading; Phonics; Science of Reading; Structured literacy; Centre activities; Dyslexia; Dyslexic; SOR; Decodable; Explicit instruction; Practise reading; Consolidate reading; Reading skills; Reading knowledge gaps; Fluency; Emergent; Tier 1; Synthetic phonics

Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Units 1-3 Sam, Tam and Tim (alphabet code) comprises 12 books.

Dandelion Launchers Units 1-3 Sam, Tam and Tim is aimed at children in Reception to Year 2. Each book introduces only a few letters/sounds at a time, allowing independent reading from the outset.

Two books in each stage provide practice while offering different stories. Each stage introduces new letters/sounds while supporting previously taught phonic letters/sounds and high-frequency words.

Unit 1a: Sam, Tam, Tim (Unit 1: s, a, t, i, m)
Unit 1b: I Am Sam (Unit 1: s, a, t, i, m)
Unit 1c: Is It Sam? (Unit 1: s, a, t, i, m)
Unit 1d: On the Mat (Unit 1: s, a, t, i, m)
Unit 2a: Pam (Unit 2: n, o, p)
Unit 2b: The Pot (Unit 2: n, o, p)
Unit 2c: A Map (Unit 2: n, o, p)
Unit 2d: A Man (Unit 2: n, o, p)
Unit 3a: Bob (Unit 3: b, c, g, h)
Unit 3b: Pip and the Bat (Unit 3: b, c, g, h)
Unit 3c: Sam's Bag (Unit 3: b, c, g, h)
Unit 3d: Pam and the Cat (Unit 3: b, c, g, h)

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Reading and Writing Activities Units 1-3 Sam, Tam and Tim (alphabet code).