oral narrative retells
along with the alternative sound of <y> at the end of words like happy and sunny) and a small number of ‘tricky’ words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage)
it introduces the sounds and letters of the alphabet in a step-by-step progression
Faint type is used for silent letters
written narrative retells and finally narrative generation)
Dandelion Readers Set 2 Units 11-20 Numeracy workshops oral narrative retellsDandelion Readers follow a rigourous phonic progression based on the Sounds Write programme. Units 11 to 20 introduce digraphs (ch, th, sh, ck, ng, wh, qu, ve) and common word endings (ed, ing, le, tch). The books build on the letter sounds learnt in the initial units and progress the learner towards two syllable words. The books create a sense of achievement in the learners as they master the new sounds and are able to read more complex stories.