Collins Big Cat Phonics - Phonics Handbook

• Developed by teachers for teachers, Collins Big Cat Phonics is easy to use and be sure you are getting it right.
• Every session runs automatically - so you can concentrate on observing and assessing your children's progress.
• Structured daily sessions provide fast, focused phonic fun, with lots of repetition and practice for reading and writing. Big Cat and his friends introduce you to 42+ phonemes through 10 minute daily sessions, helping every child learn how to become readers and writers.

In this Handbook you will find:

• a detailed explanation of the five sections of the daily 10-minute session so you know what the children will be learning
• a session-by-session outline of the programme to save you time planning
• book-by-book information for the Collins Big Cat Phonics Readers to support you guided reading sessions
• assessment support with photocopiable masters to help your children consolidate and practise their new skills.

Collins Big Cat Teacher resources offer practical planning support, with book-by-book information, assessment support, photocopiable activity sheets to help practice literacy objectives and support for writing.

• Book-by-book information, including curriculum links and learning objectives• Photocopiable activity sheets for every book• Assessment support and photocopiable masters• Support for managing reading sessions in the classroom