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Phonics Advantage
United States - Michigan - Ferndale
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"Whenever possible, I believe that learning should contain elements of fun".
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How do you change a cap into a cape? ..... You add a Silent E.
Silent Magic is a phonics memory matching game designed to reinforce the Silent E...
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Phonics Strategies for Older Students focuses on:
*decoding skills
*phonics rules
*pronunication clues
*phonograms - including: Vc, Vcc, Vce, Vv...
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Have fun learning 24 short-vowel word families while playing the phonics game Word Family Bingo with Beginning Consonant Blends.
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Spelling Buddies 20 Printable Word Family Phonics Poems by Phonics Advantage were designed as a tool to merge spelling with reading. The intensi...
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Phonics Advantage 40 More Easy Printable Poems are written at the first grade reading level. Poems for teaching phonics bring fun to the study o...
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In a fun, game-oriented setting, students are introduced to 16 beginning consonant blends and digraphs. The beginning blends and digraphs are pr...
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Phonics Advantage Printable Emergent Readers are now available in EBook format for viewing on computers, iPads and tablets. All three sets of th...
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20 Early Emergent Readers are designed to give the beginning reader in late kindergarten or early first grade an “I can” experience while gen...
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Phonics Advantage Printable Emergent Readers are now available in EBook format for viewing on computers, iPads and tablets. The 10 Level 3A...
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TpT Seller Lavinia Pop and Phonics Advantage have combined their talents to create a fun early reading experience that incorporates a dash of pho...
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Have fun learning 24 short-vowel word families while playing the phonics game Word Family Bingo. This version contains words that start with a s...
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This is for two phonics games (hard goods, not digital downloads):
1) Go Fish for Rhymes
2) Silent Magic
Phonics Advantage GO FISH FOR RHYMES i...
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Level 1 of the Beginning Reader Series is designed to give the young reader an I CAN, enjoyable early reading experience.
The 20 eight-page Earl...
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One year I designed a two-week creative writing unit for a summer school class (posted for free). Five worksheets from that unit contained passag...
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While playing the three Build-a-Word Phonics Games (Vc Phonograms Sets 1 and 2 and R-Controlled Vowels) by Phonics Advantage, students pract...
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Alphabet sounds are reinforced by pronouncing the individual letter and then saying a short word that starts with that letter. Very easy for par...
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This sheet was created for taping to the inside cover of writing journals. It has samples of beginning sentences for a story or journal entry in...
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Phonics Advantage Phonogram Spelling Worksheets merges learning how to spell with learning how to read. The five-week spelling unit blends decod...
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A two-week creative writing unit for middle school and early high school students designed to get the student past the "writer's block" of starti...
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Phonics Advantage Easy Printable Phonics Poems include 15 short phonics poems for the student to read and color. Poems that teach phonics are a...
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FEEDBACK
kjanssan
I have a Year 5 student working at a Year 1 level. This will be a great resource . Thanks!
May 31, 2013
Cathy Shellenberger
Can't wait to use this next year! Thanks!
May 31, 2013
tatylashes
Awesomes
May 30, 2013
Cathy Shellenberger
Can't wait until next year to use this!
May 29, 2013
mkhbgreene
Awesome! Great work... thank you!
May 24, 2013
sunnyren
A good-value resource. Thank you.
May 20, 2013
KermitsKinders
These are great.
May 19, 2013
ngalex
A resource I found useful
May 15, 2013
lidaree
Generous! Thank you.
May 12, 2013
userpj
I like that this is a large packet --
the 2nd half will be very useful for me. Very Nice!
A large part of the 1st 1/2 is based of word families, practicing the last part of the word, then adding the beginning -- This is an approach that I do not use and avoid when I have enough info about a product.
The 2nd half will be very useful--It works out.
Thank you.
the 2nd half will be very useful for me. Very Nice!
A large part of the 1st 1/2 is based of word families, practicing the last part of the word, then adding the beginning -- This is an approach that I do not use and avoid when I have enough info about a product.
The 2nd half will be very useful--It works out.
Thank you.
May 10, 2013
jmreichardt
Great!
April 29, 2013
dmariapatton
Super job!Thanks!
Dmariapatton
Dmariapatton
April 27, 2013
mhdilks
Well done!
April 14, 2013
mbirdlowry
I teach high school special ed and am a believer in phonics as a critical tool for my students who have never learned to read using other methods. I really like the color coding for vowels because they are the phonemes that my students don't "hear" accurately.
April 13, 2013
rsstick
Nice product! I plan to use it for remediation and review. Thank you.
April 10, 2013
Cathy's Collection (TpT Seller)
Thank you for these, I think the poetry will help in the children's fluency. May I suggest that you create a version where these can be print two-sided - always looking for "earth friendly" options. -Thanks!
April 10, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your suggestion. The 30 phonics poems have been updated, and the download now contains two zipped PDF files. The original PDF can be viewed on iPads, computers and tablets or printed single sided. The second version can be printed double sided.
April 15, 2013 
The Resourceful Resource Teacher (TpT Seller)
I love all of your books and packets! What a difference they have made in helping me differentiate my reading homework and classwork for my k-4 resource students! Thanks!
April 8, 2013
jigger38
This was an awesome packet. I am currently using it for my deaf and hard of hearing students
April 7, 2013
Abeezhold
Thank you!
March 30, 2013
Jeniver Boyer (TpT Seller)
Love this! It is exactly what I need for my just turned six year old son. This will reinforce our phonics and give me an extra opportunity to help with his sound work for speech! Thank you so much!
March 28, 2013
nf1042
Thank You!!
March 25, 2013
jrieg333
Thanks...I am hoping to adapt/use some of these ideas/strategies with my older special ed students!
March 24, 2013
ecteacher0000
Thank you.
March 21, 2013
ecteacher0000
Thank you.
March 21, 2013
mjms
Great resource! Thank you.
March 17, 2013
bethangeli10
thanks
March 15, 2013
Hball00
It looks like a great product. However I have experienced difficulty downloading it. It opens in excel and only shows the title page. Please let me know if I should use another program or do something different. I would love to use this with my ESL students
March 15, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
The Excel spreadsheet has more than twenty tabs. To move to another page, click a tab at the bottom of the page. There is a Monday - Thursday sample for each short-vowel sound. The more than twenty tabs give you plenty of examples and opportunities for making your own version to fit your specific class requirements. If you want to use a page, but would like to keep the original copy, right click on the tab, choose Move or Copy, then select the box Create a Copy. If you need more help, you can e-mail me at PhonicsAdvantageJanet@aol.com
March 15, 2013
ValQ
Very useful
March 14, 2013
Lavinia Pop (TpT Seller)
Great! Thank you! (It's only right to purchase this since I will be using the Flip Books with my daughter!)
March 13, 2013
Lavinia Pop (TpT Seller)
Thank you for this! My daughter is sure to have lots of fun!
March 10, 2013
Rininga
Excited to do these with me struggling learners!
March 7, 2013
mjms
Your books have the best pictures and some of the most interesting ideas I have seen in beginning reader books! Thank you.
March 3, 2013
mjms
The rebus story with the mashed potato recipe is awesome, as are all the other emergent readers you have so generously shared here at TPT. Thank you!
March 3, 2013
mjms
You really use your imagination when choosing topics and pictures for your books. It is not easy to use the beginning sound/letter combinations and make them interesting, but you do! And more importantly, interesting makes memorable.
March 3, 2013
mjms
The cotton ball book is so clever and their use really makes it high interest, too!
March 3, 2013
mjms
I love that you used making the butterflies into the book. So fun!
March 3, 2013
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Cathy Shellenberger
Thank you!
May 29, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
An updated version was posted. If you have any problems with the download, you can contact me at PhonicsAdvantageJanet.aol. Again, thank you for your helpful feedback.
May 31, 2013
Cathy Shellenberger re: Phonics Beginner Readers 30 Easy Phonics Poems to Introduce Letter Sounds
I am so excited about using your phonics poems next year. I just downloaded them and happened to notice something that is one of my pet peeves. :) Would you please change something on your "Shop Till You Drop" poem? "Till" is a word that has its own meaning(s). When used as it is here, it means "until" and should be spelled like 'til--with an apostrophe and one "l." Thank you!
May 29, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
Thank you for the feedback. I will see to the correction. Updated version should be posted within a few days. I'm glad you like the poems. They were fun to write.
May 29, 2013
superlogicgirl re: Free Phonics Skills Test by Phonics Advantage™
Hi!
Over the summer I am tutoring a child who will be in fourth grade next school year. Her parents are concerned that she does not know diographs (ch, eigh, ea, etc.) along with short vowel sounds and silent e. Would this be an appropriate assessment for her?
Thank you!
Over the summer I am tutoring a child who will be in fourth grade next school year. Her parents are concerned that she does not know diographs (ch, eigh, ea, etc.) along with short vowel sounds and silent e. Would this be an appropriate assessment for her?
Thank you!
May 25, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
The Free Phonics Test is checking for the basics. Individual letter sounds, and short vowel sounds are tested, along with long vowel sounds made by Silent E or Double vowels (ea, ee, oa, etc.). The Free Phonics Test would be a very good place to begin. The tests can help you to determine if a student is sounding out (using decoding skills) or guessing. If you e-mail me at PhonicsAdvantageJanet@aol.com I can send you sheets on consonant blends, diphthong vowels and digraphs for more advanced testing.
Remember, for someone just getting out of 3rd grade, you want to make tutoring fun while still focusing on serious phonics/reading strategies. If Silent E is a problem, I urge you to try playing Silent Magic. If consonant blends need addressing, try improvising the Build-A-Word games by making blends tiles. My Word Family Bingo is posted for free. The Free Phonics Test comes with strategy suggestions. I also suggest reading phonics poems - rhythm and rhyme can make reading fun. Above all, remember that reading is identifying SOUND symbolized by letters or letter combinations. If you use worksheets, be sure to review them verbally.
Remember, for someone just getting out of 3rd grade, you want to make tutoring fun while still focusing on serious phonics/reading strategies. If Silent E is a problem, I urge you to try playing Silent Magic. If consonant blends need addressing, try improvising the Build-A-Word games by making blends tiles. My Word Family Bingo is posted for free. The Free Phonics Test comes with strategy suggestions. I also suggest reading phonics poems - rhythm and rhyme can make reading fun. Above all, remember that reading is identifying SOUND symbolized by letters or letter combinations. If you use worksheets, be sure to review them verbally.
May 29, 2013
userpj re: Phonics Strategies for Older Students by Phonics Advantage™
Thank you for your answer and descriptions. I still wish you could put up some preview that was viewable -- even if it is the same images in the sample images -- usually I can zoom on them and get an idea of the words. I buy a lot of phonic stuff and the money adds up (just like in the $ store). I do have a particular idea of what I'm looking for -- when I can see a sample with the words readable-- then I can make better purchase choices. Thank you for your time.
April 10, 2013
userpj re: Phonics Strategies for Older Students by Phonics Advantage™
I wish you would put up a preview download -- write sample all over it if you like -- I'm interested in this, but need to get an idea of the words you use and what the materials look like --- the view preview is not visible.
Thank you
Thank you
April 3, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
Thank you for your interest in Phonics Strategies for Older Students. I have added more details of the packet content in the product description in the Phonics Advantage store. I hope that it will give you insight into what the packet contains.
Nonsense Words reading sheets are used to give the student practice in decoding words. The Nonsense Words reading sheets are used for building a foundation of how various letter sounds go together. They enable practice with phonograms that may not appear in small (real) words. I am able to rotate 33 beginning consonant blends and digraphs with pretend words, allowing students to practice sounds often enough to master even the harder or more rarely occurring blends. All the Nonsense Words reading sheets focus on vowel sounds and how they are combined with ending consonants to form phonograms to help the student recognize both word families and how syllables in longer words often end with a phonogram.
Phonogram Review Sheets, Pronunciation Clues, Spelling Clues, sheets on Word Endings and Suffixes all use real words with an emphasis on longer words which have been divided into syllables to enable students to learn that big words are made up of smaller parts; and if you decode the smaller parts, large words are not threatening.
Worksheets place an emphasis on phonograms and dividing words into syllables, giving students practice in reducing long words into more manageable parts.
If you still have more questions, please feel free to contact me at: PhonicsAdvantageJanet@aol.com.
Nonsense Words reading sheets are used to give the student practice in decoding words. The Nonsense Words reading sheets are used for building a foundation of how various letter sounds go together. They enable practice with phonograms that may not appear in small (real) words. I am able to rotate 33 beginning consonant blends and digraphs with pretend words, allowing students to practice sounds often enough to master even the harder or more rarely occurring blends. All the Nonsense Words reading sheets focus on vowel sounds and how they are combined with ending consonants to form phonograms to help the student recognize both word families and how syllables in longer words often end with a phonogram.
Phonogram Review Sheets, Pronunciation Clues, Spelling Clues, sheets on Word Endings and Suffixes all use real words with an emphasis on longer words which have been divided into syllables to enable students to learn that big words are made up of smaller parts; and if you decode the smaller parts, large words are not threatening.
Worksheets place an emphasis on phonograms and dividing words into syllables, giving students practice in reducing long words into more manageable parts.
If you still have more questions, please feel free to contact me at: PhonicsAdvantageJanet@aol.com.
April 5, 2013
userpj re: Phonics Strategies for Older Students by Phonics Advantage™
I wish you would put up a preview download -- write sample all over it if you like -- I'm interested in this, but need to get an idea of the words you use and what the materials look like --- the view preview is not visible.
Thank you
Thank you
April 3, 2013
tkirch
Hi! Do you mean they are pro or con the freebies...?
February 26, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
Hello,
I am sorry. I really do not know what your question is referring to: (“Do you mean pro or con the freebies?”) If you tell me the name of a product or products, I will look over the description and try to clear up any misunderstanding. The first reason I list products for free is because I’ve used them in the past and I believe in the positive impact they can have on helping a student learn to read. I want the product to reach as many students as possible. A second reason I may post something for free is that it may require a teacher’s time – it is not a simple “download and go” product - many games require printing and laminating, or the printable readers require printing, folding and stapling. I believe these products can make learning to read easier or more fun, and offering them for free is my thank you to the teacher for the time it takes them to prepare the product.
If you are referring to the Emergent/Beginning Reader Series, the content of the readers is identical, the format is just different. The printable version requires time to print and fold, but they can be sent home in backpacks. The iPad version requires no additional teacher time. Students can read the books on a computer in the classroom, or the teacher can e-mail the Beginning Readers to students’ homes where they can read them on home computers, iPads and tablets.
Please feel free to contact me at PhonicsAdvantageJanet@aol.com
Thank you for your interest in helping children learn to read.
Janet
I am sorry. I really do not know what your question is referring to: (“Do you mean pro or con the freebies?”) If you tell me the name of a product or products, I will look over the description and try to clear up any misunderstanding. The first reason I list products for free is because I’ve used them in the past and I believe in the positive impact they can have on helping a student learn to read. I want the product to reach as many students as possible. A second reason I may post something for free is that it may require a teacher’s time – it is not a simple “download and go” product - many games require printing and laminating, or the printable readers require printing, folding and stapling. I believe these products can make learning to read easier or more fun, and offering them for free is my thank you to the teacher for the time it takes them to prepare the product.
If you are referring to the Emergent/Beginning Reader Series, the content of the readers is identical, the format is just different. The printable version requires time to print and fold, but they can be sent home in backpacks. The iPad version requires no additional teacher time. Students can read the books on a computer in the classroom, or the teacher can e-mail the Beginning Readers to students’ homes where they can read them on home computers, iPads and tablets.
Please feel free to contact me at PhonicsAdvantageJanet@aol.com
Thank you for your interest in helping children learn to read.
Janet
February 27, 2013
Lavinia Pop (TpT Seller) re: Phonogram Spelling Worksheets - Letter Sounds and Decoding Skills
Hello. I just LOVE the poems that you have made to go along with all your units! Would you ever consider selling a license for the poems - without the phonics content - for personal and/or commercial use? My son will be starting first grade this year (in Australia) and he needs some extra practice with his multiple phonograms. I would like to make him some booklets, reading comprehension work and worksheets and would like to include some of your poems. What you have created is FANTASTIC, but my son finds it challenging to concentrate for a long period of time without lots of pictures, colour, etc. Please consider this, as it would REALLY make my life so much easier :)
Thank you for taking the time to read this,
Kind regards,
Lavinia
Thank you for taking the time to read this,
Kind regards,
Lavinia
January 5, 2013
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
Lavinia,
Thank you for your positive comments. I am honored that you wish to include my poems in booklets you are working on.
Your TPT store carries many quality products that correspond to the reading level of many of my phonics poems.
I am very open to the idea of you using my poems (without the phonics section) in your material and selling the products in your store for consideration of a percentage of the royalities earned.
I hope you will contact me to discuss this further. I am excited to see how you will dress up the poems with graphics and expand them into your booklets.
Warm regards,
Janet Sidman Ruszkowski
janetruszkowski@netscape.net
Thank you for your positive comments. I am honored that you wish to include my poems in booklets you are working on.
Your TPT store carries many quality products that correspond to the reading level of many of my phonics poems.
I am very open to the idea of you using my poems (without the phonics section) in your material and selling the products in your store for consideration of a percentage of the royalities earned.
I hope you will contact me to discuss this further. I am excited to see how you will dress up the poems with graphics and expand them into your booklets.
Warm regards,
Janet Sidman Ruszkowski
janetruszkowski@netscape.net
January 7, 2013
ldorday
Hello- sidney33622
I bought this on e bay back in February I received it promptly and place it in the beginning of they year box, As we are getting ready to start school in two weeks I opened the package I had the wrong item. My paper works says I got and bought Go Fish for Rhymes, but I got one CD with no cards with 4 PDF:
PhonicsAdvantageSilentMagicSet1and2.pdf
PhonicsAdvantageBlendsandDigraphsLotto.pdf
PhonicsAdvantageWordFamilyBingoWithBlends.pdf
PhonicsAdvantageWordFamilyBingoSingleConsonants.pdf
Please help me resolve this problem ASAP
5 Phonics Games - Cards/Bingo/Lotto School / Family Fun / Learning Centers / ESL
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Location: MI, United States
I bought this on e bay back in February I received it promptly and place it in the beginning of they year box, As we are getting ready to start school in two weeks I opened the package I had the wrong item. My paper works says I got and bought Go Fish for Rhymes, but I got one CD with no cards with 4 PDF:
PhonicsAdvantageSilentMagicSet1and2.pdf
PhonicsAdvantageBlendsandDigraphsLotto.pdf
PhonicsAdvantageWordFamilyBingoWithBlends.pdf
PhonicsAdvantageWordFamilyBingoSingleConsonants.pdf
Please help me resolve this problem ASAP
5 Phonics Games - Cards/Bingo/Lotto School / Family Fun / Learning Centers / ESL
Item Id: 290665893840
End time: Feb-05-12 12:57:02 PST
Seller:
sidney33622 (157)
100.0% Positive Feedback
Member since Nov-30-03 in United States
Location: MI, United States
August 17, 2012
Phonics Advantage (TpT Seller)
Hello,
I will look in my old paperwork to see if I can locate your mailing and e-mail address to send you new material. If you do not receive an e-mail from me by August 22, 2012, please e-mail me again with your mailing address. You will love the cards. They are manufactured by the same company that makes the famous Bee and Bicycle Brands.
I will look in my old paperwork to see if I can locate your mailing and e-mail address to send you new material. If you do not receive an e-mail from me by August 22, 2012, please e-mail me again with your mailing address. You will love the cards. They are manufactured by the same company that makes the famous Bee and Bicycle Brands.
August 20, 2012
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