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The three founders of Phonic Books Ltd have a passion for teaching children to read. They are all experienced Special Needs teachers who worked together at the Bloomfield Learning Centre.
The centre, a charity located on the campus of Guys Hospital, London, assesses children and helps struggling readers through one-to-one tuition using synthetic phonics. The Centre also trains teachers and teaching assistants in how to teach reading using phonics.
When in 2006 the UK government adopted Synthetic Phonics as the preferred route to reading, the three partners knew there was a lack of structured reading books and teaching resources. They decided to write, illustrate and publish their own and created the Dandelion Readers series, initially distributing "Dandelions" from a small flat in Southwark. Since then, there has been a growing demand from local authorities, schools, teachers and parents. More and more "Dandelions" are being used in mainstream classrooms as well as a special needs resource for children who need extra support.
Following demand from their customers, the range has extended from the initial 10 titles to 160 today and will reach 190 before the end of the year. The range of books caters for pupils in Foundation Stage to reluctant readers in Years 7 and 8 in secondary school.
Distribution is now contracted out to a professional warehouse. The books are used in about 3500 UK schools and are exported to 25 countries. PB remains a small business which is determined to help in promoting literacy and estimates well over one hundred thousand children have already used the books.
Wendy, Tami and Clair still teach on a part-time basis and thank their own children, grandchildren and many others, especially pupils at the Bloomfield, for enthusiastically trialling the books. They also run workshops at the Bloomfield Learning Centre on Synthetic Phonics.
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