Beginning readers need practice activities that align precisely with the phonics they are learning. When students are asked to read, spell, or write using patterns they have not yet been taught, decoding accuracy breaks down and confidence suffers.
Dandelion Launchers Reading and Writing Activities for Stages 16–20 is an 86-page, photocopiable phonics workbook designed to pair directly with Dandelion Launchers Stages 16–20 decodable readers. Each activity aligns exactly to the phonics taught in the corresponding stage, allowing students to practice new spelling patterns through structured, meaningful work.
The workbook follows the same systematic phonics progression as the reader series, reinforcing previously taught skills while introducing more complex word structures in small, manageable steps. This supports decoding accuracy, spelling development, and reading fluency as students move beyond single-syllable words.
Instruction is aligned with evidence-based literacy practices and the Science of Reading, supporting explicit, systematic phonics instruction and continued decoding development.
KEY SKILLS SUPPORTED
These activities explicitly support the development of:
- Advanced phonemic awareness and sound–symbol correspondence
- Accurate decoding and encoding of two-syllable words
- Application of common suffixes in reading and spelling
- Sentence-level writing and spelling accuracy
- Reading fluency, accuracy, and confidence
THIS WORKBOOK INCLUDES
86 photocopiable pages, aligned to the 10 stories in Dandelion Launchers Stages 16–20.
Activities are organized by stage and include:
Stage 16 – tch, ve
Word building, decoding, spelling, and sentence-level practice
Stage 17 – simple two-syllable words
Reading, spelling, and sentence dictation with longer words
Stage 18 – two-syllable words, suffix –ed
Decoding and encoding with inflectional endings
Stage 19 – two-syllable words, suffix –ing
Application of suffixes in reading and writing
Stage 20 – two-syllable words, spelling -le
Consolidation of spelling patterns for fluent decoding
Additional features include:
- Word-building and sound-mapping activities
- Fill-in-the-blank and missing-sound tasks
- Sentence dictation and structured writing prompts
- Comprehension and retelling activities
- End-of-stage spelling assessments and reading certificates
PAIRS WITH
Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 16–20
A fully decodable reader series for developing readers. Each book introduces new spelling patterns in a carefully sequenced progression, allowing students to read independently while building fluency, accuracy, and confidence.
