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Learn how to read with Dandelion Launchers decodable books for beginner readers. Dandelion Launchers Reading and Spelling Activities for Stages 8-15 are first reader books by Phonic Books which introduce children to a few letters and sounds at a time. This activity book accompanies Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 8-15 and is perfect for children in Pre-K and Kindergarten who are learning to read, teaching different letter patterns through a series of activities. Two books for every stage provide phonics practice while offering different stories and encouraging independent reading from the start of their journey. Each stage introduces new letters and sounds while supporting any previously taught phonic letters or sounds and high-frequency words or sight words. For example: Book 8a: Junk (Stage 8: CVCC) Book 8b: The Gift (Stage 8: CVCC) Book 9a: Don't Spill (Stage 9: CCVC) Book 9b: Floss (Stage 9: CCVC) This beginner reader series features: - Activities to practice previously taught spellings in Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 8-15. - Reading material aimed at children aged 4-6. - Consonant and vowel diagraphs (two letters that make up a sound). An example of this is CVCC words (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, Consonant), like c-a-r-d, card. This 188-page phonics activity book features: - Introduction to the activity book - A variety of activities to practice phonics materials taught in the accompanying book Dandelion Launchers Stages 8-15 What is phonics? Phonics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specializes in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.