Phonics

10 minutes a day is all you need to learn to read! This bright, lively CD-ROM featuring Big Cat and his friends provides all you need to teach synthetic phonics in a fast, fun, systematic way.

Developed by teachers for teachers, this programme is easy to use and be sure you are getting it right.

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. "Collins Big Cat Phonics" teaches children to: hear the sound; read the letters that represent the sound; blend the sounds through the word; segment the sounds into words; write the words with supported handwriting practice.

Other key features include: built-in periodic assessment helps you monitor children's learning and progress; the programme is flexible and can be adjusted to suit the needs of your class; interactive games consolidate phonic skills and engage children.

The programme is designed for use on interactive whiteboards with large groups, and by individual children on PCs. Further practice is provided by the accompanying "Collins Big Cat Phonics" reading books - decodable fiction and non-fiction especially written by top children's authors.

For permission to use this software on more than one computer simultaneously, please purchase the relevant network licence.