12 Literacy games designed by former primary school teacher and dyslexia specialist - Christine Towndrow. 

(Don't forget to choose your free gift too!)

Christine's literacy games are designed for a variety of different abilities including special needs.  The games encourage learning through fun to boost confidence which can often be shaky after repeated failure in Literacy.

Each A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) board game is double sided - making 12 games in the pack altogether.  All the games have their own set of rules and counters packaged neatly in clear zipper bags.  Here at Let Me Learn I'm so impressed with the colourful boards and the fun and laughter that these games create (not to mention the learning that's going on) that every child I know is being bought a pack!

"The children I work with really enjoy playing these games I purchased from Let me learn.  They are such a good way to consolidate learning." - S Graham, Teacher - Ireland

These games include:

•  Alphabet A-Z - Sound Aloud game 1
• Initial & final letter blends - Sound Aloud game 2
• Alphabet A-Z - Go Phonic game 1
• Initial letter blends - Go Phonic game 2
• Vowel blends ('ow' like in cow) - Go Phonic 2 game 1
• Final blends ('ck' like in sock) - Go Phonic 2 game 2
• 3 letter words cvc - Pick-up-a-Vowel game 1
• 4 letter words cvcc ccvc - Pick-up-a-Vowel game 2
• Plurals - Go Plural (2 games)
• Punctuation - Go Punctuate (2 games)

More Info:

Sound Aloud
Vibrant, colourful game boards with large hand drawn animals at the zoo.  Learn about letter names and sounds as well as learning about animals.

A3 size double-sided laminated board game
Dice, counters and playing instructions
2-4 players - Age 6 upwards - Key Stage 1  
Game 1: Alphabet A-Z  'h' for hippo, 'k' for kangaroo.  
Game 2: Initial & final letter blends 'fl' for flamingo and 'ck' for peacock.
Be the first player to go round the board and place all their counters on the animals is the winner. 

Go Phonic
Your children will love the delightful hand drawn pictures on this board game, an exciting game that your children love to play over and over.

A3 size double-sided laminated board game
Dice, counters and playing instructions
2-4 players - Age 6 upwards - Key Stage 1  & Practice for Key Stage 2
Game 1: Alphabet A-Z All the pictures start with a letter of the alphabet, land on a picture and find out if the letter is your colour to win the game.
Game 2: Initial letter blends Roll the dice and land on a picture, find the letter blend that fits the picture and find out if it's your colour to win the game.  A great game for blending consonants.

Go Phonic 2
Again, delightful hand drawn pictures and children like the challenge of finding the soulds in their colour to win the game.

A3 size double-sided laminated board game
Dice, counters and playing instructions
2-4 players - Age 6 upwards - Key Stage 1  & Key Stage 2
Game 1: Vowel blends Practise vowel blends such as 'oo', 'ai' 'ow' 'ea'.
Game 2: Final blends Practise final blends such as 'ck' 'ph' 'sh' 'ng'.

Pick-up-a-vowel
A3 size double-sided laminated board game
Dice, counters and playing instructions
2-4 players - Age 6 upwards - Key Stage 1
Game 1 - 3 letter words cvc e.g. cat, dog, sad
Game 2 - 4 letter words cvcc ccvc e.g. fish, chip, rich

Go Plural
A3 size double-sided laminated board game
Dice, counters and playing instructions
2-4 players - Age 7 upwards - Key Stage 1&2  
Game 1- 5 Plural rules
Game 2- 5 More Plural rules

Go Punctuate!
A3 size double-sided laminated board game
Dice, counters and playing instructions
2-4 players - Age 7 upwards - Key Stage 1&2  
Game 1 - learn about full stops, commas and question marks
Game 2 - learn about apostrophes, exclamation marks, speech marks

Plus your free gift!
Choose a free gift at the top of page from the drop down box.  Select from:

• Small Phonic Sounds Cards. Click here for more info
• A5 Phonic Sounds Cards. Click here for more info
• High Frequency Word Cards. Click here for more info

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Complete set of the first 100 high frequency words in two packs of wipe clean game / flash cards within one neat tin box.   Designed by Bob Hext a dyslexia specialist, these cards are perfect for helping children with dyslexia read and spell the most common words in the English language.

Pack one, first 55 high frequency words:

The second pack of 45 words:

(Teachers: The two packs are linked  to the National Curriculum Letters & Sounds scheme.  Pack one (yellow/orange) links to phases 2-3, and pack two (green) links to phases 4-5.)

The cards are not just flash cards, they come with instructions to play games, build sentences and they're double sided so the word can be written on the reverse side with a white board pen and wiped clean again.

The reverse side features SPELLING BOX SHAPES to help children with the recognition of letter shapes.  Spelling box shapes are boxes shaped to help with letter recognition:

Example of Box Shapes:  

• Children enjoy spelling box shapes. Given the choice, they will nearly always opt for box shapthan a normal one.
• The presence of the boxes gives the child valuable clues as to the shape of the word and the number of letters in each word.
• The shapes provide vital clues as to which letters to choose.
• Children are more likely to put in capital letters.
• They are more likely to get the spellings RIGHT and thus increase confidence.
   

Each card is also colour-coding for parts of speech, so that grammar terms and concepts can be taught where appropriate, while younger children can be taught the general principal that "different words have different colours because they do different jobs in the sentence."

Ten words from the list are repeated to facilitate playing a sentence building game, that helps children attain the goal of SPELLING HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS IN SENTENCES.

Each card also has a picture relating to the word on the card.  This is great new for Dyslexic children who often find the high frequency word harder to read and spell.  This is because of the pictures that they associate with a word.  For example the word 'car ' will make you think of a car, but what does the word 'that' make you think of?  It is the picture association with these high frequency words that is often missing and causes problems with reading fluency. 
 

b/d and p/q letter reversal confusion is very common for children with dyslexia.  This game, played frequently will help many to overcome their reversal difficulty and  also to have a strategy to help them remember. 

A visual and kinaesthetic game that's also addictive, children will remember 'b' as it's blue and on THAT side.   

The set contains:
2 wipe clean board games, 2 sets of 8 coloured stacking counters, 1 die
Board size: appr. 310mm x 210mm.
Packaging:  clear plastic folder box for easy storage

The object of the game is to get all your pieces home.  If you get caught on the wrong side you get taken prisoner.  Give your friend a lift if you want to risk both pieces running the gauntlet!  An exciting game with many different ways to win, the more you play the better you become at tactics to win!

Full instructions enclosed.

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130+ A5 Illustrated phonic sounds set, download, print and start playing with your children right now! 

Click here to find out how to get an instant download

Beautifully designed and illustrated by Christine Towndrow - dyslexia teacher, following the Alpha to Omega phonic sounds strategy.

Download a free sample here

These large A5 phonics cards can be used to introduce the sounds to a whole class or to small groups. The dotted line shows where a fold can be made to hide the letters or the teacher can cover the letters with their fingers and then reveal them when the correct answer is given by the class. They can also be used at home by parents to introduce ‘a sound a day or week’.

• Dyslexia friendly cards with simple and clear font for reading
• Eye-catching pictures
• Colour-coded categories making the cards easier for you and your children to use i.e. Initial blends (green), Vowel Blends (orange) etc.
• Part of the National Curriculum
• Game suggestions and spelling activities
• Includes at a glance list of all the phonic sounds in this set
• Easy and quick to make

Set contains:

• Alphabet (vowels in red, consonants in blue)
• Initial blends (green)
• Vowel Blends (orange)
• Final blends (purple)
• Further blends (as above, plus extra longer blends in brown)
• Silent Letters (grey)

Mix and match, print to suit your needs:
The cards are organised in sequence according to their categories e.g. alphabet then initial blends etc. Select the cards to print (two to an A4 page) in any order or quantity.

Please note that this is a downloadable product - don't forget to create an account at the checkout so you can download straight away.

• 300+ High Frequency Words - flash cards to download, print amd play, get started straight away!
  
  Click here to find out how to get an instant download
  
  Christine Towndrow, Dyslexia Specialist has made these cards for your children to learn the most common words used in the English language.  This printable pack contains colour coded high frequency words from the National Literacy Strategy Phases 2 to 5 plus the next 200 words.  Includes written numbers, months, days of the week seasons and colours.
  
  Download a free sample here
  
  These cards are extra special because on the reverse they have box fonts, this helps children to remember the shapes of the letters when they write the word.  (See the picture example at the top) Laminating the cards once printed will help protect them which you'll be able to wipe clean after your child has written the word.
  
  
• Use for sentence building using all or some sets of the cards
• Play games by sharing out a number of cards per person (e.g. 5), leaving a communal pile and taking turns to pick a word from the pile to add to your collection. The first player to make a sentence of say at least 5 words is the winner. Score by number of words in the sentence or by who gets a sentence first.
• Play snap with multiple sets for example days of the week.
• Play pairs with two sets of cards.

Perfect for young children learning first words and dyslexic children who need repetition of words.

Please note that this is a downloadable product - don't forget to create an account at the checkout so you can download straight away.

350 Illustrated phonic sounds flash cards, download, print and start playing with your child right now!

Click here to find out how to get an instant download

Beautifully designed and illustrated by Christine Towndrow - dyslexia teacher, following the Alpha to Omega phonics strategy.

Download a free sample here

• Dyslexia friendly cards with simple and clear font for reading
• Eye-catching pictures
• Colour-coded categories making the cards easier for you and your children to use i.e. Initial blends (green), Vowel Blends (orange) etc.
• Part of the National Curriculum
• Game suggestions and spelling activities
• Includes at a glance list of all the phonic sounds in this set
• Easy and quick to make

Set contains:

• Alphabet (vowels in red, consonants in blue)
• Initial blends (green)
• Vowel Blends (orange)
• Final blends (purple)
• Further blends (as above, plus extra longer blends in brown)

Mix and match, print to suit your needs:
Each category of cards is organised in pages; pictures and letters (of key sound), picture only, and finally letters only.

Please note that this is a downloadable product - don't forget to create an account at the checkout so you can download straight away.