Superphonics - Ruth Miskin

Children learn with the help of Phoneme Fred, a little alien character who can only speak using separate sounds. Parent and child follow five simple steps: Find the rhyming words, Find the sounds, Blend the sounds, Split the word into sounds, Read the word.

Superphonics offers swift progress because of its highly focused approach. With just 20 minutes' work a day, most children will complete Book 5 in 1-2 weeks.

Illustrated in colour throughout by Chris O'Neill.

Ruth Miskin is a leading authority on phonics and the teaching of reading. She has over 20 years' teaching experience and until recently was head teacher of Kobi Nazrul School, Tower Hamlets, London. She was an adviser to the National Literacy Strategy and is now national training director of Success for All, a literacy programme which trains British teachers.

It is the best. [...] Sound theory and Miskin's own successful practice underpin the approach. It is presented very accessibly, without being simplistic.
TES, Sept 2000

The end result? My children are now up to the letter 'Y'. There is such a dramatic improvement in their recognition of both sounds and letter names that my only regret is that I didn't start using this book in the summer holidays as soon as I got it. It is very simple to follow. Even for a non-teacher.
'A grateful parent', Amazon.co.uk, March 2001