This is the second of two write-in books that provide lesson
activities for young students in their first year of learning to read
and write. The teaching is divided into three steps and is supported by
step-by-step lesson plans and comprehensive guidance in the Jolly
Phonics Teacher’s Book. Student Book 2 covers Step 2 Units 7 to 13 and
all of Step 3.
The weekly units in Steps 2 and 3: Build and consolidate the reading and writing skills taught in Step 1
through the key topics of Alternatives, Handwriting, Tricky Words, and
Words and Sentences. Introduce and review the main alternative vowel spellings, capital
letters, alphabet and new tricky words. Step 3 introduces ‹ph›, soft
‹c›, soft ‹g›, and the /air/ spellings. Offer a variety of guided writing, dictation, and reading com-
prehension activities that introduce basic sentence structure and
reading for meaning.
In this new edition, there are two Student Books, one for each
semester. The transitions from Steps 1 to 3 are clearly signposted with a
welcome page at the beginning of each step and a reward on completion.
The front cover displays a new logo indicating that Jolly Phonics is
aligned with both the Science of Reading and the Science of Writing, as
the program provides explicit teaching of phonemic awareness, alongside
systematic phonics and writing instruction, with a focus on improving
fluency, vocabulary acquisition, and reading comprehension.
