The Jolly Phonics Workbooks are perfect for practising phonics skills.Covering the 42 letter sounds of English, these books provide a wealth of material for children to practise their reading and writing skills. Each sound is presented with a simple story and action, a letter formation guide and a section for writing practice. Engaging exercises and fun activities allow children to apply their phonic knowledge in reading and spelling regular words, as well as some ‘tricky’ words with irregular spellings.Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, moving from simply letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to moving from simply letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to reading sentences and writing short phrases in the later books.These refreshed editions are the same as the previous editions in terms of number of pages, pagination and core content, but have been enhanced with:•Alignment of the core teaching materials (specifically Pupil Book 1 and Step 1 of Jolly Phonics for the Whiteboard) so that they cover the same ground in the first term•15% new material, alongside fresh new cover artwork, action icons and some new and updated images •New dotted font for writing practice, alongside improved letter formation guides and sequencing of activities