"Jolly Learning" Reading and Writing Method

 

My daughter’s kindergarten teacher is training them in phonics, reading and writing the way which looks very similar to Jolly Learning technique. Jolly Learning utilizes the synthetic phonics method of teaching the letter sounds in a way that is enjoyable and multi-sensory.

Printable “What is Jolly Phonics?”

http://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/What%20is%20Jolly%20Phonics.pdf

A little bit of the history of Jolly Learning. It is an independent British publisher founded in 1987 and owned by Christopher Jolly. http://jollylearning.co.uk/

There are four main educators and authors of the books, resources, songs or music:

• David Vinden - an educated musician and experienced practitioners of the Kodály Approach.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kod%C3%A1ly_Method
• Cyrilla Rowsell - an educator and experienced practitioners of the Kodály Approach. 
• Sara Wernham - a primary/elementary school teacher, who developed Jolly Phonics with Sue Lloyd.
• Sue Lloyd - an experienced educator and author of many phonics books and resources in the Jolly Phonics program.  

 

To get a sense of the method watch and listen to a song:

“Jolly Phonics Songs” 

(songs with the letters and sounds in order they learn)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=eCjJYB07aSU

Printable phonic actions

http://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/Jolly%20Phonics%20Actions%20Sheet%20.pdf

More to watch and listen:

“Jolly Songs A-Z” (from the big book Jolly Song in alphabetical order)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug&feature=related

“Jolly Phonics Songs” with picture signs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=qBKcvW72oog&feature=endscreen

“Jolly Songs Vowels”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y702L9L7po

“Jolly Phonics Phase Three”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjKq8s8154s

You can get more instruction by watching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6OFxIAMxzI&feature=related  

Printable “Steps for Teaching Reading and Writing with Jolly Phonic”

http://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/Steps%20for%20Teaching%20Reading%20&%20Wrtiting%20with%20Jolly%20Phonics.pdf

Printable “Jolly Phonics – Pupil/Student Checklist”

http://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/Jolly%20Phonics%20Pupil_Student%20Checklist.pdf

Printable “Word Bank”

http://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/Jolly%20Phonics%20Word%20Bank.pdf

Printable “Jolly Grammar”

http://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/Complete%20Jolly%20Grammar%20Action%20Chart.pdf