FAQs

Decodable reading books are simply a book that a child can independently sound out the word once they have been taught the phonic sounds for that level of book.

Written languages are codes of symbols which represent spoken language.  In some scripts, the symbols may represent parts of a word.  In the English Phonics Code, symbols or letters represent units of single sounds.  Therefore, teaching reading with phonics helps to unlock the code for beginner readers.

Yes, the phonic books are designed to introduce early sounds and letters for beginner readers in Prep/Kindergarten through to high school, as well as older struggling or catch-up readers. Developed to support a whole-school approach, they provide sequential decodable texts suitable for classroom use, small groups and take-home reading.

Synthetic Phonics teaches the reader to identify each individual sound in the word separately.  Readers are then taught to blend and segment sounds in words.  Then they learn to blend sounds together, the reader synthesises each sound into a word.

Yes, Phonics Australia provides free advice and technical support to parents, teachers, Speech Pathologists, Tutoring Centres and schools.  Please feel free to contact us and speak with one of our friendly sales team or our Literacy Advisor.

The child’s reading ability and their age will help determine which books are most suitable.  Generally speaking, our suggested guidelines are the Dandelion Launchers are for beginner readers aged 3-4 years.

For example - The Dandelion Readers are for beginner readers aged 5-8 years, and the older/catch-up readers are best suited for ages 8-14 yrs.  If the reader is struggling at their current age level, they may need to return to the basic foundation phonic sounds.

We provide free technical support before and after purchase to help you choose the right resources and use them effectively. Please contact our friendly team to discuss your options.

The resources sold by Phonics Australia have been thoroughly tested by our supplier. They have been tested in classroom settings to ensure they are of the highest quality, standard and suitability. 

The reading texts have been extensively researched and are evidence based to assist your child or student to achieve the best possible learning outcomes. This systematic approach to teaching reading through the utilisation of decodable phonic based text is accepted as one of the most effective methods to teaching reading.

The workbooks complement the reading books and align with each set with sections that also match the chapters in the older series.  They offer a wide range of activities which help to develop reading, spelling, writing and comprehension.  The workbooks are used mostly by schools in a classroom setting but just as suitable to reinforce the learnings in the reading books by parents at home.

Yes, if you are a school or organisation wishing to place a large order for a classroom or whole of school, please contact our sales team to discuss your order requirments and any discount options that may be available for your order.

Our policy is to delay the dispatch of orders until the next term to avoid delivery during school holidays.  If administration staff will be onsite during the holidays and are able to sign for deliveries, please include this information in the special instructions section during the checkout process.

The Phonics Australia website is a full e-commerce website which means that anyone can purchase products through our online store.

We offer schools a tax invoice with 30 day payment terms.  If your school would prefer to receive a tax for payment invoice simply select that you are purchasing as a school from the drop down menu during the checkout process.

Please contact our sales team for bank account confirmation - phone: (07) 41511249.  We also offer PayPal as an alternative payment option and payment with card can be processed by phoning the office if you wish to avoid entering your card information online. Please email remittances to sales@phonicsaustralia.com.au. 

The good news is yes, we can.  If you have purchaed your original books from Phonics Australia we may be able to replace individual damaged or lost books. These would only be provided from existing excess stock so there is no guarantee.  Please contact one of our sales team to discuss the options and cost of this service. 

Unfortunately, Phonics Australia is only able to supply Australian customers at this time.

We offer a flat rate of shipping based on the boxed weight of your order. Your location may determine the postal service chosen for delivery. If you require a particular postal service please indicate this in the special instructions during the checkout process. 

Please note that once your parcel has left our warehouse there may be delays which are out of our control.

If you require your order to arrive urgently, we recommend selecting the express post option during the checkout process. This will ensure that your order is fast tracked through our warehouse and avoid any delays in your parcel being dispatched.  All shipping costs are based on the weight of your order.

We aim to dispatch orders within 1-2 business days.  The delivery time frame will depend on your postage choice and location/state.

Please note that once your parcel has left our warehouse there may be delays which are out of our control.