Playing with Sounds Book 3

5 – 6 years old

• Shedina Powell
• Wendy Bailey

Playing With Sounds – Phonics 3 is a workbook intended for use with children ages 5–6 years. The book is aligned with the Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum and serves as a portfolio of students’ phonics development at that age level, enabling practitioners to assess milestones throughout the year. The activities integrate curriculum themes as they treat the fundamentals of phonetic development.

Authors Description

Shedina Powell has experience in educational research as well as curriculum analysis and review at the early childhood level. She has worked over a decade with children at this level through various volunteer educational initiatives.

Wendy Bailey is a seasoned early childhood educator and literacy coach with over 22 years of experience, specializing in reading and special education. She equips teachers with practical, research-based strategies to build strong reading foundations in children, focusing on key components such as phonemic awareness, phonics and comprehension.

Key Features

• Thematic focus pages
• Teacher/Parent Tips
• Appealing, culturally relevant images
• Varied fun activities
• Review pages

Look out for

• Thematic focus pages
• Teacher/Parent Tips 
• Review pages
• Sight word cards
• QR Code for letter sounds