See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

Ready to Buy?

browns-books
Price: �12.88
In stock

Add to Cart

the_book_de...
Price: �16.99
In stock

Add to Cart

15 used & new from �12.24

See All Buying Options

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

See larger image

Share your own customer images

Jolly Phonics (DVD)

2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.

14 new from �12.24 1 used from �15.00

Rent DVDs from LOVEFiLM.com

Amazon's choice for DVD rental.
With a 14 day FREE trial. Learn more

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	37% buy the item featured on this page: Jolly Phonics (DVD) 2.7 out of 5 stars (7)
	21% buy Jolly Phonics Workbooks: Books 1-7 (Jolly Phonics: workbook) 4.9 out of 5 stars (18) �6.89
	21% buy Jolly Songs (Jolly Phonics) 4.5 out of 5 stars (14) �5.99
	11% buy Jolly Phonics Word Book 5.0 out of 5 stars (4) �1.99

Explore similar items

Product details

Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Classification: Exempt

Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

ASIN: 1844140709
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,772 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Reviews

Synopsis
Inky Mouse shows her friends, Snake and Bee, how to read and write with the help on Phonic, an old computer. It covers all the letter sounds and te five basic skills for reading and writing. Bonus material includes a fun activity for children, the 'Using Jolly Phonics' footage for adults and a section explaining the letter sounds of English. This is suitable for classroom or home use.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Jolly Phonics Workbooks: Books 1-7 (Jolly Phonics: workbook)

by Susan M. Lloyd

4.9 out of 5 stars (18) �6.89

Jolly Songs (Jolly Phonics)

4.5 out of 5 stars (14) �5.99

Jolly Phonics Word Book

by Susan M. Lloyd

5.0 out of 5 stars (4) �1.99

Jolly Phonics Letter Sound Poster

by Sue Lloyd

5.0 out of 5 stars (2) �2.89

Jolly Stories (Jolly Phonics)

by Sue Lloyd

4.4 out of 5 stars (7) �9.72

› Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

dvd(1)

early learning(1)

educational(1)

phonics(1)

See all 5 tags...

Customer Reviews

7 Reviews

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

Average Customer Review

2.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very dated, and somewhat inaccurate, 1 Nov 2007

By	Seren Ade (UK) - See all my reviews

It's a shame that the DVD release of Jolly Phonics didn't feature an updated film, instead of a transfer of the old videos. Jolly Phonics itself is a nice idea, and one of several synthetic phonics packages available for teaching pre-reading to early reading skills.

There is quite a bit of technology featured in this DVD which looks very dated: for instance, several of the children I work with did not even recognise the CRT monitor of the computer 'Phonic' as part of a computer.

It's also a shame that the synthetic phonics system itself is not adhered to in the production of the film footage - for example, instead of pronouncing 's' for the sound made by the letter 'S', Inky Mouse, Snake, Bee and Phonic are often heard saying 'suh' - adding an unnecessary vowel sound to the target sound... something which can be confusing and counterproductive to children whose learning to sound words is the basis for reading.

On the plus side, children who have been learning Jolly Phonics can identify quite closely with the characters... particularly Inky Mouse

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Exteremely Dated, 14 May 2008

By	NAT "nat" (uk) - See all my reviews

The concept of this DVD is good and I particularly like the way it teaches children to write the letters of the Alphabet. Unfortunately, it's very dated and the production quality isn't fantastic. Some of the children I showed it to find it very boring.

I would reccomend parents to perhaps buy something produced more recently.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phonics is the way to go, 3 April 2008

By	A busy Mum of four. (Buckinghamshire, England) - See all my reviews

This lovely DVD is well under rated! I bought this for my 3 year old, but with my eldest (9 year old) in mind who completely missed out on phonics at school. In fact all 4 of my children have really enjoyed the stories. My 3 year old has already grasped the single letters with their sounds and names and is enthusiasticly working on the blended sounds in only a few weeks. She even started writing the letters herself with almost no help. There was no stopping her! The difference it makes with reading, writting and spelling is amazing. Why ever did schools stop doing phonics?!

Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 7 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Good 'treat' after all the hard work!
I have used most of the Jolly Phonics resources in my classroom for several years now and find it an excellent programme. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Classroom Teacher

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
My daughter (3.5) loves the Jolly Phonics books and the teaching method is superb. But this DVD is probably the worst DVD I've ever watched, it's slow, dated and worst of all... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Something Wicked This Way Comes

1.0 out of 5 stars the worst DVD i have seen in a long time!
This DVD went straight back.....

Its dated, naff, bad quality, inaccurate and tacky. My son has been learning Jolly Phonics and loves the songs, and he is autistic. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Mrs. S. J. Goodman

2.0 out of 5 stars DIRE DVD from the otherwise Fabulous Jolly Phonics
As others have said this is a transfer from video. The sound is appalling, the action way too slow, the speech way too stilted and, well, odd. Read more

Published 12 months ago by JESS

› See all 7 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; }

Customer Discussions

Beta (What's this?)

This product's forum (0 discussions)

	Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
	No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Prompts for sign-in

[Cancel]

Guidelines

Listmania!

Julia Donaldson Books: A list by Lauren
books for the foundation stage teacher: A list by Ms. C. M. Wilson
Best books for 5 year olds: A list by Ms. Cheryl Senior "cheryl_senior"

Create a Listmania! list

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Fun for Everyone

Achieve over 15,000 RPM with our great range of Powerballs.

›Shop the Powerball store

Beauty without the Beast

Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream

From au naturel to party glam, we have all the best names in cosmetics and skincare.

›Discover Beauty at Amazon.co.uk

We've Got Converse

Stock up on your favourite styles with great deals on Converse shoes.

›Shop Converse

Treat Someone

With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

Where's My Stuff?

track your recent orders
view or change your orders in Your Account

Delivery and Returns

see our delivery rates and policies
thinking of returning an item? (See our Returns Policy)

Need Help?

Forgot your password?
Buy Gift Certificates.
still have questions? Visit our Help Pages

Your Recent History

(What's this?)

You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

4.5 out of 5 stars (72)�3.86

Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer

4.1 out of 5 stars (461)�6.49

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

4.1 out of 5 stars (162)�3.99

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

4.2 out of 5 stars (80)�3.86


Amazon Home

International Sites: United States \| Germany \| France \| Japan \| Canada \| China

Business Programs: Sell on Amazon \| Fulfilment by Amazon \| Join Associates \| Join Advantage

Customer Service \| Help \| View Basket \| Your Account

About Amazon.co.uk \| Careers at Amazon


Amazon Home

International Sites: United States \| Germany \| France \| Japan \| Canada \| China

Business Programs: Sell on Amazon \| Fulfilment by Amazon \| Join Associates \| Join Advantage

Customer Service \| Help \| View Basket \| Your Account

About Amazon.co.uk \| Careers at Amazon