Learn how to read with these decodable Phonic Books for older readers.
Phonic Books Mel on Mars are older reader books which introduce children to a few letters and sounds at a time. The pack of 12 decodable books is aimed at older children in the very early stages of reading and in need of support, teaching different letter patterns through a series of stories.
Dedicated books in each stage break down phonics practice while offering different stories, encouraging independent reading from the start for ages 9-12 or KS2/Years 5 and 6. It starts at at CVC level and introduces adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, with gentle progression throughout the set.
For example: Books 1, 2 & 3: CVC, CVCC Books 4 & 5: CCVC and -ed, CCVCC Book 6: ‘ch’ and ‘tch’ Book 7: ‘sh’
This catch-up reader book series features:
- A pack of 12 decodable books each containing a story with different phonic letters and sounds. - Each unit introduces new letters and sounds through sounding them out (sat, s - a - t). - Reading material aimed at older children who need support with their reading. - CVC, VCC, CVCC, CCVC, and CCVCC words, introducing adjacent consonants, consonant diagraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing.
Each 16-page book contains:
- Reading practice/vocabulary - Contents page - Story pages
What is phonics?
Phonics is a way of teaching children to read through understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specialises in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.
Phonic Books specialises in publishing decodable, synthetic phonics books for beginner readers and reading catch-up. Phonic Books was founded by three special needs teachers passionate about teaching all children to read. Using their expertise, they set about developing phonics reading books for young children and older, struggling readers.
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Learn how to read with these decodable Phonic Books for older readers.
Phonic Books Mel on Mars are older reader books which introduce children to a few letters and sounds at a time. The pack of 12 decodable books is aimed at older children in the very early stages of reading and in need of support, teaching different letter patterns through a series of stories.
Dedicated books in each stage break down phonics practice while offering different stories, encouraging independent reading from the start for ages 9-12 or KS2/Years 5 and 6. It starts at at CVC level and introduces adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, with gentle progression throughout the set.
For example: Books 1, 2 & 3: CVC, CVCC Books 4 & 5: CCVC and -ed, CCVCC Book 6: ‘ch’ and ‘tch’ Book 7: ‘sh’
This catch-up reader book series features:
- A pack of 12 decodable books each containing a story with different phonic letters and sounds. - Each unit introduces new letters and sounds through sounding them out (sat, s - a - t). - Reading material aimed at older children who need support with their reading. - CVC, VCC, CVCC, CCVC, and CCVCC words, introducing adjacent consonants, consonant diagraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing.
Each 16-page book contains:
- Reading practice/vocabulary - Contents page - Story pages
What is phonics?
Phonics is a way of teaching children to read through understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specialises in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.
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Phonic Books specialises in publishing decodable, synthetic phonics books for beginner readers and reading catch-up. Phonic Books was founded by three special needs teachers passionate about teaching all children to read. Using their expertise, they set about developing phonics reading books for young children and older, struggling readers.
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