Sounds~Write Reading Books
We are now building a series of readers especially written to support phonic teaching. This is a growing resource: eighteen Initial Code and six Extended Code titles are already available, with many more to follow. The table below shows the range of titles scheduled to be available during 2008. These readers can be used by anyone teaching reading to children.
The titles illustrated below are in stock and can be ordered now - just complete the order form and post or fax it to us with your payment.
Initial Code Units 1 - 4 (8 books) |
Introducing the vowels a e i o and consonants b c d f g h m n p s t v within 3 - sound words such as big, pot, etc. |
Initial Code Units 5 - 10 (12 books) |
Introducing the vowel u and consonants j k l r w x y z within 3 -sound words. Then extending all these letters into four and five sound words including the doubled-consonant spellings ff ll ss zz. |
Initial Code Unit 11 (6 books) |
Introducing the remaining alphabet letter q and the two-letter consonant spellings sh ch th ck wh. |
Extended Code (15 books) |
Introducing all the common spellings of the remaining English language vowels as shown in these examples: rain tree boat girl brown blue kind book Paul unit coin cart plus the further spellings of the vowels e i o and u. |
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Readers for the Initial Code These titles will enable children to practise the skills they've learnt and gain fluency in reading whilst enjoying the colourfully-illustrated stories. |
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Tim, Tam and Sam A book for the Initial Code, Unit 1 |
Mats A book for the Initial Code, Unit 1 |
Is it Sam? A book for the Initial Code, Unit 2 |
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Tim and Tam play jokes with wet seats in the park. Phoneme focus: aimst Sample Page: |
Sam's baby brother gets confused about the meaning of the word 'mat'. Phoneme focus: aimst |
Sam sees parts of himself reflected in the objects around him. Phoneme focus: aimst nop |
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Sit! A book for the Initial Code, Unit 2 |
Sam's pip A book for the Initial Code, Unit 3 |
The can man A book for the Initial Code, Unit 3 |
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Tam attempts to train her dog Tip, with limited success. Phoneme focus: aimst nop Sample Page: |
Sam grows a seed into a plant. Phoneme focus: aimst nop bcgh |
Sam and Bob create a manikin with a collection of old cans, a hat and an old coat. Phoneme focus: aimst nop bcgh |
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The hens A book for the Initial Code, Unit 4 |
Meg's pet pig A book for the Initial Code, Unit 4 |
Tom and Sam A book for the Initial Code, Unit 5 |
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Sam, Bob and Meg learn some valuable lessons, mainly to do with hens. Phoneme focus: aimst nop bcgh defv |
Meg adopts a newly-born piglet as a pet. Phoneme focus: aimst nop bcgh defv |
Young Sam learns how to play with his older brother Tom’s pets, the hard way! Phoneme focus: a i m s t n o p b c g h d e f v k l r u |
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Kim's big red cat A book for the Initial Code, Unit 5 |
Tim's pets A book for the Initial Code, Unit 6 |
Jim is fed up A book for the Initial Code, Unit 6 |
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Kim tries to get her naughty cat to behave, with limited success. Phoneme focus: a i m s t n o p b c g h d e f v k l r u Sample pages: |
Through pairs of illustrations, this book shows us Tim and his pets on their farm. It uses visual jokes to reveal that things are never quite where they seem. Phoneme focus: a i m s t n o p b c g h d e f v k l r u j w z |
Jim’s mum shows him how to make the most of things, whatever the weather. Phoneme focus: a i m s t n o p b c g h d e f v k l r u j w z Sample pages: |
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The bin men A book for the Initial Code, Unit 7 |
The mud pit A book for the Initial Code, Unit 7 |
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Ken helps his mum get things ready for the bin men… eventually. Phoneme focus: a i m s t n o p b c g h d e f v k l r u j w z x y ff ll ss |
On a very hot day, Dan makes a mud pit with a little help from his friend Pip and Rex the dog. Phoneme focus: a i m s t n o p b c g h d e f v k l r u j w z x y ff ll ss |
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All the above books are 8 pages long and are priced at £2.50 each (except for Tim's pets, which is 16 pages long and £2.50). The following books are all 16 pages long and priced at £3.00 each: |
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Is it magic? A book for the Initial Code, Unit 8 |
Lost! A book for the Initial Code, Unit 8 |
The frog pond A book for the Initial Code, Unit 9 |
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Jaz borrows Kit the cat from her friend Tom. They go up to an attic, discovering ink and a pen. Jaz thinks they might have magical powers... This book focuses on words with the structure: vcc and cvcc |
During a camping holiday, Tim, Rob and Jess visit a nearby beach. But when it is time to head back to camp, they get lost! This book focuses on words with the structure: vcc and cvcc |
Miss Scott the teacher takes her class along to a nearby pond where they improve the environment for everyone (especially frogs). Ken learns to overcome his entomophobia. This book focuses on words with the structure: ccvc
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The Bratt twins A book for the Initial Code, Unit 9 |
Best pals A book for the Initial Code, Unit 10 |
Grand slam A book for the Initial Code, Unit 10 |
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Fred and Wilf Bratt start wrecking the frog pond. Can Fran stop them? This book focuses on words with the structure: ccvc |
When Jim and Dan fall out, Pip loses patience and runs off. Is there any hope that peace might break out? This book focuses on words with the structure: ccvcc, cvccc
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The kids of Glen Club aim for the eponymous cup. But their opponents have an enormous prop named Sprog... This book focuses on words with the structure: cccvc |
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Chimp Chums A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11 |
The Fish Dish A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11 |
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Brad has a new game, 'Chimp Chums', on his handheld games console, and Dan is keen to challenge him. First though, they have to find a way of getting the game back from Brad's dad... This book introduces 'ch' |
Sam's pet rat, Vic, escapes in his mum's favourite restaurant, resulting in widespread mayhem. This book introduces 'sh' Sample Page: |
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Readers for the Extended Code These titles focus on particular sounds to give children plenty of practice of the most common spelling alternatives presented in each of the Extended Code Units. |
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The Fun Day A book for the Extended Code, Unit 2 |
Billy’s Easy Day A book for the Extended Code, Unit 3 |
The Golden Glow A book for the Extended Code, Unit 5 |
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Grace, Daisy and their dad make muffins for the village’s Fun Day. But will the rain stop in time for the Day to go ahead? Phoneme: ‘ae’ |
Three-year-old Billy learns something about teamwork from his mum. He has to help her to free up enough time to go to his favourite place, the swings in the park. Phoneme: ‘ee’ |
Returning home after feeding the goats, Joan and Lola see a curious golden glow flashing on and off from their living room. What on earth could it be...? Phoneme: ‘oe’ |
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The Worst Day A book for the Extended Code, Unit 6 |
Playing Dead with Ted A book for the Extended Code, Unit 7 |
The Greatest Show in Town A book for the Extended Code, Unit 8 |
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A muddy Curtis returns home from school and grumbles to his mother about poetry, his teachers’ ideas about football, and his friend Robert. They talk things through a bit. Curtis starts out thinking this is the worst day of his life, but does he end up feeling that way? Phoneme: ‘er’ |
With a little help from his dad, Ben sets up a tent in the back garden and has a great time camping out with his dog Ted, whose best trick is ‘playing dead’. Phoneme: ‘e’ |
Rose tells her young brother James that there is a circus in town, then immediately realises that there will now be trouble if he can’t go. But how can they afford it? Phoneme: ‘ow’ Sample Page: |
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