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Reading Books
At Sounds-Write, we have created twenty-two Initial Code and six Extended Code titles already – and are planning to build the series further. This series is written particularly to support phonic teaching and can be used by anyone teaching reading to children.
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Readers for the Initial Code:
The titles below will enable children to practice the skills they have learnt and gain fluency in reading, whilst enjoying the colourfully-illustrated stories.
These books are 8 pages long (except ‘Tim’s pets’, which is 16 pages long) and are priced at £2.50 each.
Tim, Tam and Sam
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 1
Tim and Tam play jokes with wet seats in the park.
Phoneme focus: aimst
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Mats
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 1
Sam's baby brother gets confused about the meaning of the word 'mat'.
Phoneme focus: aimst
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Is it Sam?
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 2
Sam sees parts of himself reflected in the objects around him.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop
Sit!
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 2
Tam attempts to train her dog Tip, with limited success.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop
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Sam’s pip
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 3
Sam grows a seed into a plant.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh
The can man
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 3
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
Sam, Bob and Meg learn some valuable lessons, mainly to do with hens.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv
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Meg’s pet pig
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 4
Meg adopts a newly-born piglet as a pet.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv
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Tom and Sam
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 5
Young Sam learns how to play with his brother Tom’s pets, the hard way!
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru
Kim’s big red cat
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 5
Kim tries to get her naughty cat to behave, with limited success.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru
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Tim’s pets
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 6
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: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru, jwz
Jim is fed up
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 6
Jim’s mum shows him how to make the most of things, whatever the weather.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru, jwz
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The bin men
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 7
Ken helps his mum get things ready for the bin men...eventually.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru, jwz, x, y, ff, ll, ss
The mud pit
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 7
On a very hot day, Dan makes a mud pit with a little help from his friend Pip and Rex the dog.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop, bcgh, defv, klru, jwz, x, y, ff, ll, ss
The following books are 16 pages long and are priced at £3.00 each:
Is it magic?
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 8
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
Lost
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 8
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
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The frog pond
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 9
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
The Bratt twins
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 9
Fred and Wilf Bratt start wrecking the frog pond. Can Fran stop them?
This book focuses on words with the structure:
ccvc
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Best pals
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 10
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
Grand Slam Cup
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 10
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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The Fish Dish
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11
Sam's pet rat, Vic, escapes in his mum's favourite restaurant, resulting in widespread mayhem.
This book introduces 'sh'
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Chimp Chums
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11
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'
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The song thrush
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11
Tim and Jess discover a newly-hatched song thrush and protect it until it is able to fly.
This book introduces 'th'
The Queen’s Quill
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 11
Ella builds a magical, make-believe world out of everyday things she finds in the house. Her brother Quinn is not impressed, but it turns out that what he is looking for can only be found in Ella's world...
This book introduces 'qu'
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. These books are 16 pages long and are priced at £3.00 each:
The Fun Day
A book for the extended code, Unit 2
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'
Billy’s Easy Day
A book for the extended code, Unit 3
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’
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The Golden Glow
A book for the extended code, Unit 5
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
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’
Playing Dead with Ted
A book for the extended code, Unit 7
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’
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The Greatest Show in Town
A book for the extended code, Unit 8
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’
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The Rules at School
A book for the extended code, Unit 10
Phoneme: 'oo as in <moon>'
A Fine Time at Playgroup
A book for the extended code, Unit 11
Phoneme: ‘ie’
The Fright by the Brook
A book for the extended code, Unit 12
Phoneme: ‘oo' as in 'book'
The Sad Monkey
A book for the extended code, Unit 14
Phoneme: ‘u’
The Mystery of the Waterfall
A book for the extended code, Unit 19
Phoneme: ‘or’
The Scare on the Lake
A book for the extended code, Unit 20
Phoneme: ‘air’
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