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What do the teachers and teaching assistants who have attended our courses recently think about the course? "I have very much enjoyed this course. I considered myself to be a good teacher of phonics, but have now realized that I had gaps in my knowledge and that perhaps the words that I've used to explain spellings may have confused children in the past. I am inspired to use what I have learnt with my own children and I'm looking forward to the challenges of adapting the Sounds-Write approach to Braille. A very useful 5 days - thank you."
What do the teachers and teaching assistants who have attended our courses recently think about the course?
"I have very much enjoyed this course. I considered myself to be a good teacher of phonics, but have now realized that I had gaps in my knowledge and that perhaps the words that I've used to explain spellings may have confused children in the past. I am inspired to use what I have learnt with my own children and I'm looking forward to the challenges of adapting the Sounds-Write approach to Braille. A very useful 5 days - thank you."
For beginning readers YR onwards and catch-up
The titles below will enable children to practice the literacy skills they are learning and thereby gain fluency in reading, all while they enjoy the colourfully-illustrated stories.
We have twenty-four titles for the Initial Code. This series is written particularly to support phonic teaching and can be used by anyone teaching reading to children. Our books are printed on Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) accredited paper.
Starting at the top, the books are 8 pages long and are priced at £2.50 each (except for 'Tim's Pets' which is 16 pages long and £3.00) down as far as 'Is it magic?' and 'Lost' - these titles, and the ones below them, are 16 pages long and £3.00 each.
The first fourteen titles are also available as an e-book (Kindle format) from Amazon - follow this link to go to the relevant page on Amazon UK's site.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 1
Tim and Tam play jokes with wet seats in the park.
Phoneme focus: aimst
Sample image
From £2.50
Sam's baby brother gets confused about the meaning of the word 'mat'.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 2
Sam sees parts of himself reflected in the objects around him.
Phoneme focus: aimst, nop
Tam attempts to train her dog Tip, with limited success.
A book for the Initial Code, Unit 3
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.
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
Sample page
Meg adopts a newly-born piglet as a pet.
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 tries to get her naughty cat to behave, with limited success.
Sample image Another sample image
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
From £3.00
Jim’s mum shows him how to make the most of things, whatever the weather.
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
On a very hot day, Dan makes a mud pit with a little help from his friend Pip and Rex the dog.
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
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!
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
Fred and Wilf Bratt start wrecking the frog pond. Can Fran stop them?
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
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
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'
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'
Tim and Jess discover a newly-hatched song thrush and protect it until it is able to fly.
This book introduces 'th'
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'
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