This graded series of nine books contains over 400 tried and tested phonics worksheets. The sheets are completely different from those in the Big Phonics Books I have produced, so they provide even more practice, and also represent good value for money. Book 1 Single Sounds looks at individual letters and their sounds. Book 2 Hot Pet looks at consonant-vowel-consonant words, and Book 3 Pat’s Bed looks at bdp differentiation. Books 4 Kick the Ball and 5 Black Mask look at double final consonants and adjacent consonants respectively. Book 6 Fish and Chips looks at consonant digraphs, while Book 7 Kate’s Kite looks at split digraphs, words such as ‘make’, ‘cone’ and ‘fine’. Book 8 New Coat looks at vowel phonemes, and Book 9 A Bright Invention looks at silent letters, prefixes and suffixes. Previously sold through Easylearn.

The three Read and Think books encourage poor readers, especially older pupils, to read sentences and simple texts and understand what they read. Book 1 concentrates on short, simple sentences. Book 2 looks at short narrative and informative texts and includes timetables and a calendar. Book 3 deals with short and medium-length narrative and informative texts. In each of the three books, pupils must understand the sentences or texts they read in order to perform the tasks and this ensures text comprehension. The 25 sheets in each book contain a variety of tasks which appeal to a range of pupils, including older, poor readers. Pupils are encouraged to deduce, infer, and interpret information and events. Vocabulary is limited to high-frequency words and the emphasis is on reading: very little writing is required. Previously available through Easylearn.

The three Out of Sight books concentrate on common words that children need when first learning to read. The first book works on 45 words such as to, can, and go, and has 105 pages. The second book, Further Out of Sight, has 113 pages, carries on from the first book and covers more common words. The third book, Completely Out of Sight, has 152 pages and covers all the words in the first two books but with more emphasis on spelling. The sheets use a small steps approach. A range of activities and games sheets is included and each word is visited several times to ensure over-learning. Previously sold through Easylearn.

This five-book series, which is designed for children who need extra support and a small steps approach, complements any phonics programme. The clear layout and instructions enable independent working, and there is plenty of practice at each stage, making the sheets useful for literacy intervention. Each book has over 100 worksheets, is suitable for a wide age-range and is ideal for homework. The areas covered by each book are as follows: book 1 : the letters of the alphabet and their sounds book 2 : consonant-vowel-consonant words book 3 : -ll, -ss, -ff, -ck and -ng endings and adjacent consonants book 4 : long vowel phonemes, including alternative spellings book 5 : prefixes, suffixes and alternative pronunciations for some graphemes.

The three Puzzle it Out books offer a variety of motivating word puzzles and games. The Puzzle it Out books appeal to a wide age range, from the very young to older pupils who are still having problems with phonics. They can be used alongside any phonic programme. Many activities are ideal for collaborative work in pairs or groups. Little teacher intervention is required and many sheets have a ‘grown up’ feel. Book 1 concentrates on consonant-vowel-consonant words,double final consonants and adjacent consonants. Book 2 looks at long vowel phonemes, including alternative spellings and split digraphs. Book 3 deals with vowel phonemes not covered in book 2, e.g. vowels modified by r, and ow as in cow. Previously sold through Easylearn.