Reading Stars Phonics Series

The king has ordered Sir Jeff to fight in a jousting match! Join Jeff as he tries to win his first jousting match in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Sir Jeff's Birthday Treat is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /ch/ (picture, catch), /j/ (fudge), /m/ (lamb), /n/ (gnat, knit), /r/ (wrap), /s/ (listen), and the common exception words looked, called, asked, who, thought, laughed, once.

Celest and the Crystal Bracelet

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

Charlotta Grey has lost her crystal bracelet! Join Celest and Chris as they try to solve the mystery of the crystal bracelet in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Celest and the Crystal Bracelet is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative pronunciations of known graphemes for reading: a (fast, was), e (he), i (mind), o (no), u (unit, put), ow (snow), ea (head), er (her), ou (you), y (by, gym, very), ch (school, chef), c (cell), g (gent), ey (they), and the common exception words oh, their, Mrs, called, where, who, laughed, different, friends, once, please.

Getting to Gran's

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

It turns out that getting to Gran's house might not be as easy as Mum thinks! Join Mum, Clare, Karl and Bear as they travel to Gran's birthday party in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Getting to Gran's is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /ch/ (picture), /m/ (lamb), /n/ (gnat), /z/ (please), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy), /ear/ (here), /ar/ (father, half), /air/ (there, pear, bare), /or/ (all), and the common exception words oh, looked, asked, where, laughed.

Monkey Mischief

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

Monkey always gets up to mischief! Join Amanda as she tries to get Monkey out of trouble in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Monkey Mischief is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /ch/ (picture, catch), /j/ (fudge), /m/ (lamb), /n/ (knit), /s/ (listen, house), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy, donkey), /ear/ (here, beer), /ar/ (father), and the common exception words their, looked, called, laughed, once.

Telephones

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

A hundred and fifty years ago, nobody had a telephone! Learn all about how telephones have changed over the years in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Telephones is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /n/ (knit), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy, donkey), /or/ (all, four), /ur/ (learn, word), /oo/ (could, put), /ai/ (day, came), /ee/ (sea, these, happy, chief, key), and the common exception words people, Mr, called, thought, many, because, different, friends.

Wild Weather

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

Weather can be very different in different parts of the world. Learn about the many kinds of wild weather in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Wild Weather is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative pronunciations of known graphemes for reading: a (acorn, fast, was), e (he), i (mind), o (no), ow (snow), ea (head), ou (you, could, mould), y (by, gym), and the common exception words their, called, water, where, many, because, different, any, eyes.

The Fire of London

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

One morning, the King's baker wakes up and smells smoke! Discover the story of the fire on Pudding Lane in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - The Fire of London is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /n/ (knit), /s/ (house), /z/ (please), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy), /ar/ (father), /or/ (all, four, caught), /oo/ (put), /ai/ (day, came), /ee/ (sea, happy), /igh/ (pie, by, like), /oa/ (low, toe, bone), /(y)oo/ (cue, tune), and the common exception words oh, their, people, called, asked, water, where, again, through, many, eyes.

The Lady with the Lamp

by Jill Atkins

Published 25 August 2022

Hospitals haven't always been clean and tidy. Discover how Florence Nightingale changed the world in this high-level phonics book.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - The Lady with the Lamp is a Phase 5 book.

It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /ch/ (catch), /n/ (knit), /s/ (house), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy, donkey), /ar/ (father), /air/ (there, bare), /or/ (all, four, caught), /ur/ (learn, work), and the common exception words people, Mr, where, thought, many, because, eyes.