This is a fun phonic game to help children learn the sounds ‘m’ and ‘n’ when learning the initial sounds. Some children have difficulty with these two sounds, so this game can help clear any confusion. Simple-to-play, print n’ play! It is a game for 2 players and can be played with either the pictures as baseboards with players collecting their letters or with letters as the baseboard, collecting pictures. Or, of course, it can be played both ways to give even more practice! The ‘m’ or ‘n’ Game is suitable for: young learners, those with special needs, and ESL/EFL students. Black and white for eco printing. Colour your own or get a colour version here. It can easily be used in class, at home or in a one-to-one situation.

Here is the set of phonic word lists for Level 1 of Reading Made Simple, the 100% FREE reading and writing programme for all ages and abilities. Each phonic family has a list of around 10 words on average for the pupil to study each week. Here the words are listed, with the phonic family highlighted in red. The sounds covered are: ck, oo, ee, sh, ch, nd/nt ending, nk endings, th, ng, ing, ar, or, a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ai, ea, oa, high, it, ay, ou, aw, oi, ur, al, er, y ending both ee and eye, ea saying/e/, ow as in cow, a saying /ar/, long vowels with no ‘e’, ow saying oe, ew, oy and rules concerning ‘wa’ words. Use alongside any good phonic programme, or for reading intervention - have the child read the lists after teaching each new sound. The word lists form the basis of our 100% FREE phonic reading programme, for new learners and reading intervention, Reading Made Simple.

This ck reading book is a sample of my graded, systematic, phonic reading books with nearly 100% decodable words for the sounds: ck,oo, ee, sh, ch, th, ng, ing, ar and or. Suitable for use with any phonic programme, including Letters and sounds Phase 2 and RWI Speed Sets 1+ 2, once a child cna blends words with a short vowel sound, including those with consonant blends. You can find the complete Red Level Set 1 books in a package with the simple lesson notes and all you need to help your child learn to read, including the necessary flashcards and phonic word lists here, saving you time and effort: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863669 Special Features of these graded phonic reading books: As each new phonic sound is introduced, words from that phonic family are practiced and words met in previous readers revised, while new words from phonic sound families already taught are gradually introduced. Because of this highly structured nature they are suitable for all children to enable good progress , but particularly for those who are struggling to learn to read. The books should be read in sound order as above. They only use the sight words: he, we, me, be, she, so, give, have, says. they, are The pictures are minimal and do not encourage guessing so that meaning has to be gleaned from the text. Each book tells a simple story with humour where possible They have been tried on tested on many children now, including some with profound difficulties. Matching workbooks consolidate and revise learning. Vocabulary repeats so aiding reading fluency and building security and confidence. They are based on the latest research and evidence based methods. If your child is struggling to learn to read for whatever reason, these books can help. Who are the graded phonic reading books for? These books can be used older struggling readers with dyslexia, or any with a processing difficulty of any kind. Teaching reading Reading intervention They were written for Reading MadeSimple but can be used with Letters and Sounds Phases 3 and 4, and RWI Speed Set 2. You can help a struggling reader today!

First reading books for those just learning the initial sounds with an Initial Sounds workbook to reinforce learning. Say the letter name and/or sound Trace the letter Find the things that begin with that sound These Initial Sounds reading books can be used in two ways: You can look at each letter as it is introduced and use the page as part of the lesson for that sound. You can wait until all of the sounds in each book have been taught and use it for revision. I prefer this last way, as when the child has learned 5 sounds, s/he will be so glad to recognise the sounds that have been taught in the book and it will give him/her a real confidence boost and a feeling of success. Try it and see for yourself. As you present each book, make it a moment to mark progress. “Now you have learned some more letters, you can read this book!” These books can be followed with our popular CVC Words reading books: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12636791 For more help teaching phonics, please see Reading Made Simple, a 100% free phonic reading and spelling programme, written by two teachers with many years experience teaching children to read, especially those with special needs.

Here are 16, FREE, fully decodable CVC reading books to help build fluency reading CVC words with a short vowel sound, for use with any phonic programme, including Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds and RWI Set 1 sounds. All you need to start your child on a lifetime of reading! This is truly a bumper pack - a freebie like no other! Scope and Sequence included. Theses books focus purely on sounding out with only the key words a, is, the, of being gradually introduced. Pictures are minimal to encourage the child to gain meaning from the text and not to guess. Punctuation is minimal to begin with so as to give every advantage to those with special needs who are so easily confused by capital letters and strange marks. Phonic words are introduced and then met again in subsequent readers, to help develop confidence and fluency. Each book tells a little story with words and pictures- no stilted phonics here! The stories are based around farmer Tom with his animals, his wife, his son Sam and daughter, Pam, dog Jiff and the cat. The careful use of pictures helps to tell the parts of the story for which we cannot use words. Suitable for dyslexic children Highly suitable for special needs children who have failed with other programmes. Many parents have told me they wished they had found these books sooner, or had found them at all, as they would have been ideal for their struggling reader. They have been thoroughly tested by my current pupils all of whom are boys. Even my nine-year old boy pupil loves them. Children love them because they can READ them! These books are compatible with Letters and Sounds, Jolly Phonics and Read, Write Inc, but were written for Reading Made Simple. Find the next pack in the series here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12974906 TEACHERS: See our CVC Words worksheets: fully differentiated to meet the needs of every pupil in your class.

Here are 12, FREE to download, phonic reading books to support the blending of CCVC words with a short vowel sound, for the very earliest stages of learning to read with phonics. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes. The focus is purely on sounding out with only the key words ** I, and go, to** being gradually introduced. Pictures are minimal to encourage the child to gain meaning from the text and not to guess. Phonic words are introduced and then met again in subsequent readers, to help develop confidence and fluency. The stories are based around farmer Tom with his animals, his wife, his son Sam and daughter, Pam, dog Jiff and the cat. Highly suitable for special needs children who have failed with other programmes. Many parents have told me they wished they had found these books sooner, or had found them at all, as they would have been ideal for their struggling reader. They have been thoroughly tested by my current pupils all of whom are boys. Even my nine-year old boy pupil loves them. He is just so glad to be able to read. For more help see READING MADE SIMPLE, the 100% FREE, systematic, synthetic phonic reading and/or spelling programme.

A colourful chart to show the sounds of Levels 1 and 2 of Reading Made Simple - a 100% FREE phonic reading and spelling prgramme that works where others have failed. Use as handy prompt, to help the pupil find the correct digraph when spelling Use to practice saying the sounds made by each group of letters Laminate and use as a place mat, or pin it up as a poster! Learners will enjoy tracking their progress each week and testing themselves! Reading Made Simple: https://readingmadesimple.weebly.com/ Find the FREE word lists to accompany the Level 1 teaching programme here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12889313

This is a listening game to help the child to hear the ‘oo’ sound in words, as different to the ‘o’ sound as some children have difficulty hearing the new ‘oo’ sound. One of my pupils has a speech delay. When I introduced him to ‘oo’, he tried to sound out the words saying ‘o’ instead of ‘oo’. It was as if ‘oo’ was a foreign sound to him. So, I devised this game to help him to hear the ‘oo’ sound in words he uses frequently in speech. After playing it a few times he is now happily sounding out to read and spell words with the ‘oo’ sound. This game uses only the ‘oo’ sound as heard in ‘moon’. For more help teaching phonics, see my FREE Phonic reading and Spelling programme, Reading Made Simple. https://readingmadesimple.weebly.com/level-1---oo.html

A Power Point or video lesson to introduce the digraph ‘ck’ to children, especially suitable for those who have special needs or need a slower pace. This is one of a series. This is a taught lesson. Stop the video if you need more time on a slide. The Power Point allows for more control over the speed. Find flashcards, worksheets, reading book and game here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-ck-lesson-for-phase-2-letters-and-sounds-home-learning-12457905 Just like having your own phonics teacher. Written by a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics to all abilities. Can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parent a feel for what is necessary - i.e. for training purposes. Reading Made Simple: helping parents to teach their child to read. Find more at: www.readingmadesimple.weebly.com Read less

5 FREE worksheets to teach CVC word with a short vowel. This is a sample of our 72 sheet Short A CVC Words pack, which contains plenty of exercises to help children of all abilities to take their first steps in blending and segmenting. CVC words with a short A are usually the first words a child will learn to blend, and therefore, we start the pack with child friendly exercises, with only a small amount on each page to encourage the child. Those with more confidence can tackle our more advanced sheets: there is plenty for all abilities! The realistic pictures means that these worksheets can safely be used with older ESL/EFL/ SENd children.

Learn the life cycle of a frog with our simple first factual decodable reading book. By only using common basic digraphs and trigraphs it will enable your early readers to tackle this text confidently. New vocabulary is highlighted at the beginning of the book and on the page it is first met. Each stage is explained in simple language and accompanied by photos and drawings. A clear, easy-to-read font. Ideal for use when studying a topic on frogs. See how a tadpole turns into a frog. Use it for guided reading sessions, individual reading sessions or for reading comprehension work.