These Big Books introduce a variety of text types to learners. The Big Books include stories, simple factual texts, rhymes, riddles, jokes and graphic texts. It has been developed to introduce a variety of text formats. The level of difficulty in the Big Books increase – the first books have more repetitive texts and it becomes more difficult while stimulating the learner’s increasing visual literacy and language level. The books are suited to the Grade 2 learners’ level of development, frame of reference and humour. This book is suited to the topic in the Home Language (and Life Skills) Learner’s Book and Teacher’s Guide. This book can be used in more than one reading lesson (as described in the Teacher’s Guide). The animals in the aquarium see a child with round legs visiting the aquarium. They've never seen a child with round legs.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

Gemma the giraffe is brilliant at bending and stretching to reach the highest leaves and has an amazing talent for yoga. Join Gemma and her best friend, Oti, as they travel to Cape Town for a very special yoga event! (Letter-sounds featured: /s/ c(e) c(i) c(y) /j/ g(e) g(i) g(y) ) Gemma the Yoga Genius is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Sometimes a structured phonic programme alone is not enough to get struggling readers on to a reading pathway. Stage 1 of this series is a proven method of tackling the first 40 High Frequency Words in order of frequency. The text is printed on dyslexia-friendly tinted paper with the HFW words printed in bold. Interest level 7-11yrs.

The Wood End Series Stage 1 - A new approach for struggling readers! Sometimes a structured phonic programme alone is not enough to get struggling readers on to a reading pathway. Stage 1 of this series is a proven method of tackling the first 40 High Frequency Words in order of frequency. The text is printed on dyslexia friendly tinted paper with the HFW words printed in bold. Interest Level 7-11yrs.

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read. Ideal for home learning. We find out all about meerkats - where they live, what they do and what they eat, and how they keep themselves safe from predators. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1) Book band: Green A Phonics phase: 5

Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus series is finely levelled and trialled with KS3 students, and includes: all-new content, rigorously levelled and trialled with Key Stage 3 students pre-reading pages which introduce the main characters, plots and key concepts, helping to build understanding and confidence a quiz page after each text providing opportunities for discussion and to check comprehension word and spelling activities to extend language knowledge a non-fiction section that helps to build vocabulary and offers a different reading experience.

Tap, tap, tap! Mim and Dan pin colourful shapes onto boards. What pictures would you make with the shapes? (Letter-sounds featured: t i p n m d) Tap the Pins is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Nip and Nap are two tiny aliens that are exploring Earth in their space pod. When Kim the cat spots Nap in her house, she chases after him! Will Nap get back to the pod in time? (Letter-sounds featured: g o c k ck e) Get to the Pod! is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Kal the hippo, Dan the lion and Mum the meerkat try to reach the tastiest leaves at the top of a tree, but none of them can. Will Ed the giraffe reach these tasty tips for them? (Letter-sounds featured: c k ck e u r) Ed's Neck is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Ruff the dog loves to run. But his owner, Raff, can't keep up and has to sit down on a rock. Will Ruff be able to get Raff up and back home in time for dinner? (Letter-sounds featured: r h b f ff l) Ruff Runs is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Nip and Nap are two tiny aliens that are exploring Earth in their space pod. As they travel through a desert, their space pod gets far too hot! They land near a wooden cabin where they find a cold water tap. Can they cool down enough to blast off again? (Letter-sounds featured: ck u r b l ll) Hot Pod is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Moira lives on a farm with her cat, Elvis. One day, it gets too hot, and Moira gets sunburnt and can't pull up the turnips. Elvis steps in to save them from getting spoiled. Will his animal friends Dash, Hoot and Rob help with the harvest too? (Letter-sounds featured: ur ow oi ear) The Turnip Harvest is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Arlo is fascinated by his grandpa's metal detector and hopes they will find some precious coins with this amazing machine. They soon dig up all sorts of metal things, including a bent fork and an old car gear. Then suddenly, Arlo finds something sparkly deep in the ground. Could it be a shiny gold coin? (Letter-sounds featured: oi /eer/ ear air /y+oor/ -ure) Coin Hunt is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Clara lives in Canada with her mum and her big sister, Nora. Clara shows us some of the amazing things to see and do in Canada such as visiting Toronto, camping in the huge forests and looking for bighorn sheep in the hills. Nora and Clara even try to look for the legendary Bigfoot! Do you think they will find him? (Letter-sounds featured: ar or oi /uh/ -er) This is Canada is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Amber and Cooper take a boat trip along the Amazon river. They soon spot a young pink dolphin swimming along. The boat's captain, Esteban, tells them that it may be lost and needs to be guided back to its 'pod' or family group. Can Amber and Cooper help Esteban lead the pink dolphin back to its pod? (Letter-sounds featured: /y+oor/ -ure /uh/ -er /w/ wh /f/ ph) The Pink River Dolphin is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Meet Alf the Alligator and his alligator partner, Shay! Alf tells us why alligators are so amazing. Find out how these amazing creatures hunt for their food, how their lost teeth grow back, and how Shay keeps her babies safe from predators! (Letter sounds featured: /ai/ ay a-e a /ee/ e-e) Amazing Alligators is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Die Grootboeke pas by die leerder se ontwikkelingstadium, ervaringswereld en belangstellingsveld; sluit aan by en verryk die temas wat vir Huistaal gekies is; bevat 'n wye verskeidenheid tipes teks, bv. Stories, feiteteks, rympies, raaisels; is so geillustreer dat dit visuele geletterdheid bevorder; bevat uithaalbladsye met hulpbronne vir die onderwyser.