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Essential Letters and Sounds: Essential Phonic Readers: Oxford Reading Level 6: All Kinds of Castles

Essential Letters and Sounds: Essential Phonic Readers: Oxford Reading Level 6: All Kinds of Castles

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The books are engaging fiction and non-fiction, fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. They are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds and can be used alongside existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 24 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press


Engaging fiction and non-fiction, meticulously aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, empower children to solidify their phonemic understanding through contextual reading. These fully decodable readers are meticulously matched to the phonetic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds, ensuring a seamless and effective learning experience. Essential Letters and Sounds stands as a rigorous and systematic synthetic phonics program, validated by the esteemed Department for Education. These readers seamlessly complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press, fostering a comprehensive and supportive teaching approach for Essential Letters and Sounds.

All Kinds of Castles, a captivating series, empowers children to apply their phonics knowledge acquired in Year 1, Spring 2, Week 2 of Essential Letters and Sounds. Through this engaging narrative, children embark on a reading journey where they encounter words and sounds in a meaningful context, enhancing their phonemic awareness and literacy skills. The series offers a diverse range of stories, featuring different characters, settings, and themes, making it an enjoyable and immersive experience for young readers. By incorporating the principles of Essential Letters and Sounds into the narrative, children are provided with a solid foundation for phonemic decoding and spelling development.

In conclusion, the combination of engaging fiction and non-fiction, coupled with the rigorous alignment to Essential Letters and Sounds, makes All Kinds of Castles an exceptional resource for children in their phonics learning journey. By providing a rich reading experience in context, children are able to consolidate their phonemic knowledge, develop critical literacy skills, and foster a lifelong love for reading. Whether used in the classroom or at home, this series is a valuable tool for educators and parents alike in helping children achieve phonemic mastery and unlock the full potential of their language abilities.

Weight: 78g
Dimension: 214 x 198 x 2 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781382038300
Edition number: 1

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