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New Phonics With Feeling books

The new Extended Code Set Eleven download-and-print Phonics With Feeling readers mean there are now a dozen sets of these affordable, decodable books (one Initial Code Review set, and 11 Extended Code sets).

Set Eleven has five volumes containing 13 short stories in verse. Its focus is less common consonant spellings like the ‘kn’ in ‘know’ and the ‘ch’ in ‘chorus’, so it’s suitable for students in Year 2 or early Year 3, or slightly older catch-up learners.

It can be difficult to find text which provides plenty of practice with less common patterns, but author and illustrator Gaia (AKA Teresa, but her grandkids call her Gaia, and she created the books for them) Dovey has a knack for weaving amusing stories including lots of words with (a) specific phoneme-grapheme correspondence(s). Great for repetition to mastery!

Like all PWF sets, there’s a parent/aide version which may be printed up to five times (40c per copy), or a bulk-priced teacher/clinician version, which may be printed up to thirty times (20c per copy). They download with printable quizzes about each book, or you can use the online quizzes.

The stories are:

Triceratops Stew (250 words)

• Revising c as in cent, introducing ce as in prince
• In this story, the reader is encouraged to try a ridiculously impossible recipe.

The Gentle Giant (277 words)

• Revising g as in giant, introducing ge as in change
• This giant is gentle and kind, but small animals need to be vigilant around him.

Missy Madge (121 words)

• Introducing dg as in budget, dge as in badge
• Missy Madge is a brave little donkey who goes everywhere with her owner.

The Animals and the Alphabet (179 words)

• Introducing ph as in alphabet
• Some animals at the zoo are learning the alphabet, and others are feeling left out.

The Giraffe Who Forgot How to Laugh (151 words)

• Introducing gh as in laugh
• Joseph the giraffe has had a tough time in the zoo, but there is a simple way to make his life easier.

Write About Wrong (221 words)

• Introducing wr as in wrong
• Proteus, the protector of the sea, wants to get a message to those people who don’t care about the earth or the ocean.

The Knitting Knight (92 words)

• Introducing kn as in knit
• This knight seems to be pretty good at knitting, but he is taking a long time to make a scarf.

The Gnarled Old Gnome (80 words)

Introducing gn as in gnome

• This old gnome is keen to travel, but when he visits the city, he doesn’t like it at all.

Chiara and the Cats’ Chorus (224 words)

• Introducing ch as in chorus
• The cats in the chorus want tiaras like Chiara’s, so she finds a way to make this possible.

Ghosts and Ghouls (93 words)

• Introducing gh as in ghosts
• On her brother’s advice, Sally creates a suitably ghastly costume for Hallowe’en.

Tom Crumb (125 words)

• Introducing mb as in crumb
• Tom does some silly things, but he also does something brave.

What About Whale? (124 words)

Revising wh as in whale

• This little poem reminds children that there are plenty of words beginning with wh, and draws attention to the way in which many of these words are onomatopoeic.

Priscilla (348 words)

• Introducing sc as in scissors, sce as in reminisce
• Priscilla is interested only in herself and in the fashion scene, but she learns the hard way about collaboration.

Like the other Phonics With Feeling readers, these readers have cohesive narratives, entertaining plots, engaging characters and themes worth talking about. We hope you like them!